A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales
President Biden’s signature climate law has stimulated a surge of investment in electric vehicle production across the country, including tens of billions of dollars on...
Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp
When Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion nearly a decade ago, Mark Zuckerberg made a promise: The Facebook chief said he wouldn’t meddle often with...
Mel Sembler, Developer and G.O.P. Fund-Raiser, Is Dead at 93
Mel Sembler, a gregarious developer and major Republican fund-raiser whose largess was repaid with prize ambassadorships by two presidents, and who founded a controversy-courting “tough...
‘Morning in America’ Eludes Biden, Despite Economic Gains
President Ronald Reagan rode a “Morning in America” message to a blowout re-election victory in 1984, based partly on warm feelings about his economic performance....
Cyberattack Disrupts Mortgage Payments for Millions of Mr. Cooper Customers
Mr. Cooper, one of America’s largest nonbank mortgage loan servicers, suffered a cyberattack last week that disrupted loan payments and other transactions for millions of...
CFPB Moves to Expand Oversight of Digital Payment Apps
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to extend its watchdog powers to cover digital wallets and payment apps run by companies like Apple, Google, PayPal...
Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows
Normally a 50 percent increase in sales is considered very good. But when the number of electric vehicles sold in the United States grew that...
A Report Card for Bidenomics
Where the economy is working (and where it isn’t) With a year to go before Election Day, polls increasingly show that American voters believe next...
Uber Reports Record Ridership and Second Straight Quarterly Profit
Uber on Tuesday reported financial results that showed its business was continuing to steadily chug along — and even turn a profit — as more...
China Is Lending Billions to Countries in Financial Trouble
After lending $1.3 trillion to developing countries, mainly for big-ticket infrastructure projects, China has shifted its focus to bailing out many of those same countries...
Whitney Wolfe Herd Is Stepping Down as Bumble’s C.E.O. After a Decade
Whitney Wolfe Herd, who founded the women-centered dating app Bumble a decade ago, is stepping down and will be replaced by Lidiane Jones, the chief...
How Do You Use Checks? And Do They Work Well for You?
How Do You Use Checks? And Do They Work Well for You?...
Voters Aren’t Believing in Bidenomics
Economic perceptions are hurting Biden more than ever There was little good news for President Biden in the latest Times/Siena poll of 2024 battlegrounds, which...
Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Secretary, Will Meet With Chinese Counterpart
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen will hold two days of high-level meetings with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, this week, as the United...