Matson expects dampened peak season after tariff-driven rush in Q2
The trans-Pacific carrier said China volumes were whipsawed by the Trump administration’s trade policy, with shippers likely to slow their ordering during the third quarter.
Month: August 2025
The struggle to protect wildlife around the world as Trump’s aid cuts start to bite
Six months on from the US president’s order to halt all foreign assistance, Nick Ferris explores just how badly wildlife conservation programmes have been impacted – and how they have managed to keep operations going against the odds
Statue for Olympic medalist Suni Lee is boosted from Minnesota park
The solid statue honoring the star Olympian was stolen on Wednesday or Thursday, police say
Gavin Newsom may call special election to redraw California congressional maps
Governor announces possible move as Democrat-led states seek to respond to planned Texas redistrictingCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, may call a special election in November to begin the process of redrawing the state’s congressional maps in respo…
Pakistan and Afghanistan pen UAE T20 tri-series before Asia Cup
Tri-series between UAE, Pakistan and Afghanistan hastily penned as warm-up for Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.
Hoboken, NJ-based Saphyre, which makes software used in securities trading, raised $70M from FTV Capital (Luis Garcia/Wall Street Journal)
Luis Garcia / Wall Street Journal:
Hoboken, NJ-based Saphyre, which makes software used in securities trading, raised $70M from FTV Capital — The growth investment in Saphyre marks the private-equity firm’s latest deal targeting cap…
Addiction crisis: ‘Access to high-quality recovery services’
“Seattle’s ‘harm reduction’ approach around drugs perpetuates the harm” (July 26, Opinion): Andrew Constantino is correct that the street scene at 12th and Jackson requires a better response. That’s why many harm reduction-oriented organizations, inclu…
Sally Menti, who grew up playing soccer in Seattle, living her dream with Reign FC
Sally Menti grew up winning state titles in Seattle. Now, she’s a midfielder for her hometown team. ‘Being in Seattle too just makes it 10 times more special.’
WA bans company trying to sell ‘fishy’ carbon allowances
Earlier this month Ecology fined a company $425,000 and banned it from ever participating in the state’s carbon market.
TikTok predicts a looming recession. Economists do not
The “recession indicator” trend is all over social media. But economists are skeptical of its claims.