[#  item_content] Xiaomi, which produces smartphones and consumer electronics, delivered 135,000 E.V.s last year after tapping China’s robust manufacturing supply chain. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] The cost of steel pipe used to line oil and gas wells rose after President Trump said he would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum… Read More »Oil Companies Wanted Trump to Lower Costs. Tariffs Are Raising Them.

[#  item_content] Redstone, who controls Paramount, has been trying to close a merger with the Hollywood studio Skydance. President Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News is complicating matters. NYT… Read More »Paramount’s Shari Redstone Wants a Resolution on President Trump Lawsuit Ahead of Skydance Merger

[#  item_content] The central bank wants to see further progress that price pressures are easing before it lowers interest rates again. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] Consumer sentiment has turned south as high prices weigh on households. Could that crimp big pieces of the president’s economic agenda, including tariffs? NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] The term, coined by a sociologist in the 1980s, refers to informal public spaces where people can linger — and some say they’re disappearing. NYT >… Read More »Where Have All the ‘Third Places’ Gone?

[#  item_content] Marketers followed consumers to social media and their phones. “Low Buy 2025” influencers are sharing tips for how to resist them. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] The president has promised big results, from raising revenue to reviving domestic manufacturing. But many of his goals undermine one another. NYT > Business