China Protests Over ‘Zero Covid’ Follow Months of Economic Pain

China Protests Over ‘Zero Covid’ Follow Months of Economic Pain

President Xi Jinping’s unbending approach to the pandemic has hurt businesses and strangled growth, squeezing the world’s second-largest economy.
Caroline Ellison Was a Little-Known Crypto Trader. Then FTX Collapsed.

Caroline Ellison Was a Little-Known Crypto Trader. Then FTX Collapsed.

Caroline Ellison, who ran the cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research, has found herself at the center of Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto empire.
US Approves Aid to Extend Life of California Nuclear Plant

US Approves Aid to Extend Life of California Nuclear Plant

The Energy Department’s grant of $1.1 billion is the latest step that could keep the reactor in operation beyond its scheduled shutdown in 2025.