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President Trump wants substantially lower borrowing costs, but officials at the central bank appear ready to resist delivering further cuts if the economic backdrop does not warrant it.

The president continues to brush off an issue that he said he would solve in his first months in office. Some Democrats say he is making the same mistake as his predecessor.

You may be surprised by the little-known and sometimes nonsensical rules lurking in the fine print. Here are a few that tripped up readers in 2025.

It’s hard to make a movie studio tour exciting when movies aren’t made there anymore. “A vibe of tiredness, like the end of something,” one guest said.

Desperate to catch up with Chinese automakers, Ford is redesigning its fleet with a Silicon Valley-style team. Is it too late?

At this year’s DealBook Summit, there was an understanding that in the Trump era, business runs through the White house like never before.

Legacy journalists on a DealBook Summit panel warned about interference from President Trump, while panelists from new media said he is just the “coroner” for a field that had already lost credibility.

Representing a variety of public and private sectors, guests from technology and finance to education and the artsparticipated in a lunchtime discussion designed to spark conversation around critical questions of the day.

Leaders of colleges and universities on a panel at the DealBook Summit said other challenges they face include government pressure and preparing graduates for a new world.

While President Trump has made positive moves, panelists on a DealBook task force pointed to Ukraine, Venezuela and, especially, China as serious missteps.

Executives on a DealBook Summit task force panel said fear was not the way to build teams capable of navigating difficult times.

Surro Connections held itself out as a reliable business. Now, clients have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars meant to compensate women carrying their pregnancies.

Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.

Discount and higher-end retailers have reported stronger sales from consumers who are hunting for the best deals and long-lasting items.

He replaces John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois in one of the most high-profile decisions of Bari Weiss’s early tenure as the network’s editor in chief.

The forecasts will offer a glimpse of the path for policy at a highly uncertain moment for economy — and the central bank.

See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.