Walmart Warns About Ability to ‘Absorb’ Tariff Costs to Keep Prices Down
The retailer reported sales growth, especially in its e-commerce division, but also cautioned about economic uncertainty in the quarters ahead. Source link
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ICE Enforcement in Restaurants: What to Know
Immigration agents’ visits to Washington restaurants have raised questions about what’s happening and who is affected. Here are some answers. Source link
U.S. Ranchers Can Sell Britons More Beef. Will They Buy It?
The countries’ trade agreement is just a first step, U.S. officials say. But British consumers are still skeptical of American food production. Source link
Funeral Homes Are Forced to Innovate as Consumer Preferences Shift
As cremation rates rise and consumer preferences shift, funeral homes are innovating in surprisingly unconventional ways so they don’t die out. Source link
World Economic Forum Investigating Allegations Against Founder Klaus Schwab
The World Economic Forum, the organization behind the annual gathering of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, is investigating allegations of improper behavior by its founder, Klaus Schwab. The board of the World Economic Forum opened an inquiry into Mr. Schwab in April after receiving a letter, anonymously attributed to current and former staff members, claiming…
Trump’s New Tax Cuts Could Shower Americans With Cash, for Now
The strategy is an old one for Republicans: Cut taxes for a few years, avoiding the need to account for their cost over the long term, and bet that the reductions become popular enough that Congress will later vote to continue them. The tax bill that Republicans are now putting together on Capitol Hill takes…
Newark Airport’s Issues: What to Know
Newark Liberty International Airport has faced many disruptions in recent weeks. Technology outages, air traffic controller shortages and runway construction at the busy hub have led to scores of canceled and delayed flights. The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s trying to improve the situation, including with software and hardware upgrades. On Wednesday, it met with…
A D.I.Y. Cooking Course in Mexico City
Over the blitz of a whirring blender, Emilio Pérez, a chef and partner at Casa Jacaranda cooking school in Mexico City, yelled, “Check this out guys, come here.” Standing in front of a burner, he incinerated a tortilla, its charred remains bound for mole sauce, before directing our attention to the blender to taste the…
HBO’s Streaming Service Becomes ‘HBO Max’ Again
It’s not Max. It’s HBO Max — again. In a surprise pivot, Warner Bros. Discovery executives announced Wednesday morning that the streaming service Max would be renamed HBO Max, reinstating the app’s old name and abandoning a contentious change that the company introduced two years ago. The reason for the change, executives explained, was straightforward….
Republican Bill to End E.V. Tax Credit Could Hurt G.M. and Ford
Sales of electric vehicles have been rising in recent years, partly because of a $7,500 tax credit from the federal government that helps lower the cost of buying one. But a budget bill that House Republicans released on Monday would end that tax credit. Their proposal would also put new restrictions on other tax breaks…