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What Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Pick, Might Get Asked Today
A test for Trump’s cabinet pickFor businesses and markets, perhaps the most important of the hearings for the incoming Trump administration’s Cabinet picks starts on Thursday at 10:30 a.m....
On TikTok, Users Thumb Their Noses at Looming Ban
Over the last week, the videos started appearing on TikTok from users across the United States.They all made fun of the same thing: how the app’s ties to China...
Trump Treasury Pick Scott Bessent to Face Grilling
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, will face questions from lawmakers on Thursday about how he would manage a department at the center of the...
Amid Warnings About Alcohol and Cancer, the N.A. Drinks Industry Could Get a Boost
Business is booming for Per Se’s drinks.Its nonalcoholic hibiscus margarita can be found on restaurant menus in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area. Eight distribution partners are putting its...
Meet Japan’s Original Decluttering Guru (No, Not That One)
Before Marie Kondo captured the world’s attention with her exhortations to rid ourselves of items that did not “spark joy,” there was another Japanese guru of decluttering.Her name is...
Albania Gives Jared Kushner Hotel Project a Nod as Trump Returns
The government of Albania has given preliminary approval to a plan proposed by Jared Kushner, Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law, to build a $1.4 billion luxury hotel complex on a...
We’re Sharing the Data Behind Our Detailed 2024 Election Map
We’ve published a new interactive map of the 2024 election that shows results by precinct, the most detailed vote data available. The New York Times is also releasing this...
Ramaswamy Has a High-Profile Perch and a Raft of Potential Conflicts
Vivek Ramaswamy is the less famous and less wealthy half of the duo of billionaires that President-elect Donald J. Trump has designated to slash government costs.His better-known co-leader, Elon...
U.S. Sues Southwest Airlines Over Chronic Delays
The federal government sued Southwest Airlines on Wednesday, accusing the airline of harming passengers who flew on two routes that were plagued by consistent delays in 2022.In a lawsuit,...
CPI Rose in December, a Sign the Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Stalled
Consumer prices rose more quickly in December, the latest sign that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation may have stalled.The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent from November, and...
