Stocks Are on the Verge of the Best Year Since 1997
The world is enmeshed in a trade war. The president has been impeached. The tech industry is under attack from regulators worldwide. But this year...
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Philippine Peasants Were Promised Land. Staking a Claim Can Be Deadly.
SAGAY CITY, Philippines — On the day the gunman murdered her husband, Elza Balayo was planning a treat for her five children, a fish to...
Self-Checkout in France Sets Off Battle Over a Day of Rest
ANGERS, France — On a Sunday afternoon, customers at a Géant Casino supermarket browsed the aisles and lined up to buy meat, fish and other...
Saudi Arabia Wants Your Next Vacation
AL-UYAYNAH, Saudi Arabia — In a makeshift camp under a starry sky, Ghazi Al-Anazi talked about his experience in the fledgling Saudi tourist business. A...
Congress Saves Coal Miner Pensions, but What About Others?
The $1.4 trillion spending bill passed by Congress last week quietly achieves what a parade of select committees and coordinating councils could not: rescue a...
The Unforeseen Dangers of a Device That Curbs Drunken Driving
Over the past decade, states have increasingly turned to a powerful tool to stop drunken driving before it starts: miniature breathalyzers, wired into a car’s...
#MeToo Clashes With ‘Bro Culture’ at Ad Agencies
The empowerment of women was a major theme of Advertising Week, a yearly gathering of roughly 100,000 ad-industry people in New York. The female R&B...
Empty Hotels and Salmon Stuck in Traffic: Strike Bites French Economy
PARIS — Glittering with Christmas decorations, Galeries Lafayette, a famed department store in central Paris, typically draws up to 80,000 visitors a day during the...
At the Edge of the World, a New Battleground for the U.S. and China
TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands — The mere existence of the Faroe Islands is a wonder. Tall peaks of snow-patched volcanic rock jut out from the North...
Where Are the Tech Zillionaires? San Francisco Faces the I.P.O. Fizzle
SAN FRANCISCO — Seven months ago, the Four Seasons in San Francisco sent out a news release announcing the glad tidings that would come soon:...