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Trump Administration Set to Remake Reporters’ Seating Chart

The Trump administration is planning another encroachment into the day-to-day arrangements of the journalists who cover it. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/business/media/trump-briefing-room-seating-chart.html

Traveling to the U.S. Under Trump: Visas, Border Control and What to Know

With increasing news reports of travelers being denied entry, understanding what might prompt extra scrutiny is key. Here’s what to know. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/travel/us-travel-border-customs-visa-trump.html

Hank Steinbrecher, Who Helped Elevate Soccer in the U.S., Dies at 77

He was also a key figure in raising American soccer’s profile on the world stage. Earlier, as a marketer, he saw opportunities in the football ritual of dousing coaches with Gatorade. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/sports/soccer/hank-steinbrecher-dead.html

No Toilet Paper and No Privacy: Returning to the Office, Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos

President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/politics/federal-workers-return-to-office.html

Can the Army Make Food Its Soldiers Want to Eat?

Robert Irvine has been enlisted to overhaul the dreary mess halls that drive many soldiers to less-healthy choices. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/dining/robert-irvine-army-food.html

Why China Is Wary of a Trump-Xi Summit

It could take months for agreement on a meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, as Chinese officials seek a scripted encounter. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/business/trump-xi-summit-tariffs.html

Stocks Sink as Trump’s Tariff Threats Weigh on Confidence

Stocks in Japan tumbled nearly 4 percent as investors braced for a week of market turmoil caused by an expected announcement of more tariffs. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/business/stocks-nikkei-sp500.html

Richard Carlson, Journalist Who Led Voice of America, Dies at 84

The father of the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, he won a Peabody Award for television reporting that uncovered a car company’s fraud. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/business/media/richard-carlson-dead.html

Can Barcelona Solve One of the Toughest Housing Crises in Europe?

The Spanish city’s woes mirror a broader affordable-housing crunch spreading rapidly across Europe and driving inequality. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/business/spain-housing-crisis-europe.html

They Want More Babies. Now They Have Friends in the Trump White House.

Advocates of higher birthrates have support in the Trump administration. But it’s unclear whether their priorities will win out. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/business/economy/birthrate-politics-vance-musk.html

White House Correspondents Cancel Comedian Booked for Annual Dinner

The comedian Amber Ruffin had been slated to perform at the event in April. The correspondents’ association said it wanted to avoid focusing “on the politics of division.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/us/politics/white-house-correspondents-dinner-amber-ruffin.html

80,000 Pounds of Beef Stolen From a Tennessee Slaughterhouse, Sheriff Says

The sheriff’s office in Grainger County, Tenn., is investigating the theft after shipments from a meat processing facility were loaded onto trucks and never reached their destinations. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/us/tennessee-beef-stolen-bean-station.html

Charlie Javice Found Guilty of Defrauding JPMorgan in $175 Million Acquisition

Federal prosecutors convinced a jury that Ms. Javice faked much of her customer list before selling her start-up, Frank, to the bank. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/business/charlie-javice-jpmorgan-guilty.html

U.S. Judge Orders Halt to Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Voice of America

Voice of America journalists had argued in a lawsuit that the administration’s actions violated their First Amendment rights. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/business/media/voice-of-america-lawsuit-trump.html

Trump’s Tariffs Will Raise Car Prices, but It’s Too Soon to Know When

Experts say the 25 percent import fee will make many cars more expensive, but it is not clear when, by how much or which models. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/business/economy/trump-auto-tariffs-car-prices.html

Leonard Polonsky, Philanthropist Who Supported the Arts, Dies at 97

After making a fortune in financial services, he funded the arts and made historical artifacts and documents widely available to the public. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/arts/leonard-polonsky-dead.html

How Trump’s Auto Tariffs Could Affect Car Prices

Experts say tariffs could soon drive car prices up by several thousand dollars and limit production. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/business/trump-auto-tariffs-car-prices.html

PBS Rejects Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Claims About Drag Queens on Shows

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized PBS for featuring a drag queen named Lil Miss Hot Mess in its children’s programming. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/business/media/pbs-marjorie-taylor-greene-drag-queens.html

How Small Restaurants Are Dealing With Record Egg Prices

Mom-and-pop businesses are trying to adapt to the soaring cost of eggs. The owners of four egg-centric restaurants across the country show how they are coping with this threat to their livelihoods. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/business/egg-prices-restaurants.html

U.S. Adds Export Restrictions to More Chinese Tech Firms Over Security Concerns

The additions included companies that are customers of Intel and Nvidia, and one firm that was the focus of a New York Times investigation last year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/business/economy/trump-chinese-tech-firms-chips-security.html

