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Fire Crews Gain Some Control Over LA Blazes as Death Toll Rises

Firefighters already battling huge blazes north and west of the city found themselves repeatedly called to fresh fires.

Why the Los Angeles Fires Are So Devastating

Insurance Firms Ask Edison to Preserve Evidence for LA Wildfire

Biden Surges Federal Aid to Address ‘Catastrophic’ Fires

LA TV Stations Threatened as Fire Climbs Toward Antennas

Prices for rice at a supermarket in Osaka. — Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg

BOJ to Weigh Raising Inflation Forecast on Rice, Yen

Officials are likely to discuss raising their inflation outlook at a policy meeting later this month, sources say.

Yen Intervention Risk Creeps Higher as US Jobs Report Approaches

Watch: US Payroll Growth Seen Enabling a Fed Pause - 3 Minute MLIV

US December Jobs Report Expected to Showcase Healthy Labor Market

Stocks Fall as Traders Take Cover Before Payrolls: Markets Wrap

Stocks Fall as Traders Take Cover Before Payrolls

Donald Trump Found Guilty In Historic New York Hush Money Case — Justin Lane/EPA/Bloomberg

Supreme Court Allows Trump Sentencing in NY Hush Money Case

The president-elect's sentencing is set for Friday morning in New York.

Donald Trump Says Meeting With Putin Is Being Arranged

Trump Special Counsel Report Release Left in Limbo by Court

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Trump Is Right: Greenland Is Vital to US National Security

In dealing with the world’s largest island, he should play businessman rather than conquering hero.

By James Stavridis, Columnist

A New World for Facebook and Instagram: Zuckerberg’s Splinternet

By Parmy Olson, Columnist

What’s ‘Smart’ About Installing a Smart Meter

By Lara Williams, Columnist

Jean-Marie Le Pen Was a Prototype for Trumpian Vote-Winners

By Lionel Laurent, Columnist

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7-Eleven Stores in Kobe — Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg

Apollo Weighs $9.5 Billion Stake in Seven & i Buyout

Seven & i CFO Says Buyout Proposals Still Lack Sufficient Detail

Watch: Why Are China’s Youth Boycotting Pensions?

China’s Wobbly Economy Faces New Threat From Pensions Boycott

Big Take Asia: Millions of Chinese Snub Pension System (Podcast)

Big Take Asia: Millions of Chinese Snub Pension System

The New York Stock Exchange As Stocks Fall — Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Wall Street Bonuses to Jump by Double Digits at Big Banks

Increases at Bank of America are set to average 10%, and could go even higher at JPMorgan.

Wall Street Job Losses May Top 200,000 as AI Replaces Roles

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Americans Are Flocking to Spain Despite End of Golden Visas

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Jensen Huang x Masayoshi Son Fireside Chat at Nvidia AI Summit Japan

Nvidia Slams Biden for Trying to ‘Preempt’ Trump With Policy

Jensen Huang x Masayoshi Son Fireside Chat at Nvidia AI Summit Japan

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Tesla Launches Its Refreshed Model Y Juniper SUV in China

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Sam Altman on ChatGPT’s First Two Years, Elon Musk and AI Under Trump

Sam Altman on ChatGPT’s First Two Years, Elon Musk and AI Under Trump

An interview with the OpenAI co-founder.

By Josh Tyrangiel

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What Happens When TikTok’s Trend Machine Shuts Down?

What Happens When TikTok’s Trend Machine Shuts Down?

Facing a looming ban, brands and creators must contemplate the internet without its most important cultural production engine.

Elon Musk Is Not Having a Happy New Year

Under fire by Trump’s ultra-right adjutants, the world’s richest man sees Tesla numbers fall as he tries to address a Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas.

Israel’s Wartime Farmers Are Relearning How to Plow Without GPS

The military’s jamming of navigational signals has undercut an agricultural formula that’s heavily dependent on advanced technologies.

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Robin Hood Foundation Pick-A-Ticker Stock Investing Contest

Robin Hood Foundation Pick-A-Ticker Stock Investing Contest

Bold names in finance compete in a stock-picking contest for charity

India Sees Most Bond Outflows Since 2020 Amid Global Volatility

Global Stocks to Rally 10% by End-2025, Citi Strategists Say

Odd Lots: What It Felt Like When Everyone Was Hopeful, Happy, and Rich

Odd Lots: When Everyone Was Hopeful, Happy, and Rich

Battered China Developers May Default All Over Again

Newsletter: The Brink

Battered China Developers May Default All Over Again

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Hacking the Microbiome to Fight Cancer

Hacking the Microbiome to Fight Cancer

The Billions at Stake in a Borneo Forest

The Billions at Stake in a Borneo Forest

Why Are China’s Youth Boycotting Pensions?

Why Are China’s Youth Boycotting Pensions?

Mark Zuckerberg on Life, History and Being Human

Mark Zuckerberg on Life, History and Being Human

Space

China Launches Group Of 18 Communication Satellites

A Year of Big Misses for Chinese Rocket Companies

Inside The 2025 CES Trade Show

Toyota Takes Aim at SpaceX With Investment in Rocket Startup

Severe Storms Across Eastern And Southern States Cause Widespread Air Travel Disruptions

United Air to Offer Musk’s Starlink Wi-Fi in US Later This Year

New Glenn is meant to be Blue Origin’s primary rocket for launching satellites — and eventually people — to orbit.

