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new video loaded: How Trump Could Gain Control of the FedBy Ben Casselman, Melanie Bencosme, June Kim, Gabriel Blanco and Jon Hazell•August 28, 2025President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook has laid bare the erosion of the Federal Reserve’s independence, which could lead to economic consequences for Americans, The New York Times’s chief economics correspondent explains.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting
Thinking of getting an electric vehicle? The federal government’s $7,500 subsidy expires at the end of September. (Though you might not need a subsidy to make the math work.) E.V.s tend to be pricier than comparable gas cars, but they have lower maintenance costs. And charging with electricity is typically cheaper than stopping at the gas pump. Our calculator takes into account the major upfront and ongoing costs of ownership — gas/electricity and maintenance — and does the math for you, though we don’t include every possible expense or rebate. (We also give you an estimate of greenhouse gas emissions,…
India has been one of the biggest suppliers of diamonds to the United States for years — and that pipeline is now at risk.The flow of diamonds from India to the United States dropped significantly after President Trump imposed new duties on imports from the country in April, as part of his global rollout of tariffs. Note: Figures represent imports for consumption and the duties applied to them. While the amount of diamonds imported to the U.S. dropped, the duties paid on them stacked up. On Wednesday, the administration further increased tariffs on imports from India, to 50 percent from…
new video loaded: How Tariffs Will Affect This Unique CheeseBy Eshe Nelson, Nikolay Nikolov, Laura Salaberry, Emli Bendixen and Jon Hazell•August 20, 2025Stilton is a special type of blue cheese that can be made in only three English counties. There are just four producers of Stilton left, but this one was crowned best cheese in the world, according to one of the industry’s top awards last year. Eshe Nelson, a business reporter for The New York Times, went to Clawson Farms, the producer of the award-winning Stilton, which is trying to expand its business in the United States, despite the…
A pioneering new survey, The Private Practice Barometer, has been launched by HMDG to offer private MSK clinics a clear and accurate picture of how their operations compare with others across the UK. The Barometer is the first survey of its kind in the country, benchmarking a range of practices including Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Podiatry, Sports Injury, and wider MSK healthcare services. For years, clinic operators have had little more than conjecture and anecdotal exchanges to guide decisions about staffing, referrals, fees, patient numbers, and technology. The Private Practice Barometer is designed to fill that gap. By collecting anonymous, comprehensive…
Founder Dan Herbatschek has announced a transformative update to Erdos Tracks, the contractor-focused platform now enhanced with artificial intelligence to provide live profit and loss (P&L) tracking. The upgrade combines all major functions—bidding, quoting, project management, dispatch, fleet control, and analytics—while introducing AI-powered job costing. Contractors can now gain instant and comprehensive financial visibility across every project. The enhanced release expands the system’s capabilities with AI-powered job costing and advanced analytics, giving contractors unmatched visibility into their operations and financial performance. Unlike traditional software that only captures job data in silos, Erdos Tracks covers the entire project lifecycle —…
In an online landscape where consumer trust increasingly influences purchasing decisions, UK entrepreneur Jack Purdie has launched UPPR, a digital PR agency designed to help business leaders shape and control their presence across digital platforms. Purdie, widely recognised as the founder of performance marketing agency ADVRT, developed the concept for UPPR after years of managing paid ad campaigns for rapidly scaling businesses. He observed a recurring problem: campaigns failed to convert, not due to weak creative or poor targeting, but because customers lost confidence during the research stage — often as a result of inconsistent or underdeveloped online reputations. “I…
new video loaded: What to Know About Trump’s Deal With A.I. ChipmakersBy Tripp Mickle, Karen Hanley, Jon Hazell and David Jouppi•August 13, 2025Nvidia and AMD will give the Trump administration a cut of chip sales to China in a deal that raises questions about national security and trade policy goals. Tripp Mickle explains.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting
“I can give it tasks and just walk away.”“It captures details I would have otherwise forgotten.”“There’s so much low-hanging fruit.”“The important thing is to maintain a reserve of skepticism.” A burst of experimentation followed ChatGPT’s release to the public in late 2022. Now many people are integrating the newest models and custom systems into what they do all day: their work.Chefs are using A.I. to invent recipes; doctors are using it to read M.R.I. and CT scans; scientists are unlocking discoveries. It’s helping workers with their day-to-day tasks: writing code, summarizing emails, creating ideas, generating curricula — even as it…
new video loaded: Uber’s Sexual Assault ProblemEmily Steel, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, got access to sealed court documents revealing more than 400,000 reports of sexual assault or misconduct after Uber rides over six years. She explains how Uber came up with solutions to address the problem but set some of them aside to prioritize business interests.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting