Business & economy
First Amendment Confrontation May Loom in Post-Roe Fight
Without a federal right to abortion, questions about how states can regulate speech about it suddenly become much murkier.
Highest Mortgage Rates Since 2008 Housing Crisis Cool Sales
As the Federal Reserve tries to fight high inflation, costly mortgage rates have begun to price people out of the housing market.
Payment Data Could Become Evidence of Abortion, Now Illegal in Some States
Financial companies collect a lot of payment data from customers. Prosecutors could subpoena those records for evidence of abortion, legal experts say.
Melvin Capital, hedge fund torpedoed by the GameStop frenzy, is shutting down.
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Retail Workers Increasingly Fear for Their Safety
Assaults at stores have been increasing at a faster pace than the national average. Some workers are tired of fearing for their safety.
How Inflation Is Altering People’s Behavior
From driving fewer miles to downgrading vacations, Americans are making meaningful changes to their spending. Here’s how five households are coping with the highest inflation in decades.
The G7 ponders capping oil prices to deny Russia revenues. How would it work?
The goal is a way to tighten Russia’s finances while preventing big rises in oil prices. But it’s unclear if such a plan could succeed.
Disney Board Renews Bob Chapek as C.E.O.
The company has faced major challenges recently, leading some to question whether Mr. Chapek would last. His contract was extended three years.
How Intel Makes Semiconductors in a Global Shortage
As the global chip shortage co...
How China Is Policing the Future
Vast surveillance data allows the state to target people whose behavior or characteristics are deemed suspicious by an algorithm, even if they’ve done nothing wrong.
Schools Are Spending Billions on High-Tech Defense for Mass Shootings
The market for weapon detectors and crisis alert badges in schools is booming. But there are questions about whether the new technology is effective.
The Companies That Will Cover Travel Expenses for Employee Abortions
A handful of companies have committed to helping their employees access abortion services.
Businesses Are Bracing for the Political and Social Fight Post-Roe
Reeling from competing demands from stakeholders — including activists, clients, consumers, shareholders and elected officials — businesses are increasingly caught in the middle of the country’s bruising culture wars.
Hacking High Gas Prices: How People Are Changing Their Habits
From changing their work hours to driving farther in search of cheaper deals, people have been making crafty calculations to grapple with expensive gasoline.
How Elon Musk and Tesla Helped Make C.E.O Pay Even Richer
The gap with workers widened even further as public companies granted top executives rich pay packages partly inspired by Tesla.
Where Did People From the Great Resignation Go? Back to Work.
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Where Did People From the Great Resignation Go? Back to Work.
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