The AI Race for Power and Land
The race to build the physical backbone of artificial intelligence is spilling out of server rooms and into politics, land markets and power grids. Across the United States, proposed AI…
Japan’s Yen Defense Is Reviving the Carry Trade
Japan’s effort to steady a falling yen has opened a new fault line in already uneasy markets: the same intervention meant to deter speculation may be helping revive one of…
North Korea Fires Missiles After Trump Scales Back Drills
North Korea fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a display of force that came just one day after President Trump moved…
As A.I. Spreads, the Boom Meets Economic Reality
The AI boom is colliding with jobs, markets and money The artificial intelligence surge that has powered stock indexes to records and turned chip makers into market titans is entering…
Kyiv’s Wartime Election Taboo Breaks
A Wartime Taboo Breaks in Kyiv Ukraine’s political debate, long compressed by the demands of survival, widened sharply on Tuesday when the country’s recently dismissed former defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov,…
U.S. Drill Cut Stirs Anxiety in South Korea
The United States and South Korea have cut short one of their most important annual military exercises, a move that has stirred unease in Seoul even as it appears to…
Trump Delays Canada Tariffs as Tentative Trade Deal Emerges
A threatened rupture in North American trade was put off, at least for now, late Tuesday after President Trump said he would delay by three days a steep new tariff…
As Iran Crisis Widens, Risks Spread From Hormuz to Europe
The confrontation with Iran sharpened markedly on Tuesday, with new signs that the crisis is expanding beyond a standoff at sea into a wider contest involving Europe, Gulf commerce and…
Japan’s Growth Falters as Yen and War Risks Rise
Japan’s Economy Loses Momentum as Yen Pressures and Middle East War Cloud Outlook Japan’s economy slowed more than expected in the second quarter, a setback that is sharpening concerns about…
China’s Slowdown Deepens at Home
China’s domestic slowdown comes into sharper view Fresh economic data from China suggest that the country’s slowdown is deepening at home, even as policymakers move on another sensitive front: reassuring…