Business
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Elite universities offer to spend more endowment cash to stave off tax hit after Trump attacks ‘woke’ policies: report
Nearly two dozen elite schools are reportedly backing a plan that would commit them to distributing at least 5% of their endowment value each year.
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Chinese exports to US plunge 35% in May — largest drop since start of COVID
Chinese shipments to the US plummeted 35% in May compared to the year before, according to government data released Monday.
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Ken Moelis to depart as CEO of $4.6 billion investment bank
He will take on the role of executive chairman later this year and continue advising clients.
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Port of Los Angeles sees sharp drop in cargo ships, West Coast dockworkers sit idle
That drop isn’t just a temporary blip. It’s part of a larger slowdown linked to President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
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Warner Bros. Discovery to split cable TV networks from streaming, Hollywood studios
One company -- tentatively called Global Networks -- will hold familiar cable channels like CNN, TBS and TNT as well as Discovery+ streaming service.
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Lawyers urging ‘caution’ on antitrust remedies in Google search trial have cozy ties to Big Tech
A group of prominent lawyers claimed to be objective last month as they urged a federal judge to take "caution" when imposing antitrust remedies...
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Exercise item sold at Costco recalled after more than 100 injuries reported
People who purchased the BowFlex 552 from Costco were urged to top using it immediately.
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Mike Johnson downplays Musk's influence and says Republicans will pass Trump's tax and budget bill
With an uncharacteristic feistiness, Speaker Mike Johnson took clear sides Sunday in President Donald Trump's breakup with mega-billionaire Elon Musk.
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New disputes emerge ahead of U.S.-China trade talks in London
U.S.-China trade talks in London this week are expected to take up a series of fresh disputes that have buffeted relations, threatening a fragile...
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Westinghouse pursuing US nuclear expansion with 10 large reactors after Trump orders: report
Nuclear equipment supplier Westinghouse is in talks with US officials and industry partners about deploying 10 large reactors, in response to...
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US-China trade talks to open in London as new disputes emerge
Both sides agreed in Geneva last month to a 90-day suspension of most of the 100%-plus tariffs they had imposed on each other in an escalating...
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Meta in talks over Scale AI stake that could top $10B, Bloomberg reports
Meta Platforms is in talks to make an investment that could exceed $10 billion in artificial intelligence startup Scale AI, Bloomberg News reported...