Trump Trade Policies and Federal Cuts Shake Consumer Confidence

The level in the Conference Board’s latest monthly survey was the lowest since January 2021. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/business/consumer-confidence-trump.html

Frank Bisignano, Trump’s Pick to Lead Social Security Administration, Faces Senators

Frank Bisignano is expected to face questions about the White House’s plans for the agency, which supplies monthly benefits to 73 million people and normally moves slowly. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/us/politics/social-security-frank-bisignano-confirmation.html

Hyundai to Invest $21 Billion in US in Bid to Avoid Trump’s Tariffs

Hyundai already makes cars in the United States, in Georgia and Alabama. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/business/hyundai-us-investment-tariffs.html

Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term

President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/business/trump-misinformation-false-claims.html

Trump Threatens Tariffs Against Countries That Buy Venezuelan Oil

The president threatened to wield tariffs like financial sanctions, saying that countries that buy Venezuelan oil would see tariffs put on their exports to the United States. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/politics/trump-tariffs-venezuela-oil.html

FDA-Approved Artificial Blood Vessel Stirs Concerns

The F.D.A. approved an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, despite its own scientists flagging questionable study results and potentially fatal ruptures of the product. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/health/fda-artificial-blood-vessel-trauma-humacyte.html

23andMe Files for Bankruptcy Amid Concerns About Security of Customers’ Genetic Data

The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to “facilitate a sale process.” Its chief executive stepped down and said she would bid on it. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/business/23andme-bankruptcy.html

Netflix’s Reed Hastings Gives $50 Million to Bowdoin for A.I. Program

The Netflix co-founder said he wanted his alma mater to become a leader in studying the consequences, and guiding beneficial uses, of artificial intelligence. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/technology/reed-hastings-bowdoin-ai.html

U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by July, Analysis Finds

The Bipartisan Policy Center estimates that the so-called X-date could fall between mid-July and early October if Congress does not lift or suspend the nation’s debt limit. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/us/politics/x-date-debt-limit-treasury-republicans-trump.html

DoorDash Announces ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Partnership With Klarna

DoorDash said the arrangement with the financial tech service Klarna would allow customers to defer payments on orders such as takeout from restaurants, makeup and electronics. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/business/doordash-klarna-payments.html

The Online Casinos That Can Operate as Long as They Say They Aren’t Actually Casinos

Policing loopholes in gambling law can be challenging, and most states have been slow to adapt. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/upshot/online-casinos-sweepstakes-gambling.html

How George Foreman Turned a Home Grill Into a Culinary Heavyweight

The former boxer transformed American cooking, and himself, with an appliance that remains a cultural touchstone. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/dining/george-foreman-grill.html

Chomps Recalls Beef and Turkey Sticks Over ‘Pieces of Metal’ Complaints

The snack sticks included in the recall were packaged at a single facility in Idaho from Jan. 16 through Jan. 23, the company said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/us/chomps-beef-stick-recall-metal.html

Trump Cleaves Student Loan and Special Education Services From Education Dept.

President Trump said Friday that he was tasking other government entities with core functions of the Education Department as he moves to dismantle an agency conservatives have long criticized. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/us/politics/trump-education-department-student-loans.html

Flights Resume at Heathrow After Substation Fire Shut Down Airport

The blaze forced Britain’s largest airport to cancel or divert more than 1,000 flights on Friday and removed a linchpin of global air travel. Counterterrorism police were investigating the cause of the fire. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/world/europe/heathrow-airport-london-fire.html

Robert Denham, Lawyer Who Steered Companies Through Crises, Dies at 79

Among his rescues was teaming up with Warren Buffett to keep the investment bank Salomon Brothers afloat amid a bid-rigging scandal in the 1990s. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/business/robert-denham-dead.html

Washington Post Alumni Urged Jeff Bezos to Replace CEO Will Lewis

An emailed message underscores a divide between the chief executive, Will Lewis, and the people who helped build The Post into a force in American journalism. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/business/media/washington-post-jeff-bezos-will-lewis.html

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Regulator Puts 35 Workers on Leave

The National Treasury Employees Union said there had been no advance notice for the employees, who work in consumer protection, equal opportunity and research units. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/business/fannie-mae-freddie-mac-workers-leave.html

Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, but Trump’s Tariffs Could Slow Inflation Progress

Tariffs took center stage during the news conference with Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, on Wednesday. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/business/economy/fed-meeting-interest-rates-tariffs-inflation.html

What to know about the Fed’s moves.

