Новости за 15.12.2015

Your daily roundup of news from The Wall Street Journal related to Japan: Most Asian markets slid Monday amid sharpening worries about the stability of the global junk-bond market and tumbling oil prices. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average fell 1.8% to 18883.42, marking its lowest close since Nov. 3.

Excerpts from an interview with Paul Hokemeyer, a psychotherapist and licensed marriage and family therapist, reveal what he thinks about during a session, whether he watches the clock and how he deals with patients who don’t make progress.

A new WSJ/NBC News poll highlights new shifts in the Republican field, and Ted Cruz is facing scrutiny amid a surge in support. WSJ's Shelby Holliday has the latest in the 2016 race for the White House. Photo: Getty

Only one out of 16 games in Week 15 pits a winning team against winning team: 10-3 Denver at 8-5 Pittsburgh.

Dell disclosed quarterly financial results for the first time since late 2013, when the company reverted from public to private ownership.

College athletes were nearly twice as likely to suffer serious injuries to joints and limbs up to a year after a concussion, compared with the previous 12 months, a study showed.

Increase kids’ boredom so they’ll start daydreaming. Also, forget about today’s ultrasafe chemistry sets.

Major League Baseball upheld its lifetime ban of all-time hit king Pete Rose on Monday, citing his admission in a recent interview that he continues to bet on baseball.

Moneybeat: With Third Avenue CEO ousted, energy and junk-bond sectors continue to feel the pain. Paul Vigna, Stephen Grocer, Mike Cherney and Greg Zuckerman dissect what it all means and how long it will last.

Yahoo investors such as Canyon Capital and SpringOwl are putting pressure on Yahoo's board by laying out varying proposals to slash the workforce, replace CEO Marissa Mayer and find a buyer. Photo: AP

Many of the nation’s largest banks would have to show they have adequate plans for surviving severe financial stress under a proposal soon to be published by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Saudi women used social media to reach voters and win seats in Saturday’s historic election—the first in which women were allowed to participate as voters as well as candidates.

Energy company Kinder Morgan shares are falling (again), but may be close to the bottom. Disney and XL Group insurance are up after Barron's publishes positive stories on the stocks.

A new WSJ/NBC News poll suggests that Republicans are shifting from their traditional views on immigration and trade. WSJ's Jerry Seib explains why. Photo:AP

A cease-fire between a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition and Houthi rebels in Yemen will go into effect coinciding with the beginning of talks in Geneva to end the country’s monthslong war.

The Environmental Protection Agency engaged in a social-media campaign that broke the law as it developed a water regulation issued earlier this year, according to a government watchdog report released Monday.

FIFA hired a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School to review and report on the organization’s business practices.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday announced new regulations for drones that will require owners to register their devices. But the new rules aren't going to fly with some user groups.

VMware won’t proceed with a cloud venture with EMC that was announced in October and prompted VMware’s shares to slide sharply.

The U.S. is working on a plan to scrutinize social media posts as part of its review of visa applications before certain people are allowed entry into the nation, a person familiar with the matter said.

Aaron David Miller: To be fair, the rise of ISIS surprised many experts on the Middle East. But they’re not in charge of U.S. national security.

VeriFone issued guidance for the current quarter and year mostly below previous expectations as the point-of-sale payments-equipment company reported earnings rose 23% for the three months ended in October.

Samsung Electronics has asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal of its long-running smartphone patent feud with Apple.

Taylor Swift's "The 1989 World Tour Live" will be available exclusively on Apple Music beginning on December 20. The deal with Swift is an effort by Apple to draw mainstream music fans to Apple Music, which trails industry leader Spotify in terms of paid customers.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is working on a plan to scrutinize social media posts as part of its visa application process before certain people are allowed entry into the U.S. Photo: iStock/banarfilardhi