FRANKFURT (Reuters) – ASK Chemicals, a maker or chemicals used in foundries, has been put up for sale by its private equity owner amid a flurry of dealmaking in the chemicals sector, people close to the matter said. Buyout group Rhone Capital is working with Citi on the deal, which may value the Germany-based supplier […]

This article is part of David Leonhardt’s newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it each weekday. The Trump administration wants to change the U.S. Census by adding a question about citizenship status, and the Supreme Court’s five Republican-appointed justices seemed to signal yesterday that they would approve the change. It’s an alarming situation, […]

In 34 national surveys conducted from October 2018 to early April, Joe Biden, who is expected to announce his presidential bid on Thursday, led of all competitors. Then, in an Emerson College poll conducted two weeks ago, Bernie Sanders, a candidate with substantial liabilities as well as marked strengths, pulled ahead of Biden for the […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Developer Related Companies said on Tuesday one of its affiliates has agreed to buy the global headquarters of AT&T’s WarnerMedia in Manhattan for about $2.2 billion, in one of the city’s most expensive commercial real estate deals. The affiliate has entered into a contract expected to close late in the second […]

To the Editor: Re “Sanders Shrugs Off Countless Falsehoods” (news article, April 20): When asked during her special counsel interview about her lie to the public that the F.B.I. had “lost confidence” in its director and that “countless” F.B.I. agents told her repeatedly they were glad that President Trump fired James Comey, the White House […]

My community faces a grave threat. I am not talking about the measles spreading throughout our Hasidic neighborhoods in Brooklyn. I am referring to the scientific denialism that has infected our community and has put the lives of children here and elsewhere at risk. In October, an unvaccinated child from our community contracted measles while […]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – ING Groep’s chief executive Ralph Hamers told shareholders on Tuesday that the Dutch bank would consider a cross-border takeover under some circumstances, Dutch daily Financieele Dagblad reported. The comments by Hamers at its annual general meeting follow reports that ING has shown interest in acquiring Commerzbank if the German bank’s ongoing merger […]

First of three articles. In her 2018 book, “Give People Money,” the journalist Annie Lowrey delivered a stinging criticism of the ways in which the United States has essentially won the race to the bottom when it comes to distribution of wealth: “We tolerate levels of poverty that are grotesque and entirely unique among developed […]

Bret Stephens: Hi Gail. I know neither of us can wait to debate the best name for Meghan Markle’s and Prince Harry’s royal baby, but can we first discuss the small matter of the Mueller report? How do you see it playing out, politically speaking, for President Trump? Gail Collins: Bret, I am actually taking […]

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning, We’re covering the latest from Sri Lanka, the withdrawal of Herman Cain for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s board, and a second earthquake in two days in the Philippines. Breaking Britain plans to welcome President Trump in June with a state visit, […]