To Cut Housing Costs, Some States Are Easing Fire Safety Rules
Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least two…
Tariffs Confound Small Businesses Again
Chocolate makers and fig-paste importers are facing a tangle of unknowns, including whether to seek refunds for tariffs invalidated by…
Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology…
Global Economy Is Facing the Prospect of Another Profound Shock
A protracted conflict in the Middle East risks a spike in energy prices and broader inflation.
Trump Says He Will End Boycott of White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The mentalist Oz Pearlman is this year’s speaker. “Hopefully, it will be something very Special,” the president wrote on Truth…
Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms
The move amounts to a surrender in a clash that has led many law firms to submit to the president…
Oil Prices Surge After Iran Attack
How long prices remain high will depend on what the United States, Israel and Iran do next.
Investors Brace for Stock Market’s Reaction to U.S.-Israel Attack on Iran
The war comes at a precarious time for stocks, forcing investors to weigh the fallout of a potential prolonged disruption…
A Crisis in the Alps: Airbnb, Climate Change and Americans
The mountains’ resort towns have reached an inflection point, facing changes that threaten their cultures and even survival, as demand…
In Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, China and America See a Mirror Image
The Olympic athletes are the subject of uncomfortable public comparisons that present online narratives that overlap more than both sides…