Nissan and Honda to attempt a merger that would create the world’s No. 3 automaker

Chief executives Makoto Uchida of Nissan, from left, Takao Kato of Mitsubishi and Toshihiro Mibe of Honda leave a joint news conference Monday in Tokyo. (Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press) Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger that would form the world’s third-largest automaker by sales, as the industry … Read more

House Judiciary Committee sends letters to investment firms tied to ‘woke ESG cartel’

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee took aim at a group of US asset managers over their involvement with a “woke ESG cartel” — adding pressure against environmental efforts by large investors. The committee, chaired by Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, sent letters to 60 firms — including BlackRock, State Street and JPMorgan Asset Management  — that are … Read more

Unofficial inaugural parties and their dress codes

According to the 2009 Presidential Inauguration Committee, the dress code for the 10 official inaugural balls set to take place on Tuesday night is black tie. Traditionally, for men that entails a fingertip-length dinner jacket with grosgrain- or satin-faced lapels, black trousers with a side stripe that matches the lapels, a cummerbund, black bow tie, … Read more

Blake Lively claims she backed out of hosting ‘SNL’ Season 50 premiere over Justin Baldoni smear campaign

Live from New York … it’s not Blake Lively. Blake Lively is blaming Justin Baldoni for not hosting the “Saturday Night Live” Season 50 premiere in September. The actress, 37, filed a legal complaint on Friday against Baldoni, 40, and accused him of sexual harassment on the set of “It Ends With Us” — as … Read more

Blake Lively’s ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ co-stars support her after Justin Baldoni claims

Blake Lively’s sisters have her back. “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” stars America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel released a statement on Sunday supporting Lively, 37, after she accused her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and mounting a smear campaign against her. 11Alexis Bledel, Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera and … Read more

Did you see ‘The Brutalist’ this weekend?

Adrien Brody as an architect in “The Brutalist.” (A24) What do you say when a child asks whether Santa is real? For years, my wife and I took our kids to see the same jolly ol’ Santa for a photo and a reading of “A Visit From St. Nicholas.” Then, one year they saw “Santa” … Read more

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