Business

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