Fed hikes interest rates by 0.75 percentage point for second consecutive time to fight inflation
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its second consecutive 0.75 percentage point interest rate increase as it seeks to tamp…
Here’s how to know if we’re in a recession, and it’s not what you think
People shop in a supermarket as inflation affected consumer prices in New York City, June 10, 2022. Andrew Kelly |…
European Central Bank action faces stiff early test as the economy teeters on the brink of recession
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde speaks during a news conference following the ECB’s monetary policy meeting,…
Sotheby’s Allowed a Stranger to Pick Up $4 Million Worth of Someone Else’s Diamonds. A Judge Says the Auction House May Be Liable
In a tangled tale of celebrity jewelers, political corruption, and bankruptcy, Sotheby’s may be left holding the bag for $4…
A Union Rally at the Philadelphia Museum Draws Protesters Blasting the Institution’s ‘Stonewalling’ on Contract Negotiations
In the institution’s biggest union rally to date, workers once again gathered in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art…
An Artist Trapped Goldfish in IV Bags for a Museum Show in Korea. They Were Released After Visitors Complained About Them Dying
Since the end of last month, 15 goldfish had been slowly dying at the Jeonnam Museum of Art in Gwangyang,…
Millennials are to blame for sky-high inflation, strategist says
Soaring inflation is putting markets on edge and triggering fears of a recession. The latest consumer price index data this…
Richard Armstrong, Who Led the Guggenheim for Almost 15 Years, Will Step Down as Director in 2023
Richard Armstrong is stepping down as director of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which oversees museums in New York, Venice, Bilbao,…
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot at campaign event, in critical condition
Police officers at the scene where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign event in Nara,…
Stocks rally to end the first day of the second half, Dow jumps 300 points
Stocks rose on Friday to start the quarter after the S&P 500 closed out its worst first-half performance in decades.…
The market’s worst first half in 50 years has all come down to one thing
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 13, 2022. Source: NYSE A multitude of factors conspired to generate the…
The MFA Boston Reaches Its First Union Contract After 18 Months of Negotiations, a One-Day Strike, and an Intervention From the Mayor
It took nearly three years, but 227 workers at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, have voted to ratify their…
Rage, despair, tears fill streets across nation as thousands protest Roe reversal
Abortion rights demonstrators gather to protest in Raleigh, United States. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Reaction came…
A Photographer Is Suing Tattoo Artist Kat Von D After She Inked His Portrait of Miles Davis on a Friend’s Body
If you copyright a work of art, does that prevent other people from turning that image into a tattoo? That’s…
Russia’s ruble hit its strongest level in 7 years despite massive sanctions. Here’s why
Russian one ruble coin and Russian flag displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken…
See How Artist Baseera Khan Makes Her Bright and Cozy Brooklyn Apartment Double as an Art Studio
Baseera Khan’s art is deeply informed by their own identity as a queer femme Muslim American of Indian, Afghani, and…