What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh

What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh

“A lot of checks” Business leaders who had high hopes for the second Trump administration hadn’t signed up for the turmoil of his trade war. President Trump’s deals-focused visit to Saudi Arabia is more of what they had in mind. Leaving aside questions of how many of the multibillion-dollar agreements …

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The Tech Guys Are Fighting. Literally.

The Tech Guys Are Fighting. Literally.

Walking into the crowded hotel conference room, Andrew Batey looked like any other tech guy attending ETHDenver, an annual cryptocurrency conference. A venture capital investor based in Florida, Mr. Batey wore a black sweatshirt emblazoned with the logos of more than a dozen crypto companies, with names like LunarCrush and …

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Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors

Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors

At first, residents of the upscale cul-de-sac in West Lake Hills, Texas, did not know who had moved into the 6,900-square-foot, six-bedroom mansion next door. Then construction workers arrived to erect a 16-foot chain-link fence around the $6 million property, which is one of four homes on the leafy street. …

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Trump Proposes $163 Billion in Cuts Across Government in New Budget

Trump Proposes 3 Billion in Cuts Across Government in New Budget

President Trump on Friday proposed slashing $163 billion in federal spending next fiscal year, a drastic retrenchment in the role and reach of government that, if enacted, would eliminate a vast set of climate, education, health and housing programs, including some that benefit the poor. Issuing his first budget proposal …

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How Much Time Will Musk Devote to Tesla?

How Much Time Will Musk Devote to Tesla?

Musk or not, Tesla’s challenges remain Tesla shareholders appear relieved that Elon Musk seems set to stay on as C.E.O., after the automaker’s chair denied a report that the board had explored finding his successor. Company shares are up in premarket trading. But even if Musk — who has said …

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Trump’s 100-Day Economic Report Card

Trump’s 100-Day Economic Report Card

Trump’s tumultuous start When President Trump took office in January for his second term, business leaders anticipated an administration that would lower taxes, loosen regulations and open up deal-making. Instead, Wall Street got chaos. The president has taken a cudgel to global trade with enormous tariffs, threatened the independence of …

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