Emily Moen, a coffee shop manager in Omaha, was scrolling through TikTok earlier this week when she came across a video informing her that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to higher prices for essential baby products. Ms. Moen, who is 15 weeks pregnant, said that she had not planned to buy a car seat soon. […]
Vivian Hoffman has worked in retail for a half-century, including 25 years as a buyer for Century 21 and the last eight running Whim, a chain selling affordable women’s clothing in the suburbs of New York City. She has adapted to recessions, the turmoil after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
Stocks on Wall Street ended a volatile week with a bounce on Friday, while government bond markets continued to signal investor worry about the impact of new import taxes, as China raised its tariffs on American-made products to 125 percent. The S&P 500 fell as much as 0.9 percent in morning trading before rallying through […]
Apr 11, 2025, 10:07 AM ET Find out who is missing through injury, who’s in a race against time to prove their fitness and who has been ruled out through suspension for the next round of Premier League fixtures. And as you plan your fantasy team for the next gameweek, check out the Expected XIs […]
Lucy Ashton BBC News, South Yorkshire political reporter Lucy Ashton/BBC Sheffield GP Maria Read says benefit changes could prove “crippling” for many people The cost of living crisis was making people ill and there would be a “flood” of people needing support as benefit changes came into force, a Sheffield GP has warned. Dr Maria […]
Apr 11, 2025, 12:58 PM ET Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has said that Liam Delap can become a “top player” but insists that the club’s ideal transfer target is a “copy” of their current No. 9 Nicolas Jackson. Sources have told ESPN that Chelsea face competition from Manchester United to sign Delap this summer and […]
Still, even voters who reject Correa’s legacy might be inclined to vote for Gonzalez out of disillusionment with the status quo. President Noboa has faced criticism for human rights abuses and executive overreach during his short term in office. Some even say he has flashed an authoritarian streak, just like Correa. Voting is compulsory in […]
Victoria Gill Science correspondent Kevin Church/BBC News Researchers are using specially designed games and brain-scanning ‘hats’ to work out how children develop key skills Two-year-old Henry is completely transfixed by the iPad in front of him. Every time a smiley face appears he taps the screen – and his tap transforms the face into a […]
Stephen McDonell China correspondent Getty Images In response to why Beijing is not backing down to Donald Trump on tariffs, the answer is that it doesn’t have to. China’s leaders would say that they are not inclined to cave in to a bully – something its government has repeatedly labelled the Trump administration as – […]
Apr 10, 2025, 12:11 PM ET BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, Germany — I’m writing this week’s column while speeding through the Baden-Württemberg countryside on the Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway network. Green leaves are filling up the trees and there are discernible signs of spring blossom wherever you look. This is my favorite time in the German football […]