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T-Mobile Chief Executive John Legere is no stranger to pushing the buttons of his fellow telecom chiefs. It’s just not that often when one of them pushes back.

Vertex’s cystic-fibrosis drug Orkambi, which treats the most common mutation of the disease, received U.S. regulatory approval on Thursday.

Brazil’s antitrust agency is investigating banking giants HSBC Holdings PLC, Citigroup Inc., Deutsche Bank AG and others on suspicion of forming a cartel to manipulate the exchange rate of the Brazilian currency, the real.

The Indiana Public Retirement System is laying the groundwork to take its roughly $25 billion pension pool into private credit funds for the first time, said a person familiar with the matter.

South Africa is often heralded as the continent’s most advanced economy, but since last year blackouts have stalled assembly lines and dragged down economic growth.

President Barack Obama described the growing Republican presidential field as an "interesting bunch" of candidates soon large enough for their own "hunger games."

Sharks off the coast of North Carolina have bitten seven swimmers in less than three weeks. What’s behind this? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer.

BP has agreed to pay $18.7 billion over 18 years to settle all federal and state claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, five years after the accident.

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Farmers are on track to produce a record amount of pork this year, with a wave of hogs processed this spring heralding cheaper ribs and sausages for the Independence Day holiday.

Univision Holdings Inc., owner of the dominant Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S., kicked off the process to go public, hoping to attract investors to its influential Hispanic base as it braves seismic digital shifts that are reshaping the TV industry.

According to Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council, TransAsia Airway flight GE235's only working engine was inadvertently shutdown by one of the pilots, causing it to crash into the Keelung River last February. Photo: AP

Belt-tightening is hitting one of Western Canada’s most venerable traditions: the Calgary Stampede. With the decline in crude prices, Canadian oil companies have trimmed their sponsorships at the annual rodeo-centered festival.

Pope Francis will showcase his concern for the region’s poor and forgotten during a trip to his native continent starting this weekend, just as he did as a young Jesuit priest decades ago.

The third quarter is teeing up to be an active one for initial public offerings.

Intel Corp. said President Renée James is stepping down, one of several management changes as CEO Brian Krzanich shakes up the chip maker.

The kingdom is poised to break records for crude production this summer, but its ravenous energy needs threaten its ability to ramp up exports.

A French court Thursday overturned the suspension of Jean-Marie Le Pen from the National Front party he brought into national prominence.

'The spine of the film is her songs, first and foremost,' he says.

Push for consolidation among health insurers continues. Anthem and Cigna renew their talks, even as Cigna continues to look at Humana; meanwhile, Centene agrees to buy Health Net.

Fire at black church in South Carolina was not arson, the Justice Department is investigating potential airline price collusion and a romantic gondola ride in Omaha.

In a missive whose full range of recipients is unclear, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Partner John Doerr has emailed those he addresses as “friends and partners” in a note to express his firm’s commitment to diversity and his regret that “it is so hard for women and minorities in the tech and venture industry.” The move underscores what appears to be a bit of personal PR from Doerr after a high-profile gender discrimination trial that has left something of a black eye on the firm. What remains... Читать дальше...

Jeff Horwitt: While Democrats and liberals are more likely to say the court is too conservative, and Republicans and conservatives are more likely to say it is too liberal, independents and moderates see the court as calling balls and strikes evenly for both teams.

If the past week brought a flood of data—including a mixed report on June labor markets—this one's as dry as a California reservoir. As Greece remains the focus for investors, here's what to look for on the U.S. economy.

Main Street Columnist Bill McGurn discusses the latest revelations about the former Secretary of State’s private emails. Photo credit: Associated Press.