Investors Feed A.I. Firms’ Voracious Appetite for New Money

In the race to dominate the artificial intelligence industry, companies like SpaceX and Alphabet are borrowing cash and raising equity from investors at the fastest pace in decades.The amount of cash needed for A.I. development is thought to be so enormous that already cash-rich companies are lookin

J Joe Rennison, Lauren Hirsch and Maureen Farrell

SpaceX IPO: What You Need to Know

As the company prepares for its stock market debut, here’s what the initial public offering means for banks, Elon Musk and everyday investors.Shares of SpaceX are expected to start trading on Friday.

A Aruni Soni

How Quiet Oman Landed Itself in Trump’s Cross Hairs

As the Iran war drags on, Oman — a U.S. ally and mediator with Iran — has found itself at odds with the Trump administration and some of its own neighbors.Fishing in Muscat, Oman, in February, before the war between the United States, Israel and Iran started.

V Vivian Nereim

Strict Security Around MSG Is Back for Knicks Game 4

Several blocks around Madison Square Garden will be closed to most people Wednesday afternoon, but a watch party will be allowed. The Garden is not happy about the extra restrictions.The Knicks continue to face the San Antonio Spurs in the N.B.A. finals. Fan celebrations outside Madison Square Garde

C Caitlyn Freeman and Andy Newman

Visiting a Soldier’s Funeral in Ukraine

The New York Times reporter Kim Barker visited a church in Lviv, Ukraine, that holds military funerals at the same time each day.

K Kim Barker, Whitney Shefte, Michael Anthony Adams, Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, Sutton Raphael and Rebecca Suner

Trump Says He May Not Renew Canada-Mexico Trade Deal

The president’s comments come at a crucial moment in talks between the three countries over the renewal of their free-trade agreement.Prime Minister Mark Carney with President Trump at the Group of 7 summit last year in Kananaskis, Canada.

M Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Tony Romm

Hegseth Visits Guantánamo Bay Amid U.S. Tensions With Cuba

The trip comes as the Trump administration pushes for political and economic changes on the island.The Pentagon said the purpose of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to the base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was “to engage with troops.”

C Carol Rosenberg

Why Complete Election Results in Maine Could Take More Than a Week

Winners in the Republican and Democratic primary races for governor and in a Democratic congressional primary have not yet been determined.Voting in Belfast, Maine, on Tuesday. Arielle Greenberg, left, wore a hand-sewn skirt that she said she made from an American flag.

N Nick Corasaniti

White House Again Shrugs Off High Prices Amid War With Iran

As inflation outpaces workers’ wages, the Trump administration insists that its agenda is working.Speaking at a bill signing on Wednesday, President Trump predicted that inflation would recede quickly, once the Iran conflict concludes.“ It’s going to come down like a rock.”

T Tony Romm

Night of Violence Grips Belfast After Stabbing Attack

Cars and a bus were set on fire and families were driven from their homes after a stabbing caused tensions to spill onto the streets.Strife erupted in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday amid anger over a stabbing attributed to a Sudanese man.

M Megan Specia