Google Is a Monopolist in Online Advertising Tech, Judge Says
The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.Read More
IMF Warns Trump Tariffs Will Weaken Economy and Increase Inflation
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes productivity.Read More
European Central Bank Cuts Rates Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Policymakers lowered rates a quarter point and said that the region’s growth outlook had “deteriorated” because of rising trade tensions.Read More
Why Does Harvard Have Tax-Exempt Status and Can the IRS Revoke It? What to Know.
The university, like many colleges and charities, is exempt from federal income and property taxes, saving it billions of dollars. President Trump has questioned whether it should enjoy that status.Read More
Nvidia C.E.O. Meets With Chinese Trade Officials in Beijing
The day before the visit by Jensen Huang, lawmakers in Washington said they were investigating whether the chipmaker’s sales in China violated U.S. rules.Read More
China Wants Countries to Unite Against Trump, but Is Met With Wariness
Beijing is using a mix of carrots and sticks to try to prevent other countries from siding with the United States in isolating China.Read More
Can China Fight Deflation and Trump’s Tariffs at the Same Time?
China is facing a double whammy: corrosive deflation and tariffs that threaten to block trade. Chinese workers will be the biggest casualties.Read More
Europe Seeks a Direct Line to Trump, Skeptical That Aides Speak for Him
Despite Europe’s size, economic might and longstanding alliances with Washington, Trump officials have made clear it is not a priority, European officials say.Read More
The Fight Between Trump and Public Schools Over DEI Escalates
Can President Trump withhold federal money for low-income students? A brewing fight over diversity, equity and inclusion programs may force the courts to decide.Read More
New Pushback to Trump’s Deportations, and Climate Research Under Threat
Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina.Read More