Michael J. de la MERCED is a journalist at The New York Times. He has covered business and finance since 2006, focusing on significant stories including the 2008 financial crisis, corporate mergers, and the rise of technology giants in Silicon Valley and China, while also contributing to DealBook, which explores the intersection of business and public policy. Michael has been featured in The New York Times and the New Zealand Herald.
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By: Michael J. De La Merced, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Edmund Lee, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Lauren Hirsch, Ravi Mattu
Business groups, economists and even some Republicans cautioned that new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China could undercut U.S. industry and the economy.
By: Lauren Hirsch, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Kevin Roose, Michael J. De La Merced, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Edmund Lee
The tech mogul is unlikely to win. But his goal may be more about making life difficult for the A.I. start-up and its leader, Sam Altman.
By: Michael J. De La Merced, Lauren Hirsch, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Edmund Lee, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler
A surge in egg prices underscores how persistent inflation is spooking the markets and could check the president’s boldest economic policies.
By: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Lauren Hirsch, Grady Mcgregor, Michael J. De La Merced, Ravi Mattu, Edmund Lee
Pushback against Elon Musk’s latest demand to government employees reveals potential limits to his harsh approach to management and cost-cutting.
By: Michael J. De La Merced, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Sarah Kessler, Bernhard Warner, Ravi Mattu, Lauren Hirsch, Edmund Lee
The White House and Ukraine struck a deal on strategic resources, a pact that speaks volumes about President Trump’s geopolitical strategy.
By: Bernhard Warner, Ravi Mattu, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Sarah Kessler, Edmund Lee, Michael J. De La Merced, Lauren Hirsch
The president still believes that his protectionist trade policies will be “great for us” in the long run, but won’t rule out short-term economic pain.
By: Michael J. De La Merced, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Edmund Lee, Sarah Kessler, Lauren Hirsch, Bernhard Warner, Ravi Mattu
A lawsuit by Rippling accuses a top competitor, Deel, of placing a mole in its ranks — which it uncovered via a “honeypot” trap on Slack.
By: Edmund Lee, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. De La Merced, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Lauren Hirsch
The president’s firing of the two Democratic commissioners at the regulator not only a challenge to the legal status quo, but also raises uncertainty for businesses.
By: Bernhard Warner, Ravi Mattu, Edmund Lee, Michael J. De La Merced, Sarah Kessler, Lauren Hirsch, Andrew Ross Sorkin
Investors cheered the Federal Reserve chair’s assessment. But some economists fear a case of déjà vu.
By: Ravi Mattu, Lauren Hirsch, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Michael J. De La Merced, Edmund Lee
The billionaire was set to be briefed on the military’s closely guarded playbooks on China, raising new questions about his power and access.
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