New York Public Radio said on Tuesday that it would lay off about 7 percent of its staff as it continued to struggle with a financial shortfall. Twenty-one full-time roles will be eliminated, with three of them becoming part time, the chief executive, LaFontaine Oliver, said in an email to the staff. Seven open roles […]
Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Getty Images Candidates from left to right: Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney After back-to-back debates in both English and French, the candidates to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party in Canada have made their case to voters. Card-holding Liberals will now […]
President Trump speaks to reporters as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on in the Oval Office on Feb. 25, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images North America President Trump said he is planning to introduce a new visa to attract rich foreigners to America — something he is […]
Joshua Nevett and Sam Francis Political reporters Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent A ‘dangerous new era’: Starmer explains decision to boost defence and cut aid Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to travel to Washington to meet Donald Trump after setting out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027. On Tuesday, the […]
Fresh off the worst inflation shock in decades, Americans are once again bracing for higher prices. Expectations about future inflation have started to move up, according to metrics closely watched by officials at the Federal Reserve. So far, the data, including a consumer survey from the University of Michigan and market-based measures of investors’ expectations, […]
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said the government “believes in increasing airport capacity”, as a deadline approaches on approving the expansion of Gatwick. A decision is expected later this week on whether the airport in West Sussex can expand its operations to two simultaneously functioning runways. Alexander said the government would do “all we can […]
Shares of Tesla had been on a tear since Donald J. Trump won the presidential election. Investors were betting that the carmaker would benefit from the more than $250 million that its chief executive, Elon Musk, spent to support the Trump campaign. But an 8 percent decline in Tesla’s stock on Tuesday all but wiped […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves completed a fearless comeback win for the ages Monday night. Minnesota erased a 25-point third-quarter deficit against the Western Conference’s top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder (46-11) to pick up a 131-128 overtime road victory at Paycom Center. With the win the Wolves (32-27) snap a two-game skid and, more importantly, inch closer to […]
BP is expected to announce it will slash its renewable energy investments and instead focus on increasing oil and gas production. The energy giant will outline its strategy later following pressure from some investors unhappy its profits and share price have been much lower than its rivals. Shell and Norwegian company Equinor have already scaled […]
Getty Images US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation of copper imports in what is a first step toward potential tariffs on the metal. Administration officials said the White House wanted to find ways to boost US production of copper, a component used to make electric cars, ships and data centres that they said […]