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One day last year, Julie Gauthier went on Twitter with a confession to make. “Unpopular opinion: I don’t have zoom fatigue and I miss zoom happy hours and game nights,” she wrote. “I feel more isolated now than I did when…

Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited.Too Many Free NipplesThe young ones tend to never wear a bra and come to…

Wordle is one of my favorite games from last year. Another is Midjourney. I know that AI ‘art’ is controversial, and I absolutely support artists who are pushing back against the commercial use of AI artwork, but as a fun game…

WWE SmackDown advertised a Kansas City Showdown between Sami Zayn and Jey Uso, as Zayn continues to beg for Kevin Owens’ services. The night ended with Owens saving Sami Zayn from another Bloodline beatdown, and answering loud chants of “hug it…

Movie theaters have continued to struggle post-COVID, as many consumers have gotten used to streaming films in their own home, and now may only go out to the theater to watch big-budget action films. This problem in the movie industry has…

Hendrick Motorsports is taking its case to the court of public opinion. Days after NASCAR handed down its largest team penalty in history, Hendrick executives met with the media to give their side of the story. Wednesday Hendrick’s four teams were…

Welcome to Diablo IV’s Early Access beta weekend! So far, I have to say I’m really enjoying the game—or at least I assume I would be if I could ever login and actually play it. So far, all I’ve been able…

Global divisions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine widened as China said Xi Jinping would go to Russia to help make peace, in a move widely seen as a stark sign of support for President Vladimir V. Putin.Global dividing lines over Russia’s…

Private equity firms and other buyers have been circling failed and struggling banks that are desperately trying to sell off assets or even stakes.Just one day after the biggest U.S. banks gave it a $30 billion infusion, First Republic Bank was…

Far too many people are content to move forward in their daily lives, completely unaware that they are imprisoned by a variety of financial institu­tions. They can feel the impact of their servitude including the sensation of drowning in debt, feeling…

Since March of 1631, people around the world have been honoring St. Patrick. As the celebration has continued, certain traditions have become synonymous with March 17th, and sipping Irish whiskey is at the heart of the celebrations. To mark the occasion,…

Borrowing could become tougher, a particular blow to small businesses — and a threat to the recovery’s staying power.The U.S. economic recovery has repeatedly defied predictions of an impending recession, withstanding supply-chain backlogs, labor shortages, global conflicts and the fastest increase…

The plan aims to fix “historical failures” and will provide debt cancellation to thousands of borrowers, according to the Education Department.It’s unclear whether President Biden’s student loan cancellation plan will survive a legal challenge now before the Supreme Court, but a…

The band said it wanted to make its North American tour “affordable for all,” but after tickets went on sale this week, fans said that fees had ratcheted up the price.The Cure’s frontman, Robert Smith, said on Thursday that Ticketmaster will…

Despite the rescue of First Republic, investors continue to sell off shares in the ailing bank and some other regional lenders, dragging the market lower.Renewed concern about the health of the banking system dragged down the stock market on Friday, suggesting…

I’m going to make a bold prediction I desperately hope comes true: This year, 2023, could be the most influential year in a generation for food and agriculture systems in the United States. This summer will be incredibly important as lawmakers…

On March 17, 2023, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova. According to the ICC statement, Vladimir Putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation…

ToplineThe International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Friday for Russian President Vladimir Putin and another Russian official for the alleged deportation of Ukrainian children from Ukraine, amid an investigation by the organization and claims by global leaders—including the U.S.—that Russia…

Stocks, bonds and commodities markets are all sending different signals. Although the S&P 500 rose this week, oil prices fell along with bond yields, signs that investors are worried about the economy.It was a week of market turmoil that began with the…

ToplineSome of the country’s biggest regional banks, led by First Republic Bank, are deep in the red Friday morning, as fears linger among investors that the sudden failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank last week could spark widespread turmoil…

ToplineMajor stock indexes plummeted yet again Friday as investors seemed largely skeptical of a government-backed plan for large banks to save the slumping First Republic bank, which many feared was little more than sticking a Band-Aid on a gash and risking…

Prior to the start of the 2023 edition, in the history of the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament, there had been 144 matchups between the fourth and thirteenth seeds. The fourth seed had won 113 of them; the thirteenth seed had won…

The agreement will reduce the unprofitable office space company’s debt, giving it more financial breathing room.WeWork, the struggling office space company, said on Friday that it had reached a deal with SoftBank and other investors to significantly reduce its debt and…

ToplineHonda, had to recall 448,613 cars—its third recall this year—due to a manufacturing issue preventing the front seat belt buckle from latching, though it has yet to make it to the most recalls for car manufacturers this year. Key Facts The…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinI saw someone on LinkedIn call Expo West something else — Inflammation West. I laughed, but I also really feel it. The foods may be debuting at a show with natural in the name, but…

First, the background: The future of artificial intelligence arrived with a bang this spring in the form of Microsoft’s rollout of its new and improved search engine, Bing, along with a chat function that lets users converse, debate, and even flirt…

When Ann Morrow Johnson steps into her office every morning, her mind is flooded with the endless possibilities that could eventually be coming to Disney Parks around the world. As the Vice President of Blue Sky and Creative Development at Walt…

ToplineHunter Biden sued the owner of the repair shop where he allegedly dropped off his infamous laptop on Friday, more than two years after a 2020 New York Post exposed the contents of the computer that led to a firestorm of…

ToplineFans looking for Taylor Swift's four news songs—one previously unreleased and three re-recorded—struggled to find them and took to social media in droves Friday to complain. Key Facts In order to find the songs—”Eyes Open,” “Safe & Sound,” “If This Was…

Last summer I penned a piece for Forbes.com with the provocative title, “Boeing BA Has Bottomed. It Could Recover Quickly.” At the time I was guessing what the future held for America’s most storied aerospace enterprise, but market developments during the…

The Bears have made their first move replacing David Montgomery, and it makes you wonder if they are going to target a pass-catching back in the draft. D’Onta Foreman, signed to a one-year contract for $3 million, does not project as…

The nation’s top lenders banded together to rescue First Republic Bank. But markets worry that regional institutions remain under pressure.Have America’s biggest banks done enough to prop up this lender?Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesMixed feelings about First Republic’s bailout America’s biggest banks unveiled…

ToplineScientists in China have used Crispr gene editing to restore vision in blind mice, according to research published Friday in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, another advance that signals potential applications in humans as scientists grapple with the thorny ethical issues…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTalk about cancel culture! From the time of George Washington to the early 1970s, the U.S. successfully operated under the gold standard, but it has been the great unmentionable among most economists and financial officials,…

Jasson Dominguez was never going to head north to Yankee Stadium to be on the opening day roster when the Yankees open the season in two weeks. It did not matter how well Dominguez performed in spring training. It was just…