A New Chapter for Sports Illustrated, With Plans to Keep Print

A New Chapter for Sports Illustrated, With Plans to Keep Print

The owner of Sports Illustrated said it had chosen a new company to publish the magazine, a deal that could settle some of the recent friction at the storied publication and continue the print edition. Authentic Brands Group, which owns the intellectual property rights to Sports Illustrated as well as to celebrities like Marilyn Monroe … Read more

Ariana Grande’s ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Is the Biggest Album of 2024 Yet

Ariana Grande’s ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Is the Biggest Album of 2024 Yet

Ariana Grande’s long-awaited new album, “Eternal Sunshine,” opens at the top of the latest Billboard chart with the biggest debut of the year so far, kicking off a season of expected blockbusters from Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa. “Eternal Sunshine,” Grande’s seventh studio album and her first in almost four years, starts at No. … Read more

Russians Know Putin Will Be Re-Elected, but Many Worry What Comes Next

Russians Know Putin Will Be Re-Elected, but Many Worry What Comes Next

Maria and her husband, Aleksandr, are certain that President Vladimir V. Putin will secure a fifth term as Russia’s leader in the presidential election this weekend. But the couple, who live in Moscow with their three children, are not so sure about what will follow. Foremost in their minds are fears that Mr. Putin, emboldened … Read more

China’s Exports Are Surging. Get Ready for the Global Backlash.

China’s Exports Are Surging. Get Ready for the Global Backlash.

China’s factory exports are powering ahead faster than almost anyone expected, putting jobs around the world in jeopardy and setting off a backlash that is gaining momentum. From steel and cars to consumer electronics and solar panels, Chinese factories are finding more overseas buyers for goods. The world’s appetite for its goods is welcomed by … Read more

Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Stealing A.I. Secrets for Chinese Firm

Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Stealing A.I. Secrets for Chinese Firm

A Chinese citizen who recently quit his job as a software engineer for Google in California has been charged with trying to transfer artificial intelligence technology to a Beijing-based company that paid him secretly, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday. Prosecutors accused Linwei Ding, who was part of the team that designs and … Read more

Britain Is Cutting Taxes Again. Why Now?

Britain Is Cutting Taxes Again. Why Now?

At least once a year, Britain’s top financial official stands up in Parliament to lay out his — it has always been a his to date — tax and spending plans that are normally intended to bolster economic growth and keep a check on the nation’s debt. This year, Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the … Read more

Boeing Faces Justice Dept. Review Over Max 9 Incident

Boeing Faces Justice Dept. Review Over Max 9 Incident

The Justice Department is reviewing whether an early January incident in which a part of a Boeing plane blew out in midflight violated a 2021 agreement to settle a criminal charge against the company, according to a person familiar with the review. Boeing agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion to settle the charge, which … Read more

China Has Thousands of Navalnys, Hidden From the Public

China Has Thousands of Navalnys, Hidden From the Public

After watching “Navalny,” the documentary about the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny, a Chinese businesswoman messaged me, “Ren Zhiqiang is China’s Navalny.” She was talking about the retired real estate tycoon who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for criticizing China’s leader, Xi Jinping. After Mr. Navalny’s tragic death this month, a young … Read more

Starbucks and Union Agree to Work Out Framework for Contract Talks

Starbucks and Union Agree to Work Out Framework for Contract Talks

Starbucks and the union that represents employees in roughly 400 of its U.S. stores announced Tuesday that they were beginning discussions on a “foundational framework” that would help the company reach labor agreements with unionized workers and resolve litigation between the two sides. The union greeted the development as a major shift in strategy for … Read more

China Expands Scope of ‘State Secrets’ Law in Security Push

China Expands Scope of ‘State Secrets’ Law in Security Push

China passed revisions to an already stringent state secrets law, broadening the scope of the type of information that would be considered a national security risk in the world’s second-largest economy. The changes elevate the risks for foreign businesses operating in the country. Over the last year, China has targeted consultants and business executives in … Read more