A new set of economic projections will provide the latest view of how central bankers think President Trump’s agenda will affect the economy. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/business/federal-reserve-march-meeting.html

K.W. Lee, Journalist Who Gave a Voice to Asian American Communities, Dies at 96

His reporting sought to humanize and unite Asian Americans. It also led to the release of a Korean immigrant on death row. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/business/media/kw-lee-dead.html

Donald Trump Jr. Mixes Business and Politics in Serbia, as Protests There Rage

President Trump’s oldest son visited Belgrade, the site of a Trump International Hotel project, and pushed back on calls for the country’s president to resign. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-serbia.html

Federal Housing Agency Braces for Deep Job Cuts

William Pulte, the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is consolidating control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and questioning employees’ productivity. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/business/trump-doge-federal-housing-agency-cuts.html

RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread

The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/health/kennedy-bird-flu.html

DeepSeek Is Embraced in China by Government Nationwide

Government bodies nationwide have been eager to show they are using DeepSeek’s A.I. technology since the company’s founder met with Xi Jinping, China’s leader. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/business/china-government-deepseek.html

Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex

Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/elon-musk-starlink-white-house.html

New Yorker Cuts Ties With Critic Jackson Arn After Complaints About Behavior

The magazine received concerns about the writer’s conduct at its centennial celebration at a star-studded party in Manhattan. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/business/media/new-yorker-critic-jackson-arn.html

Trump’s Unwelcome News to Auto Chiefs: Buckle Up for What’s to Come

President Trump’s approach to tariffs has unsettled many corporate leaders who believed he would use the levies as a negotiating tool. As it turns out, he sees them as an end in themselves. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/trump-tariffs-auto-industry-corporate-executives.html

How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies

The race to build the best artificial intelligence products is resulting in a worldwide search for new energy sources to power tech giants’ data centers. Karen Weise, a technology correspondent for The New York Times, describes how these A.I.-specific data centers are more power-intensive and how tech companies are investing in new ways to bring more electricity to the grid. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/business/energy-environment/100000010036088/how-ai-companies-are-turning-into-energy-companies.html

Forever 21 Operator Files for Bankruptcy

The company, which helped popularize fast fashion in the United States, has struggled to compete with online retailers. It is the company’s second bankruptcy filing in six years. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/business/forever-21-bankruptcy.html

As Voice of America Goes Dark, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced by Music

President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster is part of a wider campaign to weaken the news media. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/business/voa-trump-dismantle.html

President Trump Is Making Foreign Stocks Great Again

For years, the S&P 500 soared above the stock indexes of other countries. But since Trump’s inauguration, it has fallen 6 percent and is now trailing major markets in Europe and China. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/business/trump-sp-500-stocks-europe-china.html

Can Trump and Musk Convince More Conservatives to Buy Teslas?

President Trump rallied support for Elon Musk’s car company, but there may not be enough conservatives willing to buy electric cars to make up for the Democrats who now shun Teslas. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/business/elon-musk-trump-tesla-conservatives.html

How Some Investors Are Protecting Their Money Amid Stock Market Woes

Some people are shifting their investment strategies as the stock market sours on President Trump, despite advice to maintain their savings and wait out the angst. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/business/stock-market-investments-retirement.html

Junior Bridgeman, N.B.A. Player Turned Mogul, Dies at 71

He became an entrepreneur during a solid career with the Milwaukee Bucks. He later bought hundreds of fast-food outlets, a Coca-Cola bottling business and Ebony and Jet magazines. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/sports/basketball/junior-bridgeman-dead.html

Stocks Rebound After S&P’s Fall Into Correction, but Trump Tariffs Keep Markets on Edge

The gains on Friday were the biggest daily jump since President Trump’s election. But they weren’t enough to overcome steep tariff-induced losses earlier in the week, and the S&P 500 remained in negative territory. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/stock-market-correction-trump-tariffs.html

Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity, dodged queries about Republican plans to cut health insurance for the poor, and emerged unscathed on his ties to major industries. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/health/dr-oz-senate-confirmation-medicaid-medicare-cms.html

Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash

Mr. Lundstrom was a supporter of far-right causes and, at one point, an unsuccessful candidate for office. He was convicted of aiding copyright infringement in 2009. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/world/europe/carl-lundstrom-dead-pirate-bay.html

Overlooked No More: Beulah Henry, Inventor With an Endless Imagination

She was so prolific — reimagining things as varied as toys, typewriters, umbrellas and ice-cream makers — that she earned the nickname Lady Edison. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/obituaries/beulah-henry-overlooked.html

A Timeline of Trump’s Tariff Fight With Canada, Mexico, China and the E.U.

