- Business
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
- David Folkenflik
- Feb 4, 2026
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics...
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China bans hidden car door handles, which can trap people after crashes
- Camila Domonoske
- Feb 3, 2026
China has introduced new regulations, starting in 2027, requiring all car doors to open manually from both sides. Electric door handles can malfunctio...
- Business
Back seats aren't as safe as they should be. A crash test is trying to help
- Camila Domonoske
- Feb 3, 2026
Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety gro...
- Business
Football watchdog pitches up to Premier League clubs summit
- Feb 3, 2026
The bosses of English football's new watchdog will next week pitch up to a summit of the game's most powerful clubs as they await the outcome of the p...
- Business
Mandelson told Epstein he was 'trying hard' to change bonus policy after payment to husband, files show
- Jan 31, 2026
Peter Mandelson told Jeffrey Epstein he was "trying hard" to change government policy on bankers' bonuses at his request, months after the convicted s...
- Business
Feds arrest 4, including Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist over church protest
- David Folkenflik
- Jan 30, 2026
Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement...
- Business
Trump taps Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve
- Scott Horsley
- Jan 30, 2026
Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, when Jerome Powell's term expires in May. The president has been pus...
- Business
Starmer bolsters business team with hiring of Evercore banker
- Jan 30, 2026
A senior City banker is joining Sir Keir Starmer’s business liaison team as Downing Street grapples with a string of industrial challenges, including...
- Business
Kalshi in court over 19 federal lawsuits. What's the future of prediction markets?
- Bobby Allyn
- Jan 30, 2026
Apps that let people wager on current events have experienced explosive growth in Trump's second term. But one of the leading markets is tied up in la...
- Business
Trump thinks a weaker dollar is great for America. Is he right?
- Rafael Nam
- Jan 30, 2026
The president said this week that the value of the dollar is "great" despite a sharp tumble since last year. That may be true for certain parts of the...
- Business
Caregivers for the elderly could lose wage protections under Trump proposal
- Andrea Hsu
- Jan 29, 2026
The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The a...
- Business
Fed holds interest rates steady, taking a pause from rate cuts to assess the economy
- Scott Horsley
- Jan 28, 2026
The central bank cut rates at its three previous meetings in an effort to support the job market. But with inflation still elevated, the Fed is cautio...