Winners and losers of 2023
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the last day of trading for the year on December 29, 2023 in New York City. Spencer…
EU laws approved but US is top cop
A flag outside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, Feb. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Regulators around the world from Europe to Asia…
How the two biggest crypto billionaire CEOs proved the critics right
Combination showing Former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (L) and Zhao Changpeng (R), founder and chief executive officer of Binance. Getty Images | Reuters After a brutal 18 months of bankruptcies,…
Oil prices to end year 10% lower, first annual decline since 2020
A driver pumps gas at a Sunoco gas station in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices are on pace…
Climate Museum Pops Up in SoHo, Capital of Buying Stuff
On a 60-degree Saturday in December — no longer unseasonably warm in Manhattan by today’s climate standards — hordes of holiday shoppers flooded the luxury shopping center that is SoHo.…
Snow Shortages Are Plaguing the West’s Mountains
With gusts of wind howling around Mount Ashland’s vacant ski lodge this week, Andrew Gast watched from a window as a brief snowfall dusted the landscape. It was not nearly…
California Pushes Electric Trucks as the Future of Freight
Neri Diaz thought he was ready for a crucial juncture in California’s ambitious plans, closely watched in other states and around the world, to phase out diesel-powered trucks. His company,…
‘Significant Damage’ Reported As Storm Gerrit Moves Through Britain
A powerful storm bringing strong, gusty winds as it moves across Britain has left thousands of customers in Wales and England without power, delivered heavy rain and flood warnings, and…
A Mother, a Daughter, a Deadly Journey: An Update
An increasing number of migrants are trying to pass through the dangerous terrain connecting South and Central America. What forces them to take that route? Source link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/podcasts/the-daily/darien-gap-update.html
Biden Heads for Caribbean to Ring in the New Year
President Biden left the drizzly skies of Washington behind on Wednesday and headed for St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he and Jill Biden, the first lady, intend…