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U.S. Trade Representative Amb. Michael Froman discussed why binding currency manipulation provisions were not included in President Obama's fast-track trade bill at WSJ's CFO Conference. Photo: Paul Morse

The homeless man accused of pushing a 28-year-old transgender woman onto subway tracks earlier this month was arraigned Tuesday on charges including attempted murder in Manhattan Criminal Court.

Some lenders over the last couple years have eased requirements to get mortgages, but most Americans still think getting a loan is very difficult, according to a survey released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Ipsos Public Affairs.

Eating healthy is not always about keeping up with fads and advertisements. MarketWatch's Priya Anand reports. Photo: Getty

In the Indonesian village of Moyo Hilir, a group of former migrant workers started small enterprises with promising results, after following a financial education pilot program. Video/Photo: Paolo Bosonin/The Wall Street Journal

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.) said that not being able to control currency manipulation in Obama's fast-track trade deal was a deal-breaker, but the deal will probably be approved in the end. She spoke at WSJ's CFO Conference. Photo: Paul Morse

House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) said passing the fast-track bill on its own and addressing Trade Adjustment Assistance, or TAA, later is “a very good option.” He spoke at WSJ’s CFO Network conference. Photo: Paul Morse

Best of the Web Columnist James Taranto on the former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign launch. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Former Broward County GOP Chairman Ed Pozzuoli on former Governor Jeb Bush’s record. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Copenhagen Consensus Center Director Bjorn Lomborg explains how the United Nations can set rational goals for its next antipoverty agenda. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Emory University Professor Mark Bauerlein on his new book, “The State of the American Mind,” co-authored with Adam Bellow. Photo credit: iStock/LuckyBusiness.

Investors are counting on Uber to upend the delivery business much as it has for taxis, but progress has been slow so far.

Some lenders over the last couple years have eased requirements to get mortgages, but most Americans still think getting a loan is very difficult, according to a survey released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Ipsos Public Affairs. The survey, which had about 2,000 respondents, found that 72% think it's a good time to buy a home versus 68% in June 2014, the last time the survey was conducted. However, 57% thought it would be very difficult to get a loan, against 61% last June. Among those with a household income below $100,000... Читать дальше...

Some lenders over the last couple years have eased requirements to get mortgages, but most Americans still think getting a loan is very difficult, according to a survey released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Ipsos Public Affairs. The survey, which had about 2,000 respondents, found that 72% think it's a good time to buy a home versus 68% in June 2014, the last time the survey was conducted. However, 57% thought it would be very difficult to get a loan, against 61% last June. Among those with a household income below $100,000... Читать дальше...

Pols and polls say the same thing: Jeb Bush is a weak front-runner, how ISIS expanded from two countries to ten in one year and distracted GOP lawmaker accidentally OKs California budget.

How to turn your closet, and the closets of others, into a cash machine; and tips for creating your own multi-million dollar idea.

The pretrial publicity war between prosecutors in the Freddie Gray case and defense lawyers has escalated. Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is now asking the court to seal all evidence, witness lists and other discovery material leading up to the trial.

"Jurassic World" set a box-office record for the best opening weekend of all-time. Even better? The inflation-adjusted returns of "Gone With the Wind" in 1939.

The EU needs to increase public and private spending on carbon capture and storage technology to meet its climate targets, a new report says.

Researchers have used the wonder material known as graphene to create the world’s smallest light bulb. WSJ’s Gautam Naik reports. Photo: Columbia University

Do cat videos and work emails keep you from focusing on the best stuff to read and watch on the Internet? WSJ’s Joanna Stern prescribes apps like Pocket, Instapaper and Readablity that can help. Photo/video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal.

Casualties of the failed trade bill include Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Mrs. Pelosi herself.

On trade, terrorism and nuclear proliferation, Democrats would rather not know.

Digit and Acorns make it simple to save money, even without self-control. Personal Tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler explains how these apps siphon off tiny bits of money to help you slowly amass a nest egg.

Partisan tussles here have stalled rent-control laws and tax policies as the legislative session draws to a close, but one bill has really gone to the dogs.