Economy

A Deliveroo rider near Victoria station in London, England, on March 31, 2021. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images LONDON — British food delivery firm Deliveroo on Tuesday said it has agreed to a takeover offer from American rival DoorDash that values the company at £2.9 billion ($3.9 billion). Deliveroo, which lets users order hot meals […]

An Oscar statue being set up on the red carpet for the 97th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Feb 28, 2025, in Hollywood, California. Aaronp | Bauer-Griffin | Getty Images Out of all the tariff actions U.S. President Donald Trump has announced, the 100% levy on movies produced outside the U.S. ranks as […]

Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapan’s stock markets have been testing new highs not seen since 1990 — evoking memories of its “bubble economy” right before the country plunged into its so-called “lost decade.”Since… […]

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address at the Google I/O developers conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, May 10, 2023.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesGoogle users have long been able to append their search queries with the term “Reddit” to find helpful resources on specific topics.When thousands of… […]

SHENZHEN, CHINA – APRIL 12: A woman checks her smartphone while walking past a busy intersection in front of a Sam’s Club membership store and a McDonald’s restaurant on April 12, 2025 in Shenzhen, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News As sky-high tariffs kill U.S. orders for Chinese goods, the country has been striving […]

The rise of AI can cause both “utopian” and “dystopian” effects in the future, says AI expert Pedro Uria-Recio. Mtstock Studio | E+ | Getty Images Workplace leaders are grappling with balancing between prioritizing people and profit making amid the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Companies have a responsibility to protect jobs as the AI […]

Logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures fell about 2% on Monday to close at the lowest in four years, after OPEC+ agreed to hike production for a second month. U.S. crude lost $1.16, or 2%, to close at $57.13 a […]

A sign for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is seen on its building headquarters on Feb. 18, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images The CEOs of NPR and PBS said they’re looking into options to challenge the Trump administration following the president’s executive order to cut off public funding to the news […]

Relationships don’t fall apart overnight. More often than not, they crumble under the weight of small missteps that quietly accumulate — until they become too heavy to manage. As a psychologist who studies couplesI’ve seen many versions of this. Partners come into my office thinking their problem has something to do with frequent fights or […]

How to be happier has always been a tricky thing to figure out, but in recent years, experts have researched at length just how to achieve the desired feeling. August is National Happiness Happens Monthwhich serves as an annual reminder to celebrate what makes you happy. Over the past year we’ve talked to researchers about […]