Honda and Nissan have called off a planned $50 billion merger that would have created one of the world’s largest auto groups.

In today’s DealBook: @bernhardwarner breaks down President Trump’s inflation problem; Elon Musk scrutiny weighs on a potential Tesla government contract; the latest in the fight over OpenAI; @m_delamerced on new funding for a robotics start-up; and more

Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk's aspirations to turn into a virtual wallet, where people can send money to each other, were driving his efforts to hobble the agency.

RT @BenMullin: He also said that when he was chairman, Republicans were constantly complaining about regulatory over-reach. Now? "They're i…

Egg analysts say two things need to happen for egg prices to moderate: Confirmed cases of bird flu have to subside or end, giving egg-laying operations a chance to rebuild their flocks, and consumers need to curb their hoarding tendencies.

Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil and gas company, said on Wednesday that it would lay off as much as 20% of its work force as part of a broader cost-cutting effort. The company said that it expected the cuts to take place over the next two years.

RT @minhokimdh: NEW: Another bad news for climate and renewable developers. Federal regulators approved a proposal from the largest grid o…

When planning your estate, make sure you keep all your electronic affairs under lock and key. Here’s a short guide to getting your digital material in order, as well as advice for dealing with the accounts of those who departed without leaving directions.

Stocks on Wall Street slumped at the start of trading on Wednesday, dragged lower by data that showed consumer prices rose more than expected in January, leaving the Federal Reserve little cause to lower interest rates again soon.

Last month, U.S. financial markets tumbled after a Chinese start-up called DeepSeek said it had built one of the world’s most powerful AI systems using fewer computer chips than many experts thought possible. What exactly did DeepSeek do? Here is a guide.

RT @arappeport: New: From lowering costs on day one to Rome wasn’t built in a day. With high prices persisting, Trump tempers tone on slay…

U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly jumped 3% in the year through January, a pickup in inflation that complicates the Fed’s plans.

RT @colbyLsmith: US inflation rises more than expected, with CPI jumping 0.5% from December in what was the fastest monthly increase since…

In today’s DealBook: @bernhardwarner on Elon Musk’s Oval Office speech; @m_delamerced on lessons from the Paris AI summit; @sarahfkessler on why companies aren’t cheering the S.E.C.’s climate U-turn; a scoop on @neal_katyal’s new job; and more

Ford Motor could be forced to lay off employees if the Trump administration ends subsidies and other financial support for electric vehicle manufacturing, the company’s chief executive, Jim Farley, said on Tuesday.

European leaders vowed on Tuesday to retaliate after President Trump announced that he would raise tariffs on aluminum and steel to 25%, even as they held out hope for a potential deal that could stave off painful effects for a weakened economy.

Mr. Trump appears to be yearning for a kind of energy independence that experts say is impractical. No matter how much oil the U.S. pumps, many refineries can’t function well without the darker, denser, cheaper crude that is hard to find domestically.

RT @MattGoldstein26: S.E.C. Moves to Kill Climate Disclosure Rule

RT @colbyLsmith: NEW: "We are concerned that, instead of fighting against the banks in courts and elsewhere, the Fed is now — in the wake o…

Chinese companies have sued or sent threatening legal letters to researchers in the United States, Europe and Australia in recent years in an attempt to quash negative information.