Blue Origin Fires Up Engines on New Rocket Ahead of Debut Launch

Technology

AI Cybersecurity Screentime

TSMC Ahead of Second-Quarter Results — An Rong Xu/Bloomberg

TSMC Sales Beat Estimates in Boost for AI’s Outlook in 2025

India’s Infosys, HCL Set to Address Business Outlook Under Trump Presidency

China’s Zijin in Deal Talks With $6 Billion Lithium Miner

Elon, Inc: Elon Picks a Fight with the UK (Podcast)

Elon, Inc: Elon Picks a Fight with the UK

Meta’s Disinterest in Fact Checking Will Change the Internet

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Meta’s Disinterest in Fact Checking Will Change the Internet

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UK Discount King Sees Wealth Surge to Near $10 Billion

UK Discount King Sees Wealth Surge to Near $10 Billion

Toymaker Becomes a Billionaire After Frenzied Hong Kong IPO

Toymaker Becomes a Billionaire After Frenzied Hong Kong IPO

New York Governor Kathy Hochul Interview

New York Governor to Target Private Equity Home Ownership

Inside a Membership Club in Mumbai

What You Need to Know About Dry January’s Hidden Costs

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US Election UK Europe Middle East Asia

Silicon wafer fabrication in Taiwan — Billy H.C. Kwok

Chipmaking Hub Taiwan Mulls Buying More Energy from the US

Argentines Are Increasingly Positive About the Milei Economy

Sheinbaum’s Support Slips as Mexicans Decry Crime and Corruption

Biden Has Trump Fuming Over Executive Actions in Final Days

Newsletter: Washington Edition

Biden Has Trump Fuming Over Executive Actions in Final Days

Big Take DC: The Hack Threatening US Systems in Guam (Podcast)

Big Take DC: The Hack Threatening US Systems in Guam

Explainers

Key Speakers At The Bitcoin 2024 Conference

How Trump Came Around to Crypto—and What Crypto Wants in Return

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns

Is Britain’s Labour Party Facing a Liz Truss Moment?

Why Close Trade Partners China and Japan Can’t Get Along

Why Close Trade Partners China and Japan Can’t Get Along

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Here Are the Tools That China Uses to Manage the Yuan

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Mercedes-Benz Car Sales Drop as China, EV Slump Take Toll

Denmark Targets Investors Tied to Sanjay Shah at US Tax Scandal Trial

Dangote Builds More Tanks for Oil Imports, Africa Report Says

The Deal: Juan Soto's Record-Breaking Deal with the Mets (Podcast)

The Deal: Juan Soto's Record-Breaking Mets Contract

A Year of Big Misses for Chinese Rocket Companies

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A Year of Big Misses for Chinese Rocket Companies

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Toxic Traces of Lead Mining in Missouri Are Hard to Erase — Bobby Magill/Bloomberg

Toxic Traces of Lead Mining in Missouri Are Hard to Erase

Whole counties in the state are Superfund sites after decades of contamination. As the cleanup continues, remaining mines are eyeing new demand.

Europe’s Negative Power Prices Undermine 2030 Clean Energy Goals

Weather Warnings Spread Across Europe as Cold Snap Intensifies

Zero: Making Sense of Warming Going Past 1.5C (Podcast)

Zero: Making Sense of Warming Going Past 1.5C

An Optimist's Guide to the Planet Trailer

An Optimist's Guide to the Planet Trailer

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Why Nonalcoholic Beer Should Be in Your Year-Round Rotation

DirecTV And Dish To Merge To Create Largest US Pay-TV Provider

DirecTV Says Venu Still Anti-Competitive Following Disney Deal

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Teneo Hires Ex-Manchester United CEO Arnold to Boost Sports Arm

Who Are Nonalcoholic Drinks for, Anyway?

Who Are Nonalcoholic Drinks for, Anyway?

Economics

Inflation & Prices Indicators Central Banks

Wolfsburg — Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

German Company Insolvencies Jumped in 2024 as Economy Shrank

Turkish Central Bank to Court Local Firms to Convey Policy Ideas

Norway’s Core Inflation Slowdown Backs March Rate Cut Plan

Revisions Loom Large Over the Resilient US Job Market

Newsletter: Economics Daily

Revisions Loom Large Over the Resilient US Job Market

Instant Reaction: SCOTUS Allows Trump Sentencing (Podcast)

Instant Reaction: SCOTUS Allows Trump Sentencing

CityLab

Regulators To Vote On San Francisco Robotaxi Expansion

What Robotaxis Brought San Francisco

Baltic Rail Project Faces Fund Gap Bigger Than Estonia's Budget

Ambitious High-Speed Rail Plans Advance in the Baltic Region

NY Congestion Pricing Plan’s Fate Unclear After Court Ruling

New York, San Francisco Ranked Worst for US Traffic in City Centers

NYC Condo Owners May Bear Costs of Landmark Green Building Law

NYC Condo Owners May Bear Costs of Landmark Green Building Law

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Work Shift Equality Business of Sports

Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Holds Election Night Party — Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

What the Trump Administration Means for Working Parents

Teneo Hires Ex-Manchester United CEO Arnold to Boost Sports Arm

Singapore Passes Key Bill to Tackle Workplace Discrimination: ST

Women's Soccer Wants to Be More Like the NFL

Women's Soccer Wants to Be More Like the NFL

What the Trump Administration Means for Working Parents

Newsletter: Equality

What the Trump Administration Means for Working Parents

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A Tech Mogul Is Hell-Bent On Having a Formula One Racing Team

In New Zealand’s backcountry, David Dicker is spending tens of millions to build a 360 mph car.

By Ainsley Thomson

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AI Wants More Data. More Chips. More Real Estate. More Power. More Water. More Everything

Businesses, investors and society brace for a demand shock from artificial intelligence.

Singapore’s Cautious Wealth Fund Takes More Private Markets Risk

CEO Lim Chow Kiat offers a rare glimpse of GIC’s strategy, including a US shift.

A Sociologist Shines a Light on Traders, Flash Boys and Online Adtech

Donald MacKenzie talks to insiders and dives into history to explore how markets are shaped by ideas—and vice versa.