An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve shows price pressures continue to cool

NEW YORK — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Wednesday: Netflix Inc. (NFLX), up $58.32 to $550.51. The streaming entertainment giant gave investors a strong earnings forecast for its current quarter. ASML Holding NV (ASML), up $70.74 to $849.13. The equipment supplier to semiconductor makers beat analysts’ fourth-quarter earnings and…

ABUJA, Nigeria — Three West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday, accusing the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations. The juntas said in a joint statement read on state television that they have…

On Tuesday, in a ceremony that, of course, involved a soccer ball, the Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi pressed a button and a bottle of champagne smashed against the bow of Icon of the Seas, christening the world’s largest cruise ship at its home port of Miami. Like an A-list celebrity stepping onto the red…

In early January in San Antonio, dozens of Ph.D. economists packed into a small windowless room in the recesses of a Grand Hyatt to hear brand-new research on the hottest topic of their annual conference: how climate change is affecting everything. The papers in this session focused on the impact of natural disasters on mortgage…

YouTube sensation MrBeast said he made over $263,000 from a single post on X — but added that it’s a “bit of a facade” and that others would have a hard time raking in such profits on the Elon Musk-owned platform. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, posted a video to X last week…

New York restaurant owners have a tip for lawmakers: don’t change the rules about wait staff gratuity. A whopping 95% of restaurateurs oppose a legislative campaign to eliminate the tip credit system that allows owners to pay wait staff who earn tips less than minimum wage, according to a new survey by the NYC Hospitality…