For the central bank to lower interest rates again, officials will likely need to see more notable signs that unemployment is rising.
Category: Two Thousand Twenty Five
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Readers Pick the Songs That Defined Their 2025
Stories behind tracks by Fontaines D.C., Beyoncé, Nina Simone and more.
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Repeat Moviegoers Help Hollywood Eke Out a Slightly Better 2025
Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.
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Will the A.I. Boom Continue to Drive Up Stocks in 2026?
The boom in artificial intelligence was the biggest driver of gains in the stock market. That could pose a risk in 2026.
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The Musicians We Lost in 2025
Listen to songs by pop visionaries, neo-soul luminaries, country-adjacent outlaws and more.
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Popcast’s Top 10 Music Moments of the Year
Counting down some personal favorites, including a major rap tour, the sublime bridge in a breakup song and Timothée Chalamet’s rapping.
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The Trends, Colors and Styles That Dominated Wardrobes in 2025
These were some of the common threads connecting outfits worn by different people at different times in different places this year.
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2025 Showed Us the Global Power of Anime
The medium has been bigger than niche for a long time. That became apparent to everyone in 2025.
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Every Outfit From Our 2025 Look of the Week Column
See all the outfits from around the world that were featured this year in our Look of the Week column.
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Who Says Rock Is Dead?
In 2025, rock was still hanging in. As artificial intelligence infiltrates music, the genre’s handmade imperfections are more crucial than ever.
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K-Pop in 2025: What ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and NewJeans Tell Us About the Genre
The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass.
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10 Songs That Explain My Year
From Gustav Mahler to Lady Gaga, a peek into Lindsay’s past 12 months in music.