Amazon Gets Into the LeBron James Business

Last summer, the basketball podcast “Mind the Game” ended under unusual circumstances. The dynamic between its co-hosts had been transformed: After their ninth episode, one host, JJ Redick, became head coach of the other host, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. It was not clear whether “Mind the Game” would continue; Mr. Redick, a … Read more

Dollar Tree Is Selling Family Dollar for $1 Billion

Dollar Tree is selling the Family Dollar brand to two private capital firms for just over $1 billion, the company announced on Wednesday after years of struggling with Family Dollar’s operation. The private equity firms Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management are buying Family Dollar together, according to the statement. In the announcement, Dollar … Read more

PBS and NPR Funding Has Been Threatened Before

Calls to eliminate government funding for NPR and PBS may have reached a peak, but the two networks have been living under that threat for decades. Congressional Republicans have periodically attempted to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the government-backed organization that administers hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funding directed to public broadcasters … Read more

Big Law Splinters Under a Trump Onslaught

No Kumbaya moment President Trump has opened a new front in his attack on Big Law. On Tuesday, he signed an executive order that targeted Jenner & Block, a major white-shoe firm, days after issuing a far-reaching memorandum threatening to punish any law firm that he contends has unfairly challenged his administration. One of the … Read more

Foreign Travelers Are Rethinking Travel to the U.S.

International tourists detained at U.S. borders. Steep tariffs imposed on trade partners. Threats against longtime allies. The onslaught of contested policies and language by the Trump administration in recent weeks is causing tourists around the globe to either cancel or reconsider travel to the United States. A growing number of visitors say they feel unwelcome … Read more

India Is on a Hiring Binge That Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Stop

In India’s most advanced cities, American companies are racing to set up more and bigger offshore campuses: fully staffed offices with high-skilled Indian professionals, performing functions vital to global business. The concentration is most stark in bits of Bengaluru. Apul Nahata of RapidAI, a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company that uses artificial intelligence to interpret … Read more

Why These Islanders Hunt Dolphins

The call of a conch shell roused the dolphin hunters from their beds. Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church. There a priest led them in a whispered prayer, his voice barely audible over the sound of crashing waves; the tide was high that day. Saltwater pooled in parts of the village, … Read more

U.S. Adds Export Restrictions to More Chinese Tech Firms Over Security Concerns

The Trump administration on Tuesday added 80 companies and organizations to a list of companies that are barred from buying American technology and other exports because of national security concerns. The move, which targeted primarily Chinese firms, cracks down on companies that have been big buyers of American chips from Nvidia, Intel and AMD. It … Read more