- New York Times Files Motion to Quash Subpoenas of Its Journalistsby Michael M. Grynbaum on 15 July 2026 at 23:58
The Justice Department is seeking to compel grand jury testimony as part of an investigation into Times reporting on the president’s new Air Force One jet.
- NextEra and Dominion File to Form a Huge Power Companyby Ivan Penn on 15 July 2026 at 23:50
They asked regulators in three states and at a federal agency to approve a deal that would create a combined company with 10 million customers across the Southeast.
- PayPal Receives $53 Billion Takeover Offer Involving Stripeby Lauren Hirsch and Stacy Cowley on 15 July 2026 at 21:05
PayPal, which owns Venmo, is the target of what one group of analysts described as a “lowball” offer from Stripe, another payment processor, and Advent, a private equity firm.
- SpaceX Briefly Falls Below I.P.O. Price of $135by Ryan Mac and Lauren Hirsch on 15 July 2026 at 20:12
After soaring in its stock market debut, the shares of Elon Musk’s rocket and A.I. company have been rocky.
- Oil Prices Tick Higher as U.S. Reinstates Iran Blockadeby Joe Rennison and Katie Robertson on 15 July 2026 at 20:04
The United States reinstated its blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and shipping slowed to a crawl amid the renewed warfare in the critical waterway.
- United Airlines Will Soon Let You Take Over the Middle Seat, for a Priceby Christine Chung on 15 July 2026 at 19:59
The option, set to go on sale on some flights later this year, will feature a shared table in the middle seat. The move may actually save the airline money.
- Senators Grill Justice Dept. Officials on New York Times Subpoenasby Michael M. Grynbaum on 15 July 2026 at 19:59
Democrats questioned the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, and a U.S. attorney about subpoenas issued to Times journalists who reported on security concerns with the president’s new plane.
- Twitter Turns 20: Two Decades of Memes, Movements and Hot Takesby Neil Vigdor on 15 July 2026 at 19:06
The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk.
- Goldman’s Former Top Lawyer Calls Epstein a ‘Masterful Liar’by Matthew Goldstein on 15 July 2026 at 18:23
Kathryn Ruemmler, the former general counsel of Goldman Sachs, testified on Wednesday in a closed-door congressional hearing investigating Jeffery Epstein.
- China’s Chip Champion to Raise Billions in Race for A.I. Controlby Steve Lohr and Xinyun Wu on 15 July 2026 at 18:08
CXMT, a linchpin in China’s drive to develop homegrown artificial intelligence technology, is aiming to raise nearly $10 billion in a blockbuster public offering in Shanghai.
- Treasury to Begin Minting $1 Gold Trump Coin Featuring President’s Faceby Alan Rappeport on 15 July 2026 at 18:05
Critics question whether the coins are legal and argue that President Trump is using the currency to celebrate himself.
- China’s Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in Yearsby Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao on 15 July 2026 at 17:58
Economic growth of 4.3 percent in the second quarter, versus the same period last year, reflected a broad slump outside of the country’s export-oriented manufacturing might.
- The American E.V. Has Been Crushed. Will It Take the U.S. Auto Industry With It?by Matthew Shaer on 15 July 2026 at 17:06
The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.
- War Risk for Businesses Will Mean Higher Prices No Matter What Happensby Patricia Cohen on 15 July 2026 at 16:10
Doing business in a more dangerous and unpredictable world will cost more, pushing up the price of everything from food to electronics.
- Tech Investors and Longevity Influencers Back Neko Health’s Mega Roundby Bernhard Warner on 15 July 2026 at 14:42
The health tech start-up co-founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek is worth billions more after a new $700 million funding round.
- IBM’s Stock Crash Reignites Fears of A.I. Disruption in Software Sectorby Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Ian Mount on 15 July 2026 at 12:31
The company tumbled sharply after previewing quarterly results that were disappointing. It’s not good news for software and tech consulting companies.
- What Trump’s New Iran Blockade Could Mean for Oil Pricesby Lisa Friedman and Rebecca F. Elliott on 15 July 2026 at 11:48
The first blockade in April choked off Iranian exports without causing a lasting price surge. Now global oil reserves are lower, and ships face heightened risks.
- Leonard Abramson, Health Care Innovator and Philanthropist, Dies at 93by Richard Sandomir on 15 July 2026 at 11:35
He created U.S. Healthcare, one of the first H.M.O.s, and used his great wealth from the sale of the company for causes like advancing cancer research.
- A Year After DOGE Cuts, Social Security Is Trying to Stabilizeby Tara Siegel Bernard on 15 July 2026 at 09:02
The agency has been quietly hiring workers again, and its leadership is focused on improving technology to ease workloads left by the departure of about 7,800 staff members.
- Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iranby Ben Casselman and Colby Smith on 15 July 2026 at 03:25
The Consumer Price Index fell to a 3.5 percent annual increase in June, and prices marked their biggest drop from a month earlier since 2020.
















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