This article is part of our special section on the DealBook Summit that included business and policy leaders from around the world. “There’s always tough stuff going on, wars and depressions and recessions,” Jamie Dimon, chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase, told me. But this time, he said, it may be different — it may …
Belmont Stakes Will Move to Saratoga for 2024
The Belmont will be held at Saratoga next year, not Belmont. Sweeping renovations at Belmont Park on Long Island, including replacing the grandstand and all three racecourses, were authorized in May by the New York State Legislature, putting the track in Elmont, N.Y., out of commission and requiring a temporary home for the Belmont Stakes, …
Despite McConnell Legacy Push, Ukraine Funding in Increasing Jeopardy
Senator Mitch McConnell, the longtime Republican leader, has been outspoken over the past year about challenging the isolationist wing of his party that was questioning continued aid to Ukraine. He put his influence and reputation on the line to make the case that it was in the United States’ interest to help a beleaguered democracy …
McCarthy Says He Will Leave Congress at the End of the Year
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, who made history as the first speaker to be ousted from the post, announced on Wednesday that he would leave the House at the end of the year but said he planned to remain engaged in Republican politics. “I will continue to recruit our country’s best and brightest …
Megyn Kelly Returning to Debate Spotlight on NewsNation
Ms. Kelly is not the only Fox News veteran with a major role in the NewsNation debate. Cherie Grzech, who produced 15 primary debates for Fox News before leaving in 2021, now runs NewsNation’s news and political programming. Chris Stirewalt, best-known as the Fox News analyst who defended the 2020 election night call for Arizona …
Nguyen Qui Duc, Whose Salon Became a Hanoi Hub, Dies at 65
Nguyen Qui Duc, the proprietor of a salon and exhibition space that became a Hanoi landmark, where both Vietnamese and foreigners gathered for music, poetry and long nights of drinks and sushi, died on Nov. 22 in a hospital in Hanoi. He was 65. The cause was lung cancer, said his sister and sole survivor, …
Haley and DeSantis Face Off: What to Watch for in the GOP Debate
The debate stage in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will be down to four Republican presidential hopefuls on Wednesday — with the front-runner, Donald J. Trump, still absent — as the imperative to break from the dwindling pack grows more intense less than six weeks before the Iowa caucuses. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Nikki Haley, the …
Twitch Will Shut Down Its Streaming Platform in South Korea
Twitch, the popular video streaming service, will shut down its services in South Korea next year, the company said on Tuesday, after struggling for years with the high costs of operating in the country. Twitch was once one of the most popular platforms for gamers in South Korea, even as it competed with domestic services …
U.S. Air Force Says Osprey Crash Off Japan Left No Survivors
The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday that all eight of the airmen aboard the CV-22 Osprey that crashed in waters off southern Japan last week were believed to have been killed, and that the military was now focused on recovering their remains and debris from the aircraft. “The honorable service of these eight airmen …
JetBlue Seeks Court Approval of its Acquisition of Spirit Airlines
Smaller airlines that operate in the shadow of the nation’s four dominant air carriers are increasingly feeling pressure to merge with others to gain access to more planes and airport gates. Those dynamics were on display in a federal courtroom in Boston on Tuesday where JetBlue Airways tried to persuade a judge to let it …