Rivian Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN), the electric vehicle (EV) company, may be running out of highway. After it posted mediocre earnings, investors ask whether it can continue to fund itself. If not, it will join a long list of car manufacturers that have gone under in the past 12 decades. (These are the biggest electric vehicle business failures in American history.) […]

Inflation is expected to break a long streak of declines in a closely watched report on Wednesday, underlining that taming price increases remains a challenging process that could take time — and that cost increases are likely to continue burdening American families for some time. The Consumer Price Index is expected to have climbed 5 percent in April from a […]

Two satellites designed by NASA to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, are in orbit after the successful launch on Monday. The first pair of the U.S. space agency’s TROPICS CubeSats (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) lifted off aboard an Electron rocket from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 Pad B in […]

I’m Emma Goldberg, a reporter for The New York Times. I cover the future of work and all the ways the workplace is changing: job-quitting, layoffs, the shift to hybrid work, a mounting movement for workers’ rights and rising concerns about the way artificial intelligence will transform industries. As I continue my reporting, I’m always looking to bring in new […]

U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the sixth consecutive month in April, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Monday, although the pace of contraction slowed by more than expected. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI rose to 47.1 in April from 46.3 in March, with a reading below 50 indicating a contraction. Economists had expected […]

Seoul, South Korea -based SD Biosensor, Inc. has recalled specific Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Tests, distributed by Roche Diagnostics in the United States, citing potential microbial contamination in the liquid buffer solution, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Test is an over-the-counter rapid antigen test and uses a nasal swab sample that can be self-collected and […]

Last week, Donald Trump became the first current or former U.S. president to be charged with a crime. Trump’s indictment by a Manhattan grand jury appears to be tied to hush money Trump allegedly paid to Stormy Daniels during his 2020 presidential campaign. For a president that was no stranger to controversies and legal intrigue, this is just the latest […]

Five hours is enough time to watch a Mets game. It is enough time to listen to the Spice Girls’ “Spice” album (40 minutes), Paul Simon’s “Paul Simon” album (42 minutes) and Gustav Mahler’s third symphony (his longest). It is enough time to roast a chicken, text your friends that you’ve roasted a chicken and prepare for an impromptu dinner […]

Ron DeSantis is claiming victory over silencing Disney following their public feud after the entertainment company openly opposed the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill that was signed into law by the Florida governor. “The big issue with Disney was they exercised a lot of political influence in this town,” DeSantis said in an interview with Newsmax. “And they tried to […]