In the first 50 days of his second term, President Trump’s penchant for imposing and then suspending tariffs has shaken markets and confounded trading partners. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/business/economy/trump-tariff-timeline.html

CrossFit Is for Sale Again Amid Years of Shake-Ups

The search for new owners comes after a tumultuous five years for the fitness company, including an athlete death and financial concerns. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/business/dealbook/crossfit-for-sale.html

Trump’s Tariff Threat Sends French Wine and Champagne Makers Reeling

Industry representatives warned that a 200 percent tax on European wines and spirits would halt shipments to the United States and wipe €4 billion off France’s trade balance. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/politics/trump-tariffs-wine-champagne-france.html

Intel Names Lip-Bu Tan as New CEO Amid Turnaround Efforts

The semiconductor pioneer has appointed Lip-Bu Tan, a well-known tech investor and executive, as its new leader. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/technology/intel-new-ceo-tan.html

Fed Governor Michelle Bowman Is Trump’s Pick for Wall Street’s Top Cop

If confirmed, she is likely to usher in a more hands-off approach to financial regulation than her predecessor’s. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/business/michelle-bowman-federal-reserve-vice-chair.html

U.S. Inflation Eased More Than Expected in February

Economists are bracing for intensifying price pressures and slower growth, posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/business/economy/inflation-cpi-february-economy.html

Stocks Fall Further on Trump’s Latest Tariff Talk

The S&P 500 is nearly 10 percent below its mid-February record — approaching a symbolic milestone known on Wall Street as a correction. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/stock-markets-trump.html

Investigators Recommend Permanent Restrictions for Helicopters Flying Near Reagan Airport

Citing “intolerable risk for aviation safety,” the National Transportation Safety Board says helicopters should be banned from flying a certain route near Washington if two specific runways are in use. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/dc-plane-crash-ntsb-helicopters.html

Trump Tariffs and Trade Wars Leave Investors, Once Optimistic, Feeling Apprehensive

On Tuesday, President Trump sent markets into another tailspin by announcing additional tariffs on Canada, suggesting a falling stock market is no longer the bulwark investors had hoped. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/business/economy/trump-stock-market-economy.html

RFK Jr. Rattles Food Companies With Vow to Rid Food of Artificial Dyes

Mr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is imminent,” a trade group warned its members. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/health/rfk-jr-food-safety-artificial-dyes.html

Asian Markets Slide as Global Sell-Off Continues

Markets in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan were down about 2 percent on Tuesday morning, after the S&P 500 had its worst day of the year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/stock-markets-asia-trump.html

Delta Air Lines Lowers Profit Outlook on Weaker Demand

The airline lowered its financial forecast for the first quarter as economic anxiety hurts demand for tickets. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/delta-airlines-economy-first-quarter.html

Trump Has Said ‘No Exceptions’ to His Tariffs. Will That Last?

His administration has acknowledged that exceptions undercut the power of tariffs, but it seems hard for the president to resist making deals. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/economy/trump-tariffs-exceptions.html

Washington Post Columnist Resigns After Paper Spiked Criticism of Jeff Bezos

Ruth Marcus, a longtime columnist at The Post, said its C.E.O. refused to run her critique of the new focus for the paper’s opinion section. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/media/washington-post-ruth-marcus-resigns.html

Who Likes Tariffs? Some U.S. Industries Are Eager for Them.

Concern about the cost of materials has tempered business enthusiasm about taxing imports. But steel and aluminum makers say they welcome the help. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/economy/trump-tariff-supporters.html

Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S.: Dropped Audits and a Skeleton Staff

President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/us/politics/irs-taxes-trump-musk-federal-workers.html

For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves

Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans. But substantial ethical questions remain. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/health/pig-cloning-transplants-kidneys.html

China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect

The action came in response to the higher levies on Chinese imports that President Trump announced last week. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/china-tariffs-us.html

Undocumented Workers, Fearing Deportation, Are Staying Home

Fearing roundups, many immigrants are staying home. Construction, agriculture, senior care and hospitality employers say labor shortages will worsen. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/business/economy/immigrant-workers-deportation-fears.html

How a Classic French Dish Is Squeezed by Lingering Inflation

Businesses across Europe, including restaurants in Paris that make the dish, are being squeezed by sticky inflation. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/business/inflation-europe-france-beef-bourguignon.html

Rage Against Elon Musk Turns Tesla Into a Target

The backlash against the electric vehicle company has turned violent at times, as its billionaire chief executive parlays his support for President Trump into consequential influence over the federal government. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/business/elon-musk-tesla-violence-protests-vandalism.html

