Seize deteriorating apartment buildings run by negligent landlords. Stop spending on new homeless shelters. Build apartments on church campuses and golf courses and on top of libraries. In the race to be New York City’s next mayor, few issues have generated…
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Homebuilder stocks rallied Thursday, in a sign that residential construction will benefit from the sweeping court ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported good. Shares of D.R. Horton and Lennar, the two largest U.S. homebuilders, rose about 0.7% in early trading, alongside a similar bump…
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded Apple and other smartphone makers like Samsung make their phones in the United States or face a 25% tariff. “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that…
One day after House Republicans approved an expensive package of tax cuts that rattled financial markets, President Trump pivoted back to his other signature policy priority, unveiling a battery of tariff threats that further spooked investors and raised the prospects of higher prices on…
China’s giant logistics machine was humming inside rows of metal warehouses near Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam this month. Hundreds of workers packed cosmetics, clothes and shoes for Shein, the Chinese fast-fashion retailer. Recruiters needing to fill hundreds…
US President Donald Trump boasted “jobs and factories will come roaring back” when he unleashed unprecedented tariffs around the world during his “Liberation Day” address last month. But there’s one product the president is particularly eager to produce in the US:…
President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday morning that Apple will have to pay a tariff of 25% or more for iPhones made outside the United States. “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold…
It’s been rare for a string of positive economic news to emerge out of the U.K. in 2025 — but this week in particular has given Britain three reasons to be optimistic. Data on Friday signaled unexpected positive momentum in…
As the Federal Reserve continues to wind down its balance sheet and navigate a changing interest rate landscape, the central bank’s standing overnight lending tool—the Standing Repo Facility—is poised to play a bigger role in stabilizing short-term borrowing costs, a…
This week saw one of the most important — and perhaps surprising — events in corporate Britain’s annual calendar: the gala night of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show. This traditionally marks the beginning of what, in English high…
