Business

Central bankers are paying more attention to the strength of the job market as inflation cools. But it’s a tough time to gauge its resilience.

By Jeanna Smialek

In the carrot-versus-stick debate, fees and fines have dominated the conversation. But some destinations’ new policies aim to reward tourists who behave responsibly.

By Elaine Glusac

China’s electric vehicle companies are making inroads in Thailand, a key industry hub, as Europe and the United States wield tariffs to keep them out.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

After dominating sales in Thailand for decades, Mazda, Nissan and other Japanese companies are losing their grip on a market long viewed as a regional hub.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi, River Akira Davis and Claire Fu

The series and its many spinoffs have sold more than 200 million copies and revolutionized the world of young adult publishing.

By Clay Risen

The presidential candidates have offered few ideas for reducing the debt burden as red ink continues to mount.

By Alan Rappeport

Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer, cut some infrastructure funding and pensions benefits, adding that more “difficult decisions” would come later this year.

By Eshe Nelson

Tesla says self-driving taxis will power its growth, but the company hasn’t said when such a service would be ready or how much it would increase profits.

By Jack Ewing and Peter Eavis

While not a perfect alternative to colonoscopies, experts hope the test could lead to more people getting screened for colorectal cancers.

By Gina Kolata

Officials at Japan’s central bank are considering when to raise interest rates, as their counterparts in the United States plan to cut them, which could rattle markets around the world.

By Joe Rennison

When Donald J. Trump tries to win over a crowd that is not inherently his own, the results can be awkward.

By Shawn McCreesh

The actor announced his return to Marvel’s superhero movie franchise five years after ending his long run as Iron Man.

By Johnny Diaz

It was much more accurate than primary care doctors using cognitive tests and CT scans. The findings could speed the quest for an affordable and accessible way to diagnose patients with memory problems.

By Pam Belluck

The superhero sequel was on pace to collect about $200 million at North American theaters over the weekend, a record opening for an R-rated movie.

By Brooks Barnes

An Oxford study estimates that despite cost-cutting efforts, Paris is spending more than $1 billion above the Games’ historical median cost.

By Vivienne Walt and Sarah Kessler

One of the wildest, most scam-ridden corners of the cryptocurrency industry — memecoins, which are rooted in internet memes — has roared back.

By David Yaffe-Bellany

Vivian Jenna Wilson’s remarks, in an exclusive interview with NBC News, were a response to Mr. Musk’s comments about her transgender identity.

By Aimee Ortiz

The company is trying to make the league accept its match of Amazon’s bid to broadcast games starting with the 2025-26 season.

By Tania Ganguli

With the Falcon 9 rocket set to fly again, and testing of the Starliner capsule progressing, the agency is seeking to turn the page on a brief, troubled chapter in orbit.

By Kenneth Chang

Federal authorities filed charges against Andrew Left, founder of Citron Research, who they said made at least $16 million from a multiyear scheme to manipulate market prices.

By Matthew Goldstein

Tesla’s drop in profit in the second quarter.

By Santul Nerkar

Asian officials will press Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the former president and about Kamala Harris as he visits the region.

By Edward Wong

The vice president has been critical of past trade deals. But her record suggests she could push for trade measures that address environmental issues.

By Ana Swanson

Financial regulators and consumer advocates frown upon using credit cards to pay off installment loans because of the risk that consumers will dig themselves further into debt.

By Ann Carrns

The Personal Consumption Expenditures Index climbed 2.5 percent, still more than the Fed’s 2 percent target, as price increases take time to come down.

By Jeanna Smialek

A debate over whether the F.T.C. chair should stay reflects broader anxiety over how Kamala Harris would regulate business.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni

Market sectors sometimes move when the political winds shift, but trading is hazardous for your financial health, our columnist says.

By Jeff Sommer

Participation in the labor force has surged among women in their prime working years. But for those with children under 5, the gains may have peaked.

By Sydney Ember

The SAG-AFTRA union wants higher pay for the use of voices and images and protection from losing jobs to artificial intelligence.

By Brooks Barnes and Kellen Browning

Fans and brands have embraced the league, but rules have kept its growing financial success from fully trickling down to the players.

By Tania Ganguli

The solar sector shows how China conducts industrial policy: It chooses industries to dominate, floods them with loans and lets companies fight it out.

By Keith Bradsher

In recent weeks, Chinese tech companies have unveiled technologies that rival American systems — and they are already in the hands of consumers and software developers.

By Meaghan Tobin and Cade Metz

“There was never a directive to provide less to our customers,” the chief executive said. Still, he said the company would review practices across all its stores.

By Sarah Hurtes

Over seven decades, the Australian-born magnate assembled an array of news outlets, book publishers, and film and television properties into a global behemoth.

By J. Edward Moreno

The airline said it was scrapping its trademark, 50-year tradition of offering open seating, where passengers choose seats once they have boarded the plane.

By Jenny Gross and Danielle Kaye

Trends already underway make for a sunny outlook over the next few years. The question is who will get to take credit.

By Jeanna Smialek

Gross domestic product rose at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the second quarter, new evidence of the economy’s resilience despite high interest rates.

By Ben Casselman

The battle between the media mogul and three of his children over control of his empire has big ramifications for politics, media and more.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, Ephrat Livni and Danielle Kaye

Shifting views on the economy have led to a “rotation” in the stock market. Small stocks and companies geared toward the economic cycle are rising. Big Tech is lagging.

By Joe Rennison

The move adds more than 500 to the unionized video game staff at Microsoft, which has pledged to remain neutral on organizing efforts.

By John Yoon