When Slate Auto, a start-up, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw the no-frills vehicle, with an easy-to-repair body and nostalgic hand crank windows, as a refreshing antidote to today’s overstuffed and increasingly unaffordable cars. How unaffordable? Average monthly payments on new cars have…
May 12, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman (26) is forced out bey Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Josh Naylor (22) during the sixth inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images Shaking up the lineup did not have the desired effect for San Francisco Giants manager Bob…
In March, after a steep decline in Tesla’s share price, Elon Musk told employees, “Hang on to your stock.” The chair of Tesla’s board, Robyn Denholm, has not heeded his advice. Ms. Denholm has made $198 million in the past six months selling Tesla stock that she earned for serving on the board, according to…
This small national burger chain adding New York to its lineup follows Escoffier’s famous maxim — “Surtout faites simples,” keep it simple — to the letter. All it serves is a double, 100 percent American Wagyu patty with American cheese, onions, pickles, jalapeños and a secret sauce on a potato bun, $16. Fries cooked in…
May 8, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Jordan Spieth plays his shot from the first tee during the first round of the Truist Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images With Rory McIlroy’s major championship drought put to rest, the questions of “Will he?” and “When?” may be focused more than ever on Jordan Spieth….
Automakers are worried that President Trump’s tariffs on imported cars and auto parts will soon increase their costs and start eating into profits. But at least one business in the auto industry thinks the tariffs could give it a lift. That company is Carvana, an online retailer of used cars that has gained fame for…
The fashion crowd in London is generally known for keeping cool. But on Tuesday, the editors and designers at a ceremony for one of the industry’s most prestigious local awards became palpably excited when Catherine, Princess of Wales, emerged to present this year’s Queen Elizabeth II Award for Design to Patrick McDowell, 29, a Liverpool-born…
Hi, friends! Margaux filling in for Emily today. Tickled to be here. If you’re a parent, you might be in the thick of Maycember, that end-of-spring flurry of activities that requires SEAL-Team-Six-level logistics and planning: school concerts, graduations, sports tournaments, dance recitals, field trips, themed dress-up days, classroom parties, teacher conferences, summer child-care planning. (What…
Mar 3, 2025; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (2) reacts as he heads to the bench during the second half against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils won 93-60. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images The Dallas Mavericks earned the rights to the No. 1…
Mar 19, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Peyton Stearns (USA) celebrates after her match against Katie Boulter (GBR)(not pictured) on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Coco Gauff and Peyton Stearns ensured the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia would feature two American women when they won…
