Wealth and Finance
Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel)
Everything clicked when Peter Thiel gave the speech about God. The occasion was a 40th birthday party for Trae Stephens, who is Mr. Thiel’s ...
Fed Chair Faces Lawmakers at a Critical Juncture
When Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, last testified in front of Congress in July, he hailed the “considerable progress” the central ...
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs May Raise US Manufacturing Costs
America has seen this movie before: President Trump, who imposed stiff tariffs on Monday on imported steel and aluminum, did so once before, in ...
A First Timer’s Guide to Skiing in Japan
Unlike the high jinks and vibrant après-ski scene that permeate the Alps and Rockies, Japan offers a meditative experience on its slopes. Skiing here ...
Japanese finance ministry worker loses sensitive files
A Japanese finance ministry employee on a night out with colleagues lost documents containing the personal data of 187 people suspected of drug smuggling, ...
China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion
The new king of the Chinese box office is an adorably ugly, demonic child fighting off monsters. In less than two weeks since its ...
Plughole-like dam creates mesmerising water display
The Monticello Dam spillway in Northern California was turned on for the first time on 4 February since 2019 due to high water levels ...
Trump announces 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports
President Donald Trump has ordered a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US in a major expansion of existing trade ...
Lawyer in Saudi trans student’s suicide note had embassy links
Katy Ling BBC Eye Investigations X Eden Knight took her own life in 2023 after returning to Saudi Arabia with lawyer Bader Alomair When ...
Donald Trump signs order shifting US back towards plastic straws
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws and other items with materials such ...
