On a corner in San Francisco’s Jackson Square, formerly part of the city’s famed Barbary Coast and now an enclave of design firms and disruptive start-ups, the fog swirls just beyond the windows that run the length of Rothy’s headquarters. The fog is so thick and ever-present the locals have named it Karl. But inside,…
Two major Saudi oil refineries were set ablaze after a drone strike that was reportedly orchestrated by Yemen's Houthi rebel group. The extent of the damage was unclear, which could be critical to the state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco's plans for what could be the largest initial public offering of stock in the world. A…
LOS ANGELES — Kim Gordon is synonymous with New York.It was in New York that Ms. Gordon, helped found Sonic Youth, probably the most influential New York art-rock band since the Velvet Underground.It was in New York that Ms. Gordon became a fashion influencer, blending 1980s thrift store campiness with 1960s Anita Pallenberg mod.And it…
Greetings from Hong Kong. Alan noted in this space yesterday that the proposition cooperative economic relations between the United States and China must be preserved is an idea that enjoys scant support in America. That's a crucial observation, not least because it applies to U.S. politicians on both sides of the aisle. President Trump recently…
A Manhattan federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against Fox News by the family of murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich. In May 2017 Fox News published a since retracted report alleging that Rich was murdered as part of a plot to conceal the leak of emails to WikiLeaks. Rich's family claim that Fox New's…
Neil Parikh hadn’t been getting a lot of rest, and it showed. It was deep into the afternoon, and Mr. Parikh, a founder of the direct-to-consumer mattress start-up Casper, was looking at the menu of a Midtown Manhattan coffee shop, debating whether it was too late for another cappuccino.“This whole week, basically, I’ve been in…
British fashion officials are warning about the perils of a no-deal Brexit as London Fashion Week begins. At an opening event Friday, Stephanie Phair, chairwoman of the British Fashion Council, said the industry is urging Britain's government to find a Brexit deal rather than leave the European Union without new arrangements in place. She said…
Warren Buffett is credited with saying "be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." These words of wisdom helped the Berkshire Hathaway chairman earn his stripes as the most legendary investor of his generation. But these days, institutional investors in stocks are struggling to apply his principle. They are confronted with…
ImageAn oil rig docked in Sabine Pass, Tex. The repeal means industrial pollution will be able to flow more freely into waterways.CreditCreditBrandon Thibodeaux for The New York TimesSept. 12, 2019Updated 2:32 p.m. ETWASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced the repeal of a major Obama-era clean water regulation that had placed limits on polluting…
With Elizabeth Warren’s rise in the presidential campaign polls, some viewers of tonight’s Democratic debate might be looking for clashes between the Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts and former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic frontrunner in the White House race. Among registered voters in the country, Warren is coming in number two right behind…
