Two people accused of stealing and reselling more than 900 tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour and other marquee events are facing criminal charges for their role in the scheme, New York prosecutors said. Several people were involved in hacking into the computer system of the online ticket-sales platform StubHub starting in the summer … Read more
Florida’s insurance regulator has demanded an unusually intrusive trove of data on millions of prescription drugs filled in the state last year, including the names of patients taking the medications, their dates of birth and doctors they’ve seen. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in January sought this information from pharmacy benefit managers like UnitedHealth’s … Read more
In the weeks since President Trump has taken office, he has pushed to unleash oil and gas production and has signed executive orders halting the country’s transition to renewable energy. But in Washington State, a government-led effort has just started to build what is expected to be the country’s largest solar generating station. The project … Read more
Oil prices swooned on Wednesday as economic uncertainty rippled through global markets, a reaction to President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico and a decision by members of the OPEC Plus oil cartel to begin increasing crude production in April. Since last year, OPEC Plus has signaled its intention to pump more oil, but … Read more
When Asher Lucas’s co-workers started taunting him for being transgender, saying he was “born a girl and needed to be a girl,” he figured this type of bullying would not be tolerated at a well-known restaurant. But after complaining to his manager, Mr. Lucas was fired along with three employees who spoke up on his … Read more
Adidas said Wednesday that it had sold its last pair of Yeezys, a wildly popular and profitable sneaker brand it developed with the rapper and designer Ye, as it tried to move past the publicity nightmare that followed after Ye’s antisemitic comments. The sportswear giant severed ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, in … Read more
For months, China has promised to help its people spend more to turn the economy around, while taking few concrete measures. On Wednesday, the country’s top leaders pledged to “vigorously” boost spending but once again offered limited details and little money to back it up. The government’s budget and annual work report, released on the … Read more
“A little disturbance” For months, the debate gripping board rooms, Wall Street and world capitals was whether to take President Trump at his word on tariffs. For a while, the markets rallied as if he were just bluffing. He wasn’t. In an address before Congress last night, Trump said that tariffs would protect American jobs … Read more
Tesla’s sales in Germany plunged in February, part of a wider slump across Europe that has undercut the company’s share price and highlighted anger at the political activities of Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive. Sales of Tesla cars in Germany, Europe’s largest market for electric vehicles, dove 76 percent in February compared with a … Read more
Ignacio Vasquez spent the last year saving money for tickets to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour, which will kick off next month. Mr. Vasquez, 20, a full-time student from Modesto, Calif., was on the lookout for tickets to one of the tour’s five shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for him and his sister. “I … Read more