Said Garden President John Reed Kilpatrick, who can now laugh off a few empty seats: “We’re not going to lose on this deal—it’s a simple matter of arithmetic.” Contact us at letters@time.com ...

National security adviser Jake Sullivan made clear the high stakes of aid for Ukraine on Monday, saying the fate of a negotiation over billions in funding for the country could put all of Europe ...

Arithmetic returns, also known as simple returns, are calculated by taking the difference between the ending value and the beginning value of an investment and dividing it by the beginning value.