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Divisions in Federal Reserve underscore challenge for Trump's next chair

President Trump wants substantially lower borrowing costs, but officials at the central bank appear ready to resist delivering further cuts if the economic backdrop does not warrant it

New warfare era: AI, bioweapons escalate US-China security fears

Deterrence will be necessary. The biggest reason to build a military that can win the wars of the future is to prevent those wars from ever happening

Sleepy Donald? Trump battles the very label he once gave Joe Biden

Trump's cabinet-room snooze and his dismissal of affordability concerns are prompting comparisons with Biden's energy struggles from the last administration

Japan's rare earth strategy offers West a roadmap to reduce China reliance

The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their dependence on Beijing's critical metals

China's trade surplus hits $1.08 tn in 11 months, beating earlier record

The overall surplus through the first 11 months of the year is up 21.7 percent from the same period last year

Beneath the pink glitter, Barbie is a tale of theft and ruthlessness

Barbieland is a book written from outside Barbieland's high-security gates; we meet Hitt - an editor and contributor with The Drift magazine

Hollywood anger mounts as Netflix's Warner Bros takeover sparks job fears

Much of the entertainment capital fears that Netflix's deal will lead to more job losses and theater closings and fewer boundary-pushing movies

Why does AI write like that? Exploring strange patterns of machine text

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive - and grating - voice

As Trump covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA cozies up to him with its own award

Infantino, president of FIFA, soccer's global governing body, who had publicly lobbied for Trump to receive the peace prize, simply had his organisation establish its own

A new book reviews the global history of how capitalism took over the world

Sven Beckert's sweeping global history reframes capitalism as a centuries-long, often violent world-making force - rich in detail, ambitious in scope, and certain to provoke debate

'I was once a broken reader but slowly found my way back to books'

Writers may be more likely to break than other readers because there's ego and other occupational hazards involved

Green card interviews end in handcuffs for spouses of US citizens

Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation

As anti-vaccine conferences rise, future of medicine seems to be in trouble

Vaccine decisions today go beyond personal risk-benefit - they carry cultural and political weight, often leading to judgement when outcomes don't go as expected

Shorter days, signs of fatigue: Trump faces realities of ageing in office

US President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain

Trump administration invests $10 bn in private firms for national security

The unusual government intervention into the private market is fuelling some concerns, including the opacity of the process, the potential for favouritism, corruption and market distortions

Taiwan rallies behind Japan in 'sushi diplomacy' amid rising China pressure

One of Taiwan's largest food companies, I-Mei Foods, is also considering mass producing a limited-series chocolate bar that features pictures of Takaichi on its wrapper

Kash Patel under scrutiny for use of SWAT teams to protect his girlfriend

The FBI director's travel on government jets has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether he is using taxpayer-funded resources inappropriately

The Breath of the Gods: The polymath probes a force driving human history

Simon Winchester's The Breath of the Gods explores how wind has shaped exploration, disaster, innovation, and imagination, even as its future remains uncertain

The AI boom has found another gear: Why can't people shake their worries?

It is a time of superlatives in the tech industry, with historic profits, stock prices and deal prices. It's enough to make some people very nervous

Why scalp care is becoming the new 'it' beauty trend for hair health

Consumers are increasingly fixating on their scalps, turning to head spas, pricey treatments and products to combat thin hair and irritation