Politics
Trump's tariffs spur government's improving deficit
The deficit has ticked down in the new fiscal year, and analysts said there's one obvious reason for the improvement: President Trump's…
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Politics
How the Kennedy Center Has Been Transformed by Trumpism
Employees told me that the new hires “don’t understand the basic vocabulary” of arts administration. They have questions. Things like,…
Culture
What the Warner Bros. Sale Means for the Art of Movies
The business outlook remained bleak, of course. Throughout the nineteen-sixties, amid vast social and generational changes, the studios,…
News
‘Narco-Terrorism’ Is a Legally Meaningless Term
The incantations of the word are intended to mislead the public into assuming the cartels’ terror ‘designation’ has solid legal footing.…
News
Europe Is Delusional
Europe, in the year 2025, is what NPR would look like if it ran a continent. Source link
Culture
Why Video Podcasts Multiplied Beyond the Man Cave
This past August, clips of the millennial comedian and podcaster Adam Friedland speaking about the war in Gaza collected millions of views…
Politics
Georgia election board rejects rule change on using hand-marked paper ballots
Georgia's State Election Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal defining when hand-marked paper ballots could be used in place of the…
Business
Musk’s fortune would more than double on US$1.5 trillion SpaceX
Musk’s path to becoming a trillionaire, whether it is through Tesla or SpaceX, is not without challenges The richest man in the world…
Business
Ever Glory to offer 2 million new shares at S$0.64 each ahead of proposed transfer to mainboard
It will raise around S$1.2 million in net proceeds if the offer is fully subscribed As part of its proposed transfer to the Singapore…
News
KISS and Company at the ‘All-American’ Kennedy Center Honors
If Trump’s goal is to create a Kennedy Center for the people, then this year’s Honors ceremony seemed entirely designed to vindicate their…
News
A Student Chases the Shadows of Tiananmen
In the beginning of Ha Jin’s new novel, “Looking for Tank Man,” a sophomore at Harvard seems to be on the verge of throwing her life away.…
News
Instagram’s Favorite New Yorker Cartoons in 2025
What’s in a like? That which we call a heart by any other name would be a retweet. (I am so sorry, mostly to my college Shakespeare…
News
A Holiday Gift Guide: Treasures That Are Old, or Old at Heart
When you make a purchase using a link on this page, we may receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The New Yorker. In general, I am…
Business
Asian utilities slow to confront climate risk
ASIA might need to grow up when it comes to protecting its power sector against climate-related loss and damage, a new report has…
Business
Gold edges lower as dollar climbs to near one-week high ahead of Fed verdict
Gold inched lower on Wednesday (Dec 10), as the dollar rose after a US jobs report indicated a stronger-than-expected labour market,…
Politics
Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her…
Business
SpaceX to pursue 2026 IPO raising far above US$30 billion
SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) that would seek to raise significantly more than US$30 billion,…
Politics
The ‘Restrainers’ Get Their Consolation Prize
The administration’s National Security Strategy document would not create a safer world for Americans. Source link
Politics
Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire
President Donald Trump's administration is threatening to pull federal funding for public transportation in Chicago unless the city…
News
Yes, Revive the Monroe Doctrine
We should, by all means, breathe new life into a doctrine that in recent decades has become a museum curiosity. Source link
Business
LMIRT launches rights issue to raise S$63 million
Most of the proceeds will go towards paying off loans; some of it will be used for general working capital Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail…
Business
Novartis strikes deal with UK biotech for up to US$1.7 billion
Novartis is on a deal spree this year, including the US$12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences Novartis will pay UK biotech…
Politics
Trump’s World and the Real World
In service to his vision of the world, the President has spent the year undoing every environmental law he can find. The zeal of his…
Business
BHP strikes US$2 billion funding deal with GIP for iron ore power network
The two firms will form an entity in which BHP will hold a 51% stake and GIP the remaining 49% stake BHP Group said on Tuesday (Dec 8)…