When Enrique Romero Jr. finishes his shift fulfilling online orders at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Bellingham, Wash., he often walks to a nearby plasma donation center. There, he has his blood drained, and a hydrating solution is pumped into his veins, a process that leaves him tired and cold. Mr. Romero, 30, said […]

Felix Xu started his NFT art collection by purchasing a Chromie Squiggle, generated by an algorithm. Today, Xu, a 29-year-old Chinese tech executive, has more than 3,000 blockchain-based collectibles. But there is a hole burning in his crypto wallet that he would like to fill with real paintings. His budget stretches toward $500,000 and he […]

Cisco Systems, the technology conglomerate, has held discussions with the software company Splunk about buying it, although no deal is currently on the table, two people familiar with the matter told The New York Times on Friday. A deal may not happen at all, but if talks resume, Cisco could pay more than $20 billion […]

The sudden emergence of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Britain late last year stalled the country’s economic recovery, data confirmed on Friday, though the impact was milder than expected. Britain’s gross domestic product fell 0.2 percent in December from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said, as the government told […]

“Starship’s payload capacity is huge; it’s very, very big, and there aren’t that many commercial uses today for a rocket that big,” she said. “Maybe it’ll be so cheap that it makes sense to launch satellites on it if it’s not full, or near full.” Astronomers, on the other hand, see Starship’s massive capacity as […]

A key inflation measure showed that prices are climbing at the fastest pace in 40 years and more quickly than economists had expected, the latest unpleasant surprise for the White House and Federal Reserve after a bruising year for American consumers. Consumer Price Index data for January, released Thursday, showed that prices have climbed 7.5 […]

Jerome Chazen, an original partner in the Liz Claiborne company, which helped reshape how career women dress, died on Sunday at his home in Upper Nyack, N.Y. He was 94. The death was confirmed by his son, David. Mr. Chazen was a driving force behind Liz Claiborne Inc. as it outfitted a generation of women […]

James Bennet, the former editorial page editor for The New York Times, is expected to continue testifying on Wednesday in the trial that will determine whether The Times is held liable for defamation in the United States for the first time in at least 50 years. The Times is being sued by Sarah Palin, the […]

The slowdown in demand during the pandemic for services, usually a strength for the American economy, also pushed up the trade deficit, as foreigners drastically reduced their spending on tourism and education in the United States. The United States typically records a large trade surplus in services, which is subtracted from the overall deficit. Last […]

Starbucks on Tuesday fired a handful of employees in Memphis who were seeking to unionize their store, which is one of several dozen nationwide where workers have filed for union elections since December. A Starbucks spokesman said the employees had violated company safety and security policies. The union seeking to organize the store accused Starbucks […]