Targeting Brazil, Trump Tests Legal Limit of His Tariff Powers
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political...
Month: July 2025
In Canada’s Northern Outposts, Rusting Relics Once Guarded Against Nuclear War
Strings of radars stretching across Canada were built to give early warnings of Soviet bombers coming over the Arctic. The...
Factories Were Pushed Out of Cities. Their Return Could Revive Downtowns.
Changes in zoning rules have allowed small manufacturers to return to the districts and neighborhoods they began leaving a century...
Why the U.S. Is Way Behind China in Making Drones for War
A four-day test in the Alaska wilderness shows how far the U.S. military and American drone companies lag behind China...
The Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe.
Thanks to A.I., companies like WindBorne hope to usher in a golden age of forecasting. But they rely in part...
To Sidestep Trump Tariffs, Asian Nations Seek New Trade Partners
Most nations are still negotiating in hopes of avoiding punitive import taxes. At the same time, they’re looking for trading...
Tariffs on Brazil Could Leave Coffee Drinkers With a Headache
Trump’s pledge to place a 50 percent tariff on all imports from the South American nation will drive up the...
Andrew Kassoy, 55, Dies; Saw Capitalism as a Force for Social Good
He was a founder of B Lab, a nonprofit network whose lofty mission is “transforming the global economy to benefit...
Trump Cites Flow of Fentanyl to Justify New Tariffs on Mexico
The tariffs are likely to inflame tensions with one of the largest U.S. trading partners.
Break Even at the Casino? You May Still Owe Taxes.
The new domestic policy law rewrites tax rules for the hundreds of billions of dollars Americans legally wager each year....