Former Ride-Share Driver Sentenced to 290 Years in Assaults of a Dozen Women

John Pastor-Mendoza, a Lyft driver, falsely posed as the ride that the women had requested and targeted victims who appeared intoxicated, the Denver district attorney said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/us/denver-rideshare-driver-sentence-women-assault.html

Jobs Report Is Steady, but Impact of Federal Cutbacks and Tariffs Looms

Employers added 151,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said, based on surveys taken as Trump administration policies were still rolling out. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/business/economy/jobs-report-february.html

Intuitive Machines Athena Moon Lander Dies After Toppling Over

The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to accomplish science and technology tasks for NASA and other customers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/science/intuitive-machines-moon-lander-dead.html

A Cheeto Shaped Like the Pokemon Charizard Sells for Nearly $90,000

A “Flamin’ Hot” snack with an uncanny resemblance to the fire-breathing Charizard was sold at auction for nearly $90,000. First it needed a custom case. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/style/charizard-cheeto-pokemon-auction.html

Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Is on the Moon, but Its Fate Is Unclear

After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which could limit the mission’s scientific accomplishments. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/science/intuitive-machines-athena-moon-lander.html

Stocks Tumble as Trump Pauses Mexico and Canada Tariffs Again

The S&P 500 is on course for its worst week since a banking crisis two years ago. The Nasdaq fell into a correction on Thursday. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/business/stock-market-today.html

Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines

At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/health/fda-marty-makary-abortion-pill-vaccines-confirmation.html

Hackers Stole $635,000 in Taylor Swift Ticket Scheme, Queens D.A. Says

Two people stand accused of taking hundreds of tickets from StubHub to redirect them to others who resold them, prosecutors said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/business/taylor-swift-tickets-stolen-stubhub.html

Hanford, a Contaminated Nuclear Site, It Set to Be Largest US Solar Farm

Plans to transform Hanford, which was integral to the nation’s nuclear arsenal after World War II, had just begun inching forward when President Trump started his second term. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/business/hanford-nuclear-site-solar-farm.html

Judge Says Trump Can’t Fire Chair of Federal Workers Board Without Cause

Cathy Harris had sued to block her dismissal from the panel that handles government employee disputes. Employees swept up in the Trump administration’s mass firings have appealed to the board. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/us/politics/trump-cathy-harris-firing-cause.html

Trump’s New Tariffs Could Strain Collection of Customs Fees

Importers will have to make changes to pay new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, and government agencies will need more resources to enforce the fees. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/business/trump-tariffs-customs-enforcement.html

Judge Says Trump Can’t Fire Chair of Federal Worker Board Without Cause

Cathy Harris had sued to block her dismissal from the panel that handles government employee disputes. Employees swept up in the Trump administration’s mass firings have appealed to the board. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/us/politics/judge-blocks-federal-worker-board-firing.html

Texas May Rename the New York Strip

The Texas strip? That state’s lieutenant governor wants to rebrand the cut, but New Yorkers aren’t biting. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/dining/texas-new-york-strip.html

Inside a Celebration of The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham

A premiere for a documentary about Katharine Graham, the longtime publisher, had people talking about changes at the paper, and in Washington. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/business/media/washington-post-katharine-graham.html

Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings

For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/us/politics/doge-musk-contracts-wall.html

NYT v. Sullivan: Will the Landmark Defamation Ruling Survive?

New York Times v. Sullivan and other landmark Supreme Court decisions protect the press’s ability to investigate public figures. But a growing right-wing movement seeks to overturn them. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/magazine/nyt-sullivan-defamation-press-freedom-ruling.html

Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Comments About Trump

The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/media/voice-of-america-trump.html

He Ran a Cartoon About the War in Gaza. Then Gannett Fired Him.

Tony Doris, the editorial page editor at The Palm Beach Post, was fired after he selected a cartoon that drew criticism from a nearby Jewish organization. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/business/cartoon-gaza-israel-gannett-fired.html

My Red Carpet Quest: A Two-Year Search for Steve

A reporter, after several attempts, managed to pin down the man who makes the celebrated carpet for the Oscars each year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/insider/oscars-red-carpet.html

What You Should Know About Your Spouse’s Money

Many couples are surprisingly unaware about key aspects of each other’s finances — and that can hurt them. Here’s how to get on the same page. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/business/couples-personal-finances-retirement.html

How to Watch Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Moon Landing

The lunar lander is the first of three robotic spacecraft aiming to set down on the moon this year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/science/blue-ghost-firefly-mission-1-moon-landing.html

Trump Picks Another Trade Fight With Canada Over Lumber

The president initiated an investigation that could lead to tariffs on lumber imports, nearly half of which comes from Canada. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/business/economy/trump-trade-canada-lumber.html