Tesla’s Profit Fell Sharply Last Year

Tesla on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in profit for 2024 as rivals in China, Europe and the United States chipped away at its lead in the market for electric…

Lutnick Grilled on Trump’s Tariffs and China During Confirmation Hearing

Howard Lutnick, a wealthy donor to President Trump who has been picked to lead the Commerce Department, defended Mr. Trump’s plans to impose broad tariffs and said he would take…

Democrats to Question Commerce Nominee’s Web of Financial Interests

Howard Lutnick, a wealthy donor who President Trump has picked to lead the Commerce Department, will face questioning about his financial holdings and potential conflicts of interest in a nomination…

Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers

The artificial intelligence boom has turbocharged demand for electricity, and everyone who is anyone in the U.S. energy industry wants a piece of the action. The latest entrant is Chevron,…

Nvidia Reels After DeepSeek’s A.I. Breakthrough

Nvidia, which soared to the top of the stock market by selling the computer chips fueling the world’s artificial intelligence boom, has been dealt a tough reality check by a…

Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

President Trump is swinging American energy policy sharply in favor of fossil fuels, but oil and gas companies say those changes won’t push them to engage in the frenzy of…

How to Invest During a Presidency With a Deep Devotion to Profits

“The chief business of the American people is business.” That declaration by Calvin Coolidge has been shortened and simplified since that Republican president uttered it before an assembly of newspaper…

UnitedHealth’s Revenues Rise, in First Earnings Report Since CEO’s Killing

UnitedHealth Group reported on Thursday that it earned less than expected this past quarter, citing higher medical costs and pressure on its insurance division at a time when the company…

CPI Rose in December, a Sign the Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Stalled

Consumer prices rose more quickly in December, the latest sign that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation may have stalled. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent from November, and…

Investing in Stocks and Bonds Will Be Trickier Under Trump

Financial markets have been choppy since the November election, and for good reason. With the next presidential administration promising sharp policy changes on a broad range of economic issues, there…