Новости за 10.08.2015

Rackspace Hosting said its second-quarter earnings rose 30% as the cloud-computing company posted improved revenue and unveiled plans to increase its stock-buyback plan to $1 billion.

In photos selected Monday by Wall Street Journal editors, children prepare for the first day of school in Kentucky, India gets ready for Independence day, and more.

The World Hip Hop Dance Championship in San Diego, Calif., brings dancers from around the world onto one stage. Here are some of the groups who competed in the MegaCrew category this year. Photo: Hip Hop International!

For many luminaries of the financial sector, the place to be when the July payrolls report is released is around a small television set at Leen's Lodge in Grand Lake Stream, Maine. If you are there on the first Friday of August, you are part of “Camp Kotok.”

Hillary Clinton discussed her debt-free college plan at Exeter High School in Exeter, N.H., on Monday. Getty Images Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Monday announced a new plan aimed at easing what can be a crushing burden of student debt, the latest candidate to weigh in on the question of college affordability. The centerpiece [...]

What's it mean to be a law firm partner? At some large firms, being a partner means having an actual voice in how the firm operates. At others, it means having little influence and a salary barely higher than that of a senior associate. Baker & Hostetler LLP is proposing a change to put all of its partners on more equal ground by eliminating its so-called two-tier partnership in favor of one that gives every partner an equity stake in the 930-lawyer firm.

Read a short story from 'Complete Stories' by Clarice Lispector

Berkshire Hathaway’s $32 billion takeover of Precision Castparts is the largest deal in the company’s history and complements CEO Warren Buffett’s strategy of growing the company's earnings through acquisitions.

NBC Sports extended its agreement to carry England's Premier League soccer for an additional six years under a new deal announced Monday. The Comcast-owned sports unit will carry games for England's top league through the 2021-2022 season. Ahead of the 2013 season, NBC scored a three-year deal for roughly $250 million, which expires this season.

Shootings marked the anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri, Donald Trump stays defiant and crumbling roadways are hurting our wallets.

"Supergirl" is set to premiere on CBS on Oct. 26.

A wave of violence has left more than 50 people dead in Kabul since last week. On Monday, a car bomb at Afghanistan’s main airport killed at least five. (Photo: AP)

Barron's Bounce: Shares of Caterpillar and Hertz were up sharply after positive stories in Barron's. Oil and other commodities are also rallying. Barron's cover story was bullish on commodities.

Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot on the winners and losers of the first Republican primary debate. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot on the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations have stalled. Photo credit: Bloomberg News.

Cause of Action Executive Director Dan Epstein on what the former Secretary of State has and hasn’t disclosed about her use of a personal email server. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Kay Hymowitz on why Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina doesn’t want government involved in corporate decision-making. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Writer Hooman Bakhtiar on who really benefits from Obama Administration’s nuclear deal, and his family’s firsthand experience with Tehran’s hit squads. Photo credit: Reuters.

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opens Dec. 18.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Obama administration over the past year have tried mightily to expand mortgage access for riskier borrowers, but there's little evidence so far of borrowers with weaker credit making a strong return.

Jeff Horwitt: Republican primary voters may eventually fire Mr. Trump--but unless and until one of his apprentices can channel the anger and dissatisfaction that Mr. Trump speaks to, he is likely to remain a thorn in the side of the GOP establishment.

Is it ever ok to piggyback on a friend's babysitter? Moneyologist Quentin Fottrell joins Tanya Rivero on Lunch Break to discuss. Photo: Getty

The farm industry is getting techie, as the demand for food increases and the need to save the farmland from devastation grows. WSJ Tech columnist Christopher Mims joins Lunch Break. Photo: Getty

China has long been notorious for rampant music piracy, but Beijing is now taking bigger steps to crack down on illegal online distribution.