President Trump's tariffs are increasingly affecting consumers and sparking debate on income inequality, alongside his controversial firing of the BLS Commissioner and pressure on the Federal Reserve over interest rates, causing stock market drops.
Geopolitical tensions are evident with Hamas's propaganda regarding Gaza's famine, India's continued purchase of Russian oil despite US threats, the fraying of US-India relations over tariffs, and President Trump's response to Russian comments by repositioning nuclear submarines.
Key business developments include airlines making basic seats more 'premium', a flawed deregulation push by Reeves, rising costs for nuclear power projects, the increasing luxury of repairs, consolidation in the bakeries market, the rise of cocoa smuggling cartels, Chevron's shift to a tougher corporate culture, and high pay packages for AI researchers.
Urban challenges are addressed through exploring odd-shaped lots for housing, while social unrest manifests in asylum hotel protests in London; other cultural topics range from the art of charisma to dining reviews, extreme book clubs, prenuptial agreement law changes, and the preservation of Bangladeshi art.
This section features the obituary of Michael Cardozo, New York City's longest-serving chief lawyer, and a profile of New Covent Garden Soup founder John Stapleton, who plans never to retire.