The latest clash between Florida’s governor and Disney. The looming X-date. And the boom this year in corporate bankruptcies.
Category: Politics and Government
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Building Boom on Mykonos Reveals ‘Wretched’ Side of Greece’s Recovery
Investors are eager to cash in on soaring demand for luxury properties, but an attack on an archaeologist investigating building violations brought a darker underbelly to light.
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An Automaker Has a Stark Warning for the U.K. Car Industry
Stellantis said post-Brexit export rules and the lack of a domestic battery manufacturer could force it to close its plants in Britain.
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SVB’s Ex-C.E.O. Becker Deflects Blame for Collapse
Senators derided Gregory Becker at a hearing about the failure of his bank. “It sounds a lot like ‘my dog ate my homework’,” one said.
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Why Some Countries Find It Hard to Move Away From Fossil Fuels
Trinidad and Tobago is the No. 2 exporter of liquefied natural gas in the Americas. Its output has been falling, but it remains committed to fossil fuels.
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Bill Oesterle, Co-Founder of Angie’s List, Dies at 57
The company he helped found to review local contractors grew into a website with millions of subscribers. He was also involved in Republican Party politics in Indiana.
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Slava Zaitsev, Enduring Soviet-Era Fashion Designer, Dies at 85
He gave color, sparkle and opulence to a generation raised in drab Soviet gray and designed for pop stars, Olympic athletes, politicians and ballerinas.
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From Rap Star to Engineer to Young Mayor Demolishing Swaths of Kathmandu
A music idol in his early 20s and then an engineer, Balen, 33, next won an upset victory as mayor of Nepal’s capital, inspiring a wave of young politicians. Now, he’s tearing down parts of the city.
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Kemal Dervis, Who Eased Turkey’s Economic Crisis, Dies at 74
Changes he spearheaded in 2001 helped avert disaster. He later led the United Nations Development Program.