The Israelis intended the comparison to Cyrus the Great as a compliment to Trump. But Herodotus tells us that the old Persian ...

At 1 a.m. on a muggy Friday night in Chengdu, clusters of young people gather under neon lights to eat skewers, sip bubble tea, and livestream their outings. The city recently extended metro hours on ...

This video is not monetized. The Second World War produced many tales of heroic soldiers, sailors, pilots and their victories. The tank aces of the war are a bit lesser-known but no less interesting ...

As Washington’s partisan standoff deepens, the Labor Department is preparing for a potential halt in economic data if there is a partial government shutdown. The timing is especially sensitive. This ...

Washington — President Trump frequently touts a U.S. economy that's on the rise under his stewardship: he talks about energy and grocery prices that are falling, lower mortgage rates and claims he's ...

But layoffs are also low, meaning that unemployment overall is still low by historical standards. “It feels like companies are just — they’ve kind of stopped hiring or slowed down their hiring, ...

Americans hate this economy, but they keep spending like they love it. The Commerce Department reported Friday that consumer spending rose 0.6% in August. Although that may not sound like a lot, it ...

Democrats were swept out of power last year as they suffered political pain from rising costs. Now, President Donald Trump is overseeing stubborn inflation, a slowing job market and anxiety over his ...

California kept its bragging rights as the world’s fourth-largest economy in the latest update on state-level business output. The Golden State economy was producing goods and services at a ...

Argentina’s economy, recently hailed by some as a poster child for radical free market reform, now finds itself seeking American goodwill to navigate its latest crisis. Since December 2023, the ...

President Javier Milei slashed inflation and spending, but it wasn’t enough to stave off an economic crisis. President Trump has offered him a lifeline. By Ana Ionova and Daniel Politi Ana Ionova, who ...

As I calculated odds, discreetly signaled to my partner, and weighed risks amid ambiguity, I realized why Guandan – a card game known as “throwing bombs” – has become a ritual for cadres and ...