Новости за 22.06.2015

Greece’s creditors suggested for the first time that a deal to avert the country’s bankruptcy was in sight after an 11th-hour proposal submitted by Athens on Monday made a significant concession on pension cuts.

Wage negotiations in South Africa’s gold mining sector have got under way, with unions demanding as much as double workers’ current wages.

A proposed giant pipeline deal emphasizes the bearish outlook for natural-gas prices.

European telecom investor Patrick Drahi is facing political headwinds in his latest attempt to consolidate the French telecommunications market.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Charleston, S.C. on Friday to memorialize the victims of last week's shooting in a historic black church.

Platinum tumbled to a six-year low, weighed down by a surge in supplies since miners returned to work last year after a strike.

The hedge-fund firm is becoming one of the first nonbank firms to step into a breach created by postcrisis rules overhauling trading in interest-rate swaps.

New research shows children with ADHD perform better on cognitive tasks when allowed to move more freely than is typically allowed in many classrooms.

Twitter seems to have ruled out the possibility of co-founder Jack Dorsey staying on as permanent chief executive—that is, unless he quits his other day job as CEO of Square.

U.S. Treasury prices fell Monday as signs of progress in Greece’s bailout negotiations diminished investors’ demand for safer assets.

Taylor Swift helped persuade Apple to shift its policy of not paying artist royalties during free trials. Will other streaming services change their policies? Photo: Getty

enezuela will hold parliamentary elections Dec. 6, the country’s National Electoral Council announced, ending months of speculation that the vote may be postponed.

With the health-care industry in flux, Anthem must be careful not to overpay for Cigna.

China is bailing out indebted local governments, despite promises to allow market forces to play a greater role.

Ben Carson, the only major African American candidate running for president in 2016, said Monday that removing the Confederate battle flag from South Carolina’s statehouse grounds won’t do anything to change the nation’s racial dynamics.

Canada said Monday it had laid charges against nine parties in connection with the deadly derailment of a crude-carrying train in Lac-Mégantic in July 2013.

South Carolina leaders urged the state’s general assembly to vote to remove the Confederate battle flag on statehouse grounds in Columbia. Photo: Reuters

The Federal Reserve is taking stock of the nation's financial sector.

Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is the latest to weigh in on the move to put a woman's face on the $10 bill. He's sticking up for Alexander Hamilton.

An accounting probe shows that Toshiba continues to struggle with the financial aftereffects of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

The EU has launched a naval operation to deter people smugglers working off the coast of Libya, although it will only implement the first phase of the mission—intelligence gathering—for now because of political constraints.

Europe is sweating the details on Greece. But it is also indulging in big-picture thinking. The two issues are virtually inseparable.

Thousands join hands to show solidarity in Charleston, South Carolina, the shooting in Charleston has reignited the Confederate flag debate and how to catch a home-run ball like a pro.

The Supreme Court as early as Thursday could decide whether gay couples are constitutionally entitled to marry. With the votes still unknown, Law Blog asked a group of legal scholars to predict the outcome in the historic case.

California farmers win a property-rights victory.