Top Fed Official Boosts Odds of a December Rate Cut

John C. Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said the central bank had scope to lower borrowing costs “in the near term.”John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

C Colby Smith

Uneasiness Over A.I. Spending Looms Over Markets

After stocks briefly rallied on Nvidia’s strong earnings, investors’ growing concerns of an A.I. bubble have returned, driving broad market swings.

J Joe Rennison, River Akira Davis and Eshe Nelson

The Fed, Crypto and A.I. Weigh on the Markets

Growing jitters over the Federal Reserve, crypto and the future of the artificial intelligence boom have helped drive a global sell-off.The recent sell-off in crypto and tech stocks has rattled global markets.

A Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Ian Mount

At Least 52 Kidnapped From Nigeria School in Second Mass Abduction This Week

Students and teachers were taken captive from a Catholic school in the latest in a wave of such attacks in the country.Police officers outside a school in Kebbi, Nigeria, where children were kidnapped on Monday. An attack early Friday happened in the neighboring state of Niger.

R Ruth Maclean and Ismail Alfa

A Colossal, Hidden Pile of Trash Ignites Outcry in Britain

The discovery of a mountain of garbage near a highway is the latest example of what experts say is a growing problem of criminal organizations profiting from illegal dumping.A large pile of illegally dumped waste accumulated next to the River Cherwell near Kidlington, England, on Sunday.

J Jonathan Wolfe

After Syria’s 14-Year Civil War, a Search for Victims Leads to Mass Graves

More than 100,000 people disappeared during the civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites.A trench at the Najha cemetery near Damascus, Syria. The area is believed to hold a mass grave.

R Raja Abdulrahim

L.A. Charges Companies to Keep Names on Arenas for Olympics

Olympic organizers usually strip naming rights from host venues. Los Angeles is pioneering a new business model for the 2028 Games by charging sponsors extra fees instead.Intuit will pay the Los Angeles Olympic organizing committee to keep its name on Intuit Dome, which is home to the Los Angeles Cl

J Jesus Jiménez