Investors keep flipping between worrying about the economy and seeing an end to the turmoil. The jobs report on Friday, and a report on inflation next week, might provide direction. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Joe Rennison S&P 500 Source: Read […]

A former Goldman Sachs banker convicted last year for his role in the looting of billions of dollars from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a federal judge in Brooklyn on Thursday. The former banker, Roger Ng, was convicted of bribery and money-laundering charges in April after a nearly two-month trial that shined […]

The reputation of restaurant industry work is notoriously humbling, as servers and bartenders cater to customers on their best and worst days. Its bright side – the camaraderie with coworkers and patrons – was dimmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, as guests took their frustrations with them to the dinner table. But today, problematic customer behavior continues, and service industry veterans […]

Most people would agree that drinking out of a restaurant’s soy sauce bottle is disgusting. But is it criminal? It’s a question that may soon go before Japanese courts after the police arrested three people linked to a viral video of a young man showing little regard for hygiene in one of the country’s popular conveyor-belt sushi shops. Called “sushi […]

The governor of California said on Wednesday that he would not renew a multimillion-dollar contract with Walgreens, after the pharmacy chain announced that it would stop selling an abortion pill in 21 states that had threatened legal action. The governor, Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said he had directed the California Department of General Services to notify Walgreens that it would […]

In an unusual broadside against a major conservative television star, the Biden administration on Wednesday directly criticized the Fox News host Tucker Carlson over his on-air portrayal of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol as a largely peaceful event, a depiction the White House deemed “false.” “We agree with the chief of the Capitol Police and the wide […]

Tax fraud has been on the increase in recent years. In fiscal year 2022, IRS Criminal Investigation identified $5.7 billion in tax fraud, initiated 1,388 criminal tax investigations and obtained 699 criminal sentences for tax crimes. That compares with $2.19 billion identified in tax fraud in 2021. “Every year we identify billions and billions of dollars in tax fraud — […]

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program allows families and individuals in need to supplement their grocery budget with funds received via electronic benefits transfer. Early in the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided extra emergency allotments for SNAP recipients. However, some states have already phased out those additional payments and they will end nationwide this month. In addition, for people […]

The lunches Judy Blume used to have in Hollywood would all go the same way, she said. “Judy, sweetheart, what would you like to do?” the men would ask — and they were always men. “We want to work with you. How do you want to adapt your books?” This began in the 1970s and continued for decades. She had […]

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, made clear on Tuesday that the central bank is prepared to react to recent signs of economic strength by raising interest rates higher than previously expected and, if incoming data remain hot, potentially returning to a quicker pace of rate increases. Mr. Powell, in remarks prepared for delivery to the Senate Banking Committee, […]