The relative calm in the markets may not survive upheaval in the A.I. sector and a deluge of disruptive Trump policies, our columnist says. Source link

She was a figure out of fiction, right down to her Jane Austen name. The daughter of a baroness and a British major (a spy during World War II), Marianne Faithfull — who died this week at 78 — was discovered by the Rolling Stones’ manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, at a record release party in…

You can still get your tax refund sent to your checking account, say, and then use the money to buy digital I bonds via TreasuryDirect. What’s going away is the ability to fill out a special form with your tax return and have the paper bonds bought with your refund. The change was quietly announced…

It is a riddle that has confounded scholars for over a century. And now it carries a handsome cash prize: $1 million for anyone who can decipher the script of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Relatively little is known about the creators of the script, who built a sprawling urban system about 5,000 years ago…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to Central America on Saturday, kicking off his first official trip with a visit to Panama amid tensions over President Trump’s threats to seize control of the Panama Canal. Mr. Rubio’s plan to visit four Central American nations, along with the Dominican Republic, reflects the Trump administration’s intense…

American Airlines Flight 5342, a regional jet en route from Wichita, Kan., was zooming down and about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on Wednesday night, when its pitch made a last-minute turn upward. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board appeared unsure if that meant that the pilots were alerted to…

The Democratic National Committee on Saturday elected Ken Martin as its chairman, tapping a low-profile political insider from Minnesota to guide the party forward after its crushing defeats last fall. Mr. Martin, 51, triumphed in a 75-day contest that turned less on why Democrats lost to President Trump for a second time than on internal…

Mexico’s pitch to companies considering the American market was simple. Worried about vulnerable supply chains? Need to reduce your reliance on China? Want an inexpensive spot close to the United States with favorable trade rules? Try Mexico. Thousands of companies, from family enterprises to powerhouse brands, in Asia, Europe and elsewhere have done just that…

He went on to describe his plan to establish an “External Revenue Service,” and a few days ago mused to reporters that income taxes might whither away, as tariffs become the main sustenance for America’s $6.8 trillion annual federal budget. Mainstream economists are largely skeptical of Mr. Trump’s faith in tariffs as a game-changing tool…

Rain fell across Northern California on Saturday and could continue for days with an atmospheric river hanging over the region like a sopping wet towel. With multiple pushes of moisture expected, parts of the region could see continuous soggy weather into next week, potentially through Friday, and a heightened risk for flooding that could increase…