Chase Gallagher was 12 years old when he started mowing his neighbor’s lawn for $35 a pop. At first, he only had two customers but after some aggressive leafletting—with the help of his mom—he had 10 weekly clients the following…
Xi Jinping arrives in Europe on Sunday on a mission to ease escalating tensions that threaten to ignite a trade war between China and the EU. On his first trip to the region since 2019, Xi will face tough talks…
Chinas President Xi Jinping (L) and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron attend the official welcoming ceremony in Beijing on April 6, 2023. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images China’s President Xi Jinping heads to Paris on Sunday for a…
A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening, nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from a trailer near Seattle. Local residents and animal control officers corralled the zebra…
Warren Buffett said Greg Abel should have the final decision on investments at Berkshire Hathaway, making clear that his successor will have authority over not just takeovers but the sprawling conglomerate’s mammoth stock portfolio as well. At Berkshire’s annual general…
On Friday afternoon, on the floor of the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, I ran into my seatmate from the flight from Washington, D.C. to Omaha — a lovely woman working the Geico booth. “Bill Murray is here,” she…
Cooking with gas poses a health risk, but new research shows that risk isn’t evenly distributed. Poorer Americans and racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately exposed to harmful gas stove pollutants, scientists at Stanford University, Harvard University and the Central…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. 777 Partners has been accused by one of its lenders of a fraud running into hundreds of millions of dollars,…
Spectators watch around a new paddock on Kentucky Oaks Stakes Day, one day before the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY on Friday, May 03, 2024. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty…
In late 2019, Kevin MacDonald noticed that his twin 16-year-olds, Allie and Lexi, seemed sad and uninterested in schoolwork. He decided to buy an infrared sauna for the family after seeing research on the potential mental health benefits. For MacDonald’s…