Commodity Boom Is Too Much of a Good Thing for Many Traders
It has been a banner year for fossil-fuel, metals and agricultural markets. For many commodity traders, the boom in prices…
China’s Cnooc Plans Big Share Sale at Home as U.S. Delisting Looms
One of China’s big state-owned oil companies, Cnooc Ltd. , plans to raise more than $5 billion from a domestic…
Burned Out and Restless From the Pandemic, Women Redefine Their Career Ambitions
Working more than a year under pandemic conditions threw into sharp relief what Vicki Klaker wanted from her career—and wasn’t…
Rolling Stones pay tribute to Charlie Watts, open ‘No Filter’ tour
ST. LOUIS — The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their backbeat. The…
Gores Guggenheim SPAC Nears Deal to Combine With Polestar
Polestar is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company that would value the…
Economy Week Ahead: Consumer Spending, Inflation, Manufacturing
The Commerce Department’s monthly report on U.S. consumer spending highlights this week’s economic data. MONDAY New orders for durable goods…
Taliban resume brutal reign in Afghanistan with public executions, amputations for criminals
Hope that a new, softer Taliban would emerge in Afghanistan faded fast Sunday as the U.S. awoke to images of…
DHS approved DACA applications in violation of court order
Homeland Security’s legal immigration agency has admitted to a judge that it approved new DACA applications despite the court’s order…
U.S.-EU Trade Summit in Pittsburgh Aims to Deepen Trans-Atlantic Ties
Senior U.S. and European officials meet in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, aiming to show that closer trans-Atlantic ties have value—in dollars…
Border chaos reverberates deep in America’s heartland
Iron County in Utah is about the furthest thing from a border community. But Sheriff Kenneth Carpenter says incidents like…
Debt-Limit Standoff Could Force Fed to Revisit Emergency Playbook
A crisis-management playbook Federal Reserve officials created years ago could guide their response this fall if the federal government can’t…
Individuals Embrace Options Trading, Turbocharging Markets
Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc. had mostly disappointed the trading app’s fans since their initial public offering. But Harsh Patel…
After Arizona, election audits become a GOP rallying cry for 2022 races
Republican candidates across the nation are taking up the banner of election audits as a way to connect with primary…
Logistics Operators Raise Pay, Enlist Robots to Meet Holiday Demand
Warehouse operators are throwing every tool they can at increasingly urgent efforts to hire seasonal workers as they brace for…
Bond-Picking Investors Follow the Workers
Labor shortages and supply-chain disruptions have become make-or-break factors for some investors weighing bets on corporate debt. Tom Murphy, portfolio…