Good Morning, World: How “GMA Deals & Steals” Became the Soft Power Bargain Basement of the 21st Century By Henrietta “Hank” Delacroix, Senior Correspondent, Dave’s Locker NEW YORK—While the United Nations Security Council bickers over commas in draft resolutions, a far more efficient form of geopolitics is unfolding at 8:07 a.m. Eastern inside a Times…
Global Product Recall: A World United in Mild Panic and Mildew By A. Cynic, Senior Correspondent, Somewhere Over International Waters GENEVA—This week’s planet-wide recall of the “ForeverFresh” smart refrigerator—marketed as the appliance that would “outlive your grandchildren” but instead appears to be trying to out-mold them—has achieved what decades of climate conferences and UN poetry…
Hurricane Hawaii: A Global Tempest in a Teacup, Served with Pineapple By Dave’s Locker International Desk HONOLULU—While the rest of the planet busies itself with wars, elections, and whatever Elon Musk tweeted at 3 a.m., the Central Pacific has coughed up Hurricane Hone, a Category-4 bruiser currently doing an interpretive dance around the Hawaiian archipelago….
Indianapolis Weather: A Midwestern Microdrama Staged for the World Stage By Correspondent R. Valdez, filing from somewhere colder than your conscience While COP delegates in Dubai haggle over half-degree increments, Indianapolis has decided to audition for all four seasons in a single Tuesday. This morning the city awoke to 14 °F (-10 °C), a temperature…
American Eagle Outfitters—ticker symbol AEO, for anyone still pretending retail tickers are more than three-letter horoscopes—has spent the year behaving like a jet-lagged tourist: stumbling out of bed in Pittsburgh, checking its passport, and suddenly discovering the rest of the planet exists. The stock is up roughly 60 % since January, a figure that sounds…
