Author: James Martin
Comment on this storyCommentThe search for conflicts of interest in the personal lives of the Supreme Court justices has reached a new level of paranoia with the suggestion that Chief Justice John Roberts’s wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, somehow shouldn’t be allowed to do her job as a legal recruiter.The suggestion seems to have arisen from a letter to Congress from one of Sullivan Roberts’s former colleagues, a man who was fired from the recruiting firm and sued over his dismissal. Rather than dismissing him as a disgruntled ex-employee, the New York Times amplified his concerns and quoted Richard Durbin, the…
Comment on this storyCommentAlaska’s oil industry owes a lot to foreign adversaries. The original boom on the North Slope got going in the late 1970s when the national panic attack induced by the Arab oil embargo inspired Congress to force through authorization of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, short-circuiting years of legal disputes. By the late 1980s, 2 million barrels a day were flowing from the state, a quarter of US production back then. Today, it’s down to less than 450,000 barrels a day and shale has captured the oil industry’s ever-fickle heart.Wednesday’s news that President Joe Biden’s administration has all but given approval to a…
Comment on this storyCommentWithout even betting a single dollar in the Indian market, a short seller from New York managed to torpedo the country’s most prestigious share sale, dimming the aura of unassailability around its sponsoring tycoon. That’s the power of borderless money — it can pull the ladder from under the world’s largest fortunes from 8,000 miles away. In winning the first round of its battle against Gautam Adani, Hindenburg Research has given us a masterclass in financial globalization. Late Wednesday night in India, Adani Enterprises Ltd. informed stock exchanges that it had decided not to proceed with the $2.4 billion public offer…
Comment on this storyCommentThe Federal Reserve is most likely done raising interest rates this cycle. It just wants everyone to believe otherwise. That was evident in the statement the central bank released on Wednesday to explain its decision for increasing its main rate by a quarter of a percentage point as expected, downshifting from the half-point increase in December. Here’s they key part:The committee anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2% over time.Two things stand out. The first is…
Comment on this storyCommentFrom stone tablets to atlases, cartographic innovations have long been an underappreciated mainstay in geopolitics and everyday life. Besides wayfinding, the use of maps underpinned World War II. Propaganda maps were used to influence popular opinion and mobilize troops. Instagrammers and TikTok-ers use them to get to the hottest restaurant. In their latest reincarnation, high-precision maps stand to change the future of navigation, logistics and spatial data-collection.At the forefront is a little-known Japanese start-up — Dynamic Map Platform Co., or DMP. The firm, supported by government-backed funds,(1) has multibillion dollar mandates to support next-generation industries, and counts large domestic conglomerates like…
Toll Brothers’ 54-home Nouveau Collection is part of the 75-acre Amalyn development February 1, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. ESTA flex room is decorated as a parlor in the Florin model home at Amalyn in Bethesda. (Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAddress: 6942 Greyswood Rd., Bethesda, Md.Builder: Toll BrothersType of home: Single-family housePrices: Starting at $1.35 millionNumber of units: 125 single-family houses are planned in the Amalyn community, including the 54 in the Nouveau Collection, now under construction.Bedrooms: 3-6Bathrooms: 3-7Square-footage: Starting at 3,882 square-feet. The collection’s decorated Florin model home is 5,500 square feet.HOA fee: $367 per monthProperty…
Comment on this storyCommentJob openings climbed past 11 million in December according to fresh data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, up from 10.4 million the previous month as layoffs rose in some corners of the economy.Demand for labor remains strong, with the unexpected spike coming even as the tech sector has shed tens of thousands of jobs. The report signals ongoing resilience in the labor market despite the specter of a looming recession. The last time job openings reached 11 million was July, when the labor market was still considered quite hot. The unemployment rate remains near…
Electric vehicle maker is laying off another six percent of its workforce. The company reduced its headcount by the same proportion of workers . The automaker has around 14,000 employees, according to , so it will be letting go around 840 people this time. As with the previous round of layoffs, Rivian says it’s focusing resources on increasing production and becoming a profitable company.”While this doesn’t impact manufacturing jobs in Normal, teams across the company will be losing passionate collaborators — teammates who stretched themselves daily and have given their all to help us execute on our mission,” CEO RJ…
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S23 series, and the formula will seem familiar if you’ve seen the company’s phones from the past few years: one ‘small’ 6.1-inch handset, a larger 6.6-inch version and a range-topping 6.8-inch Ultra that steals the show. They’re all faster and take better photos. The competitive landscape is very different this year, however. The S23 line is competing against not just an expanded Apple lineup with two large-screen iPhones, but a Pixel family that finally lives up to some of Google’s loftier promises. Check out the specs below to see how they compare, and be sure…
It’s almost time for Samsung’s first big event of the year, Unpacked 2023. The company hasn’t said what to expect from the presentation, but it has strongly hinted that the Galaxy S23 is on the way. Samsung’s reservation page suggests a new high-end Galaxy Book laptop is on the way as well. Of course, there’s always the chance the tech giant could surprise us too. You can watch the livestream below. Samsung’s event starts at 1PM ET, but Engadget is kicking things off a bit early with a pre-show at 12:30PM ET. Join Engadget Deputy Editor Cherlynn Low and Senior…