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A new series of ads from Target features Kris K., a “weirdly hot” version of the beloved character, continuing a trend of spicing up holiday favorites.

By Gina Cherelus

The experience of interacting with small business owners at winter markets makes holiday shopping “a little bit more wholesome” for some visitors.

By Aimee Ortiz and Jeenah Moon

Some travelers, frustrated with changing airline rewards programs, have stopped chasing status and adopted different strategies when booking flights and using credit cards.

By Mike Dang

Livestock has been traded on the historic site in Britain’s capital for centuries. The local authority voted this week to close it.

By Mark Landler

They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history, officials said.

By Adeel Hassan

Black Friday remains one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but its impact has been diluted by monthlong holiday sales and the convenience of buying online.

By Santul Nerkar

Musician, singer, songwriter, producer and more, he collaborated with Madonna and a raft of other artists and helped resuscitate the career of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson.

By Alex Williams

A series of swipes at American companies show how China could take the initiative in a new trade war, using its economic dominance to exact pain.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Paul Mozur

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other candidates for top health posts are at odds with the drug industry, setting the stage for tense battles over regulatory changes.

By Rebecca Robbins, Christina Jewett and Kate Kelly

The agriculture and nutrition measure was last updated in 2018 and originally expired two years ago. Farmers fear the Trump administration’s priorities will eclipse theirs next year.

By Maya C. Miller

Investors are bracing for the latest data as the president-elect’s economic agenda of cutting immigration and taxes, while raising tariffs takes shape.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Vivienne Walt

Even as President Biden brokers a cease-fire in Lebanon, President-elect Donald J. Trump is running his own foreign policy without waiting to be sworn in.

By Peter Baker

It is the shopping phenomenon of our times, and now it’s an Amazon store.

By Vanessa Friedman

Flying in America has become slower even as official statistics have shown improvement.

By Ben Blatt

As the store’s first female executive, she helped turn it into what it is today, paving the way for other women to hold senior positions in retail.

By Stephanie Forshee

The new MSC World America will arrive in spring, joining other huge ships. Be prepared for a strong European influence when it comes to design and food.

By Ceylan Yeğinsu

When it comes to weeding out corporate influence, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ideas often align best with some of Trump’s loudest critics.

By Emily Baumgaertner

Mr. Hassett defended Donald Trump’s tax cuts and trade policies in his first administration but has also acknowledged that tariffs can weaken economic growth.

By Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson

The lawyer Jamieson Greer is set to be the top U.S. trade negotiator, a crucial position given the president-elect’s threats to impose tariffs on imports from other countries.

By Ana Swanson

The president-elect’s opening salvo in trade and border talks with the United States’ neighbors is casting a harsh light on the North American alliance.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Simon Romero

A handful of oil-producing nations ensured that a United Nations General Assembly resolution on climate change steered clear of a call to transition away from fossil fuels.

By Somini Sengupta

Minutes from a Nov. 6-7 meeting showed that Federal Reserve policymakers favored lowering rates “gradually.”

By Jeanna Smialek

The electric trucks have a side cargo door, more space and, critically, air-conditioning, promising some long-overdue relief for carriers, who haven’t had an upgrade since the 1980s.

By Michael Levenson

Blue Yonder, which provides supply chain management software for thousands of companies, said a cyberattack had disrupted some services.

By Ali Watkins

President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to President-elect Trump’s threat to impose high tariffs, saying such a move would inflict damage on both countries.

By Simon Romero

The drug, which is named MariTide and delivered in a monthly injection, is some time away from being sold.

By Gina Kolata

If you have come across misleading personal finance advice online, tell us. We may include your experiences in an article.

By Isabella Kwai

The dollar gained and investors sold off stocks after the president-elect promised to levy new restrictions on the United States’ biggest trade partners.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Adam Satariano

While China could offset American tariffs by letting its currency fall, that might endanger Beijing’s recent efforts to stabilize the economy.

By Keith Bradsher

The Silicon Valley company will receive less money from the CHIPS Act after winning a $3 billion military contract and changing some of its investment commitments.

