Oil giant Shell posts highest-ever annual profit of $40 billion
Shell said last month that windfall taxes imposed by the European Union and U.K. following the surge in profits would…
The Worst Economic Contraction Ever
The Great Depression of the 1930s is one of the most chaotic financial events in American history. In this video,…
In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents
Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard…
An extraordinary comeback for Brazil’s Lula sees a new ‘pink tide’ take shape in Latin America
Political analysts said Lula’s victory marked the most symbolic shift in a political movement that has seen the region’s right-wing…
A New York Exhibition on the Salem Witch Trials Explores the Legacy of the Dark Historical Chapter on the Descendants of the Accused
Magic is afoot at the New-York Historical Society, where a new exhibition revisits a dark chapter in U.S. history: the…
Big Tech falters on dreary earnings and forecasts for Q4— Meta has worst week ever, Amazon tumbles 13%
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Marlene Awaad | Bloomberg | Getty Images Other than Apple, it was a brutal earnings week…
‘With the Wrong Prints, Your House Could Look Like a Dentist’s Office’: Collector Ralph DeLuca Shares His Insider Tips at the IFPDA Fair
It was the day before the VIP preview of the IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair when I cold called art…
A Painting Nearly Destroyed in the Beirut Blast of 2020 Has Been Identified as a Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi—and Is Now Undergoing Restoration
The painting at Beirut’s Sursock Palace was lucky to survive the explosion in August 2020, which killed more than 200…
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With UK leader Liz Truss quitting, here are the top contenders to replace her
LONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday, bringing to a close a brief 44-day tenure mired by “mini-budget”…
A Nude That Artemisia Gentileschi Painted for Michelangelo’s House Was Covered Up Because It Was Too Racy. Now It Has Been Revealed
Between now and April, visitors to Florence’s Casa Buonarroti, the house museum of Italian Renaissance great Michelangelo, are in for…
Fed officials expect higher rates to stay in place, meeting minutes show
Federal Reserve officials have been surprised at the pace of inflation and indicated at their last meeting that they expect…
‘This is serious’: JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warns U.S. likely to tip into recession in 6 to 9 months
Dimon said in June that he was preparing the bank for an economic “hurricane” caused by the Federal Reserve and…