Last August, a hotel room in Europe priced at 200 euros was about $224. Today, travelers spending American dollars would pay only $208. On the rise since last autumn, the dollar is strong compared with a number of foreign currencies, including the euro, the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar. And President Trump’s tariff threat […]
Donald Trump says he believes Russia has “the cards” in any peace talks to end the war in Ukraine because Russia has “taken a lot of territory”. The US president told the BBC he trusted that Moscow wants to see an end to the war, which Russia started when it waged a full-scale invasion almost […]
American manufacturing has been in the doldrums for years, battered by high borrowing costs and a strong dollar, which makes exports less competitive. But there has been a bright spot: billions of dollars flowing into factory construction, signifying that a potential rebound in production and employment is around the corner. The flood of investment has […]
In her first session with a new therapist in San Diego, Elise, 37, immediately felt turned off. Not because of anything the therapist said, but because of the fact that she was riding a stationary bike during their conversation. Maria Danna, 35, was alarmed when her therapist in Portland, Ore., “vigorously shook a maraca at […]
Astronomers on Tuesday said that the asteroid designated 2024 YR4 had become the most likely sizable space rock ever forecast to impact planet Earth. The object, first detected in December, is 130 to 300 feet long and expected to make a very close pass of the planet in 2032. Its odds of impacting Earth on […]
Feb 19, 2025, 11:22 PM ET Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano labeled the conditions as “inhumane” after the team triumphed 1-0 over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup first round at Children’s Mercy Park in freezing temperatures. “I’m very proud because I think it’s impossible to play […]
Lloyds Banking Group has nearly tripled the amount it is setting aside to cover the car finance mis-selling scandal to £1.2bn, knocking its profits for the year. It is setting aside an extra £700m to cover potential compensation payments, on top of £450m earmarked earlier. Lloyds, and other providers of finance for car loans, are […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations in Cape Town next week, according to people familiar with his plans, deepening the rift between the United States and South Africa over policies the Trump administration believes are anti-American. The decision to forgo such […]
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 13. Virginia Mayo/AP hide caption toggle caption Virginia Mayo/AP WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be […]
Having just arrived home after a disappointing second-round loss at the Australian Open in January, world No. 5 Casper Ruud needed a pick-me-up. As he so often does, he turned to golf. It was far too cold to play outside in the Norwegian winter, so he went to a simulator and felt better after hitting […]