Toy makers and stores are freezing holiday orders, predicting shortages and higher prices. Some are consulting bankruptcy lawyers, fearing their firms won’t survive.
Month: April 2025
A Mother and Father Were Deported Under Trump. But What Happened to Their Daughter?
The Trump administration sent the mother of a 2-year-old to Venezuela and the father to a Salvadoran prison. Their daughter remains somewhere in the United […]
Inside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers
A new effort at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is aimed at turning its student-athletes into well-remunerated social media stars. Other schools […]
Trump’s 100-Day Economic Report Card
Market chaos and economic uncertainty has been a feature of the president’s first few months back in office. DealBook breaks down the milestones, and what […]
Adidas Warns Sneakers Will Cost More in the U.S. as Trump’s Tariffs Take Effect
The chief of the German sportswear giant said that unpredictability surrounding the tariffs prevented the company from issuing a full-year forecast, but he predicted a […]
Thrive Capital Creating Vehicle for Serial M&A
The investor is raising money to start and build companies infused with artificial intelligence, then use them to buy more.
Canada Election: What to Know About Mark Carney and Liberals’ Win
The former central banker successfully convinced voters that he was the right candidate to confront President Trump’s trade war and threats to annex the country.
Zelensky Calls Putin’s 72-Hour Truce Pledge ‘Manipulation’
Russian forces launched 100 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, hours after President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a unilateral three-day cease-fire starting on May 8.
Power Is Largely Restored in Spain and Portugal After Widespread Outage
Electricity was back in most of the two countries almost 18 hours after a blackout that shut down much of daily life. The cause of […]
Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t
The Vatican said that Francis had stripped a convicted cardinal, Angelo Becciu, of his right to vote for the next pope. Cardinal Becciu maintains his […]