By Ana Swanson and Tripp Mickle

Gianni Infantino has tied his legacy to the 32-team tournament, even inscribing his name on the trophy. Its success is far from guaranteed.

By Tariq Panja

Our Frugal Traveler columnist waded through the sales, and found some of the best bargains she’s seen in years.

By Elaine Glusac

With “Doughnut Economics,” Kate Raworth looks instead at planetary well-being.

By Keridwen Cornelius

Mette Lykke leads Too Good to Go, which operates in 19 countries to reduce waste and make surplus food accessible.

By Shivani Vora

Last year, a chip breakthrough put Huawei on top of the Chinese smartphone market. Now it is rolling out its newest phone, the Mate 70 series.

By Meaghan Tobin and John Liu

Scientists study the flight of hummingbirds to design robots for drone warfare.

By Jim Robbins

Japan is off to a shaky start in its efforts to break into the space rocket market dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno

With localities facing budget holes, the police are crossing provincial borders to collect fines and draining company treasuries. Businesses call it a shakedown.

By Li Yuan

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust regulator, who put technology’s harms on the global agenda, reflected on a decade of taking on the biggest companies and what comes next.

By Adam Satariano

The financing for a factory in Georgia is part of a last-minute effort to establish climate policies before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

By Jack Ewing

Cassava Sciences said that its drug did not significantly reduce cognitive decline in 1,900 people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.

By Teddy Rosenbluth

The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and China halted the flow of drugs and migrants.

By Ana Swanson, Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Simon Romero

Ashley Buchanan will be the third chief executive of the department store chain since 2018.

By Jordyn Holman

The New York Times is covering the rise of online betting markets. We want to hear about the experiences of people who use them, either for recreational purposes or as a source of income.

By Emma Goldberg

The ruling by a federal judge, Leonie Brinkema, in an antitrust case over Google’s advertising technology could add to the internet company’s woes.

By David McCabe and Nico Grant

Steve Witkoff’s involvement with two sovereign wealth funds as he bought and then sold Manhattan’s Park Lane Hotel demonstrates the potential conflicts his new role will present.

By Eric Lipton

The president-elect has named wealthy financiers for key economic positions, raising questions about how much they will follow through on promises to help the working class.

By Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson

The venerable steel producer, which has been struggling against high energy prices at home and growing competition from abroad, is the latest company in Europe to cut its work force.

By Melissa Eddy

The department store chain said it had found the erroneous accounting entries while preparing its results for the third quarter.

By Jordyn Holman and Danielle Kaye

Brandon Anderson, who used his nonprofit’s accounts to rent mansions and buy luxury clothes, was featured in a New York Times story in August.

By David A. Fahrenthold

Investors seemed to signal their approval for Scott Bessent as a safe choice to implement the president-elect’s economic agenda.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced and Lauren Hirsch

Fewer people will be able to afford electric cars and trucks if President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans in Congress eliminate a $7,500 federal tax credit.

By Lawrence Ulrich

The crash near Vilnius Airport sparked a fire in a residential area, officials said. One person on board was killed and three others were hospitalized.

By Yan Zhuang and Amelia Nierenberg

The Biden administration is reducing its award to the chip maker, partly to account for a multibillion-dollar military contract.

By Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson

Beyond the headline-grabbing sales of the fall auction season, the market tries to soar beyond its two-year slump.

By Zachary Small, Scott Reyburn and Julia Halperin

Bernard Looney will join Prometheus Hyperscale, a Wyoming start-up, to help it address the enormous energy needs of the artificial intelligence industry.

By Stanley Reed

Investigators said the couple used trickery and misdirection to steal merchandise from Lululemon stores in at least five states.

By Adeel Hassan

For decades, the company made money even as other airlines stumbled and went bankrupt. But the carrier has struggled to adapt to changes in air travel.

By Niraj Chokshi

Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.

By Brooks Barnes

In an eye-opening collection, Emily Mester considers why she, and we, seek satisfaction by obsessively choosing, buying and rating the objects we desire.

By Alexandra Jacobs