WASHINGTON — Republican senators sent the White House a sharp message on Tuesday, warning that they were opposed to President Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on Mexican imports, just hours after the president said lawmakers would be “foolish” to try to stop him. Mr. Trump’s latest threat — 5 percent tariffs on all goods imported…
Couturiers and their celebrity muses gathered Monday night at the Brooklyn Museum for the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, the industry's version of the Oscars, where honorees included actress Jennifer Lopez, designer Bob Mackie, and Barbie. Lada Gaga's designer Brandon Maxwell claimed the CFDA Award for Womenswear Designer of the Year. The…
If you've been paying attention to Apple over the past year, you probably weren't surprised to see it tout its privacy bona fides at its annual developers conference on Monday, or to see it gleefully disparage the failings of other tech companies. Privacy has been a smart strategy for Apple lately, dovetailing nicely with the…
LONG BEFORE Tim Cook became Apple’s boss, when his job was to wring costs out of the company’s supply chain, he learned of a problem with a supplier in China. “This is really bad,” he told his staff. “Someone should be in China driving this.” Thirty minutes later he saw one of his executives sitting…
WASHINGTON — The federal government is stepping up its scrutiny of the world’s biggest tech companies, as regulators divvy up oversight of the Silicon Valley giants and lawmakers move to investigate whether they have stifled competition. After recent negotiations, the Justice Department will handle Apple and Google, while the Federal Trade Commission will take Facebook…
Chief economists and central bankers may be concerned about the onset of a global economic slowdown, but consumer-facing companies say they are doing just fine, thank you very much. “Obviously there is a lot of fear and a lot of concern,” said Melanie Kreis, CFO of Deutsche Post, which is the post office for Germany…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blocked the right-wing media outlet The Daily Caller from following her on Twitter account last week — a decision some legal experts say may have violated the First Amendment. The Daily Caller's account tweeted at Ocasio-Cortez last Thursday disputing a comment she made about her Green New Deal resolution. Ocasio-Cortez responded by…
Even before arriving in London on June 3rd for a three-day state visit, President Donald Trump stirred controversy, weighing in with views on potential successors to Theresa May as prime minister. The visit itself will be an extravaganza of protests and pomp. It will also be a test of how “special” the relationship between America…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the 29-year-old commander of the almost negligible air force of the United Arab Emirates, had come to Washington shopping for weapons. In 1991, in the months after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, the young prince wanted to buy so much military hardware to protect his own…
Apple has been the top seller of wearable computing devices for the past few years, thanks to the popularity of its smartwatches and AirPod wireless earbuds. But with competitors like Fitbit, Samsung, and Garmin adding new features to their competing devices, Apple can’t afford to stand still. The fifth generation update of the Apple Watch…
