Today
New York police storm Columbia University, arrest dozens
Police moved in to arrest pro-Palestinian protesters at the Ivy League university, which has been struggling to balance freedom of speech with antisemitism concerns.
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- Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien
Tesla fires Supercharger team, raising doubts about expansion
The abrupt dismissal of the Supercharger team caught many people off-guard, and suggested that Elon Musk had changed his mind about the company’s strategy.
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- Jack Ewing
Trump threatened with jail, fined for contempt of court
The former president was ordered to pay the fine by the end of the week, and he deleted, as ordered, the offending posts from his Truth Social account.
- Michael Sisak and Jennifer Peltz
Yesterday
Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after talks stall
The university said days of negotiations between student organisers and academic leaders had failed to persuade demonstrators to remove the protest camp.
- Julia Harte and Jonathan Allen
Private equity vs billionaires: Fight for Ten owner claims first scalp
Bob Bakish has stepped down as CEO of Paramount Global, the owner of Network Ten. With an ownership battle raging abroad, its Australian managers must watch on.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Why Donald Trump is a style icon
With his dowdy, oversized navy suits and MAGA red caps, the former president’s personal brand is a crucial part of his accessible appeal.
- Jemima Kelly
April
- Analysis
- US election
With Trump in court, can Biden take control of the election?
As polls show the race tied, the president is campaigning around the country and his opponent is stuck spending his days in a Manhattan courtroom.
- James Politi, Lauren Fedor and Joe Miller
US universities cite antisemitism in protest crackdown
Some universities moved to shut down encampments to protest against the Israel-Hamas war after reports of antisemitic activity.
- Rachel Siegel and Christian Davenport
Investors bet global central banks forced to delay rate cuts
Market expectations for loosening interest rates in Europe and the UK have been pushed back, as the US grapples with a hot economy.
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- Sam Fleming, Tommy Stubbington and Martin Arnold
‘Built and destroyed’: Wall Street reels from ban on non-compete pacts
Financial companies are scrambling to rework contracts and tie down personnel after the US Federal Trade Commission’s decision last week.
- Amelia Pollard, Brooke Masters and Joshua Franklin
Trump to set interest rates himself under secret presidential plan
Donald Trump’s aides plan to roll back the independence of the US Federal Reserve if he returns to the Oval Office.
- Tim Wallace
Wall Street lifts as Alphabet breaks $US2trn valuation
A rally in the tech megacaps gave US markets a boost while US economic data showed moderate inflation.
- Chibuike Oguh
US inflation rises moderately in March
There had been fears that inflation could exceed forecasts in March after US economic figures showed a surprise slowdown in the economy.
- Analysis
- MeToo movement
Why Harvey Weinstein’s conviction was fragile from the start
For years, his lawyers have argued that his trial was fundamentally unfair because it included witnesses who fell outside the scope of the charges.
- Jodi Kantor
- Analysis
- Monetary policy
Why the US is stuck in interest rate ‘purgatory’
GDP, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 per cent annual rate, but figures also included more evidence that efforts to tame price increases have stalled.
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- Ben Casselman
- Opinion
- Inflation
The catch-22 of high interest rates and high house prices
Elevated shelter inflation is keeping interest rates higher for longer. But high rates hold back the construction that could lead to lower rents and house prices.
- Conor Sen
The loyal lieutenant who buried Trump’s secrets
David Pecker, ex-publisher of The National Enquirer, testified at the trial that Donald Trump personally thanked him for hiding potentially damaging stories.
- Jonah E. Bromwich, Ben Protess and Michael Rothfeld
Top US judges sympathetic to Trump in historic immunity case
Conservative Supreme Court judges signalled support for the former president on his claims of protection from prosecution in a case likely to impact the US election.
- John Kruzel and Andrew Chung
#MeToo setback: NY court overturns Harvey Weinstein rape conviction
The New York ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
- Michael R. Sisak and Dave Collins
US data shows economy in unexpected slowdown
Growth in the world’s biggest economy was slower than expected, while an acceleration in inflation reinforced expectations rates won’t be cut before September.
- Lucia Mutikani
