Category: Business
![The Great Compression – The New York Times](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/18/multimedia/18Smallhouses1-cover-qmfg/18Smallhouses1-cover-qmfg-facebookJumbo-v2.jpg)
The Great Compression – The New York Times
Robert Lanter lives in a 600-square-foot house that can be traversed in five seconds and vacuumed from a single outlet. He doesn’t have a coffee…
![Money in College Savings Accounts Can Now Go Toward Retirement](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/17/business/16adviser/16adviser-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Money in College Savings Accounts Can Now Go Toward Retirement
Starting this year, some of the money in 529 college savings accounts can be used for retirement if it’s not needed for education. New rules…
![Three Lessons From a Surprisingly Resilient Job Market](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/14/business/00econ-lessons/00econ-lessons-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Three Lessons From a Surprisingly Resilient Job Market
The pandemic created an economic crisis unlike any recession on record. So perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that the aftermath, too, has played out in…
![Super Bowl Viewership Rose to 123.4 Million, a Record High](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/12/business/12superbowl-ratings/12superbowl-ratings-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Super Bowl Viewership Rose to 123.4 Million, a Record High
Sunday night’s overtime Super Bowl shattered ratings records. An audience of 123.4 million watched the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers, according to…
![Pro Sports in Las Vegas Aren’t Cheered by Everyone](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/09/multimedia/09Vegas-Sports-bpzt/09Vegas-Sports-bpzt-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Pro Sports in Las Vegas Aren’t Cheered by Everyone
The history of Las Vegas has been marked by a relentless churn of hotels, casinos, theaters and restaurants. But only recently has the city’s landscape…
![S&P 500 Closes Above 5,000 for First Time](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/09/multimedia/09Stocks-5K-wjzc/09Stocks-5K-wjzc-facebookJumbo.jpg)
S&P 500 Closes Above 5,000 for First Time
The index climbed above the 5,000 mark for the first time on Friday. It is up TK percent this year. More information
![Why Are Americans Wary While the Economy Is Healthy? Look at Nevada.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/01/multimedia/00nevada-econ-05-pgvb/00nevada-econ-05-pgvb-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Why Are Americans Wary While the Economy Is Healthy? Look at Nevada.
Toni Irizarry recognizes that the economy has improved. Compared with the first wave of the pandemic, when Las Vegas went dark, and joblessness soared to…
![FAA Chief Plans to Pledge ‘More Boots on the Ground’ at Plane Factories](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/06/multimedia/06dc-faa-bpzk/06dc-faa-bpzk-facebookJumbo.jpg)
FAA Chief Plans to Pledge ‘More Boots on the Ground’ at Plane Factories
The Federal Aviation Administration’s top official plans to tell a House panel on Tuesday that the agency will step up its on-the-ground presence monitoring aircraft…
![A City Built on Steel Tries to Reverse Its Decline](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/01/29/business/00gary-econ-promo/00gary-econ-promo-facebookJumbo.png)
A City Built on Steel Tries to Reverse Its Decline
Gary, Ind., was once a symbol of American innovation. The home of U.S. Steel’s largest mill, Gary churned out the product that built America’s bridges,…
![U.S. Hits Back at Iran With Sanctions, Criminal Charges and Airstrikes](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/02/multimedia/02dc-iran-sanctions-cplk/02dc-iran-sanctions-cplk-facebookJumbo.jpg)
U.S. Hits Back at Iran With Sanctions, Criminal Charges and Airstrikes
In the hours before the United States carried out strikes against Iran-backed militants on Friday, Washington hit Tehran with more familiar weapons: sanctions and criminal…