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The currency's selloff illustrates how traders are on edge as Russia's economy struggles with an evaporating oil-and-gas windfall....

As people wonder about the best place to keep their money, some brokerages are beating traditional banks on returns and account protection.Betterment, which offers automated financial advice, has doubled the amount of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. cover...

Snitches get sheepskins as colleges train student informants....

Post-2008 regulations may save us from a bank panic. The danger is every other financial institution....

Moscow City Court said it would hear an appeal from the lawyers of the jailed Wall Street Journal reporter on April 18, when the court could decide where he is held or grant him bail....

U.S. oil refiners are preparing to report record profits for the first quarter, according to Bank of America analysts, due to the high price of fuels such as gasoline and diesel relative to crude oil.On average, the bank is raising its earnings-per-share ...

The roughly 5,800-square-foot unit atop the Amaris condominium overlooks a channel of the Potomac River....

New research shows that no matter their political leanings, age, race or economic status, people think most things are worse than they really are...

Moskau war fr den Korrespondenten des Wall Street Journal, dessen Eltern einst aus der Sowjetunion flohen, zur zweiten Heimat geworden. Der russische Geheimdienst FSB beschuldigt ihn nun der Spionage und hat ihn festgenommen. Das Wall Street Journal bestr...

U.S. stocks were mixed midday Thursday ahead of the closely watched monthly jobs report due out Friday.The S&P 500 was up 0.2% around noon ET, according to FactSet.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped less than 0.1%.The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.5%.Th...

The hair care brand promised to repair damaged hair, but online customer complaints have pushed it into crisis management mode as its share price drops...

Il corrispondente del Wall Street Journal, i cui genitori fuggirono dall'Unione Sovietica, aveva fatto di Mosca una seconda casa. L'FSB lo ha arrestato con l'accusa di spionaggio, che il Journal nega con forza....

Mortgage rates fell for a fourth straight week, hitting their lowest level in two months.The average rate on the standard 30-year fixed mortgage ticked down to 6.28%, according to a survey of lenders released Thursday by mortgage-finance giant Freddie Mac...

New-vehicle inventories and discounts are rising as the New York Auto Show heralds the spring selling season....

Welsh rarebit is as splendid and savory as cheese-plus-bread can get. This shortcut version might finally get this classic from across the pond the attention it deserves stateside....

The need to be productive has been drilled into us throughout our lives. It's hard to let it go....

O correspondente do The Wall Street Journal, cujos pais fugiram da Unio Sovitica, fez de Moscou seu segundo lar. Ele foi detido pelo FSB e acusado de espionagem, acusao que o Journal nega veementemente....

Le correspondant du Wall Street Journal, dont les parents avaient fui l'Union sovitique, a fait de Moscou son deuxime domicile. Il a t dtenu par le FSB et accus d'espionnage, une allgation que le Journal nie catgoriquement....

Latest NFIB employment survey shows historically high but cooling labor demand at small firms....

Lawmakers failed to get the two-thirds majority needed to expel a third Democrat, Rep. Gloria Johnson....

El corresponsal de The Wall Street Journal, cuyos padres huyeron de la unin sovitica, hizo de Mosc su segundo hogar. Fue detenido por el FSB y acusado de espionaje, cargo que el peridico niega categricamente...

Levi Strauss shares tumbled after the jeans maker said it logged a smaller profit in its fiscal first quarter from a year ago as costs rose.The stock (LEVI) was recently down over 14% at $15.43.The San Francisco-based company said its gross margin w...

The U.S. stock market will be closed on Friday, April 7, reopening Monday.Bond trading will be open for a shortened session, closing at 12 p.m. ET.The remaining 2023 stock-market holidays for 2023 are:May 29: Memorial DayJune 19: JuneteenthJuly 4: Indepen...

The roughly 12.2-acre Water Mill property was part of a larger compound that last sold for $118.5 million....

Filings for unemployment benefits were larger than previously thought last month, according to new government calculations....

If you're making do with a motley 'collection' of chipped plates and bowls, don't. Beautifully unique, custom-glazed dishes can help you rediscover the joy of eating at home—and save money on restaurants....

Costco shares were recently down about 2% after the wholesale retailer reported lackluster sales in March, raising broader concerns about the retail industry.Costco's same-store sales, excluding changes in gas prices and foreign exchange, rose 2.6% in...

The Makena injections for pregnant women with previous early births are ineffective and the benefits don't outweigh the risks, agency says....

The press freedom award lauds Gershkovich's "dedication and courage."...

In a new report, the department lays the foundation for regulation, enforcement of 'DeFi' markets....

Militant groups in Lebanon had fired dozens of rockets at Israel, raising specter of escalation....

It's a legal theory the Justice Department declined to prosecute for good reason....

Yes, I have been jailed; yes, my properties were taken; but no, I have not been charged with anything....

Must be nice for New York and Silicon Valley to get bailed out....

Shares of AMC Entertainment rose Thursday morning after the company said it won't move forward with plans for a reverse stock split unless it receives a favorable court order.The movie theater company said it won't move forward with its plans to c...

The law dean is playing with Marquess of Queensberry rules against social revolutionaries....

America should join the rest of the developed world in not taxing nonresident citizens....

It isn't useful to fault the many for the actions of a few....

We never did hear what was in them....

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Betterment, Wealthfront and others are offering improved returns, a rare side benefit of recent banking problems....

The Chinese-owned app is lobbying against a bill to ban TikTok for all Montanans, in an effort to try to avoid a domino effect....

By accumulating wealth and political influence, Ukrainian tycoons have prevented the rise of a Putin-like dictator....

Do-it-yourself ultrasounds. Devices to help you sleep. Medical experts weigh in on advances they see coming for health and wellness....

The French president sought to enlist the Chinese leader in efforts to persuade Russia to stop its war in Ukraine....

Their decision to cap production to focus more on prayer has enthusiasts stockpiling bottles of the French liqueur....

Jerome Powell and other officials waited and watched the fallout from SVB, Swiss bank crisis, finally deciding the financial system was stable enough for an interest rate increase...

The U.S. is looking shaky, but the world's largest energy consumer is still in the early stages of its post-Covid recovery....

Independent oil and natural gas producer said Trey Hartman, vice president and chief accounting officer, will serve in interim....

Stocks were slightly lower shortly after Thursday morning's opening bell. Weekly initial jobless claims were higher than expected, marking another data point that...