Новости за 18.08.2016

Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers fabricated their claim of being robbed at gunpoint, according to a Brazilian police officer. WSJ's Geoff Foster joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero with new developments in the investigation. Photo: Getty

Roger Ailes has a story to tell. And HarperCollins Publishers is still eager to publish it, despite his recent ouster as the head of Fox News, another branch of the Rupert Murdoch media empire.

David Wessel: Hillary Clinton recognizes the challenges posed by the distressingly slow pace of economic growth but hasn't clearly articulated a growth strategy.

Ethics and Public Policy Center Senior Fellow Mona Charen analyzes the Republican nominee’s new campaign team. Photo credit: Bloomberg News.

Amy Schumer clarified the status of her namesake show in a series of tweets Thursday.

Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Scott Atlas on ObamaCare’s devastating impact on needy Americans and private insurers. Photo credit: Associated Press.

The Israel Project Managing Director for Press & Strategy Omri Ceren on new information about the Obama administration’s cash payment to Iran. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Foundation for Defense of Democracies Research Fellow Tony Badran on why the next Israeli-Hezbollah confrontation may provoke regional conflict. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Editorial Page Assistant Editor James Freeman on Democratic excuses to declare the insurer “too big to fail.” Photo credit: Bloomberg News.

Russia is ready to observe a 48-hour cease-fire to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid into the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo next week, military spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.

Spanish acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has announced his Popular Party will launch negotiations with the Ciudadanos party to form a government after general elections produced eight months of political deadlock.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the American-reared president of Estonia, says he is not nervous about Donald Trump's skepticism about the NATO alliance, dismissing his frequent praise for Russia as "all election rhetoric."

Despite market calm, Brexit remains a source of potential disruption. That means easier monetary policy, at least at the margins.

Liesl Hickey: Tying candidates to Donald Trump is different from when vulnerable Democratic senators were linked to Barack Obama in 2014.

Data from Gallup indicate a majority of Americans think their economic lives are improving, suggesting why Donald Trump's campaign -- built on a narrative of economic pain -- is struggling to gain traction in some areas that historically vote Republican.

Do you have trouble hearing what people are saying when talking on your smartphone? Your hearing probably isn't the problem. WSJ's Michael Hsu has a fix. Photo/Video: Carly Marsh/The Wall Street Journal

The Iranian-backed Shiite militia used to command widespread admiration in the region for confronting Israel, but its battle today is almost exclusively against fellow jihadists, writes Yaroslav Trofimov.

Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy rescued from the rubble in the aftermath of a devastating airstrike in Aleppo, Syria.

There was plenty to get gloomy about in Nestlé’s second-quarter results, but the Swiss branded goods company’s shares go from strength to strength.

U.K. retail sales rose strongly in July, as warm weather boosted clothing sales and a weak pound lured overseas visitors to snap up watches and jewelry. The stronger-than-expected data gave sterling a boost.

Shares of Samsung closed at an all-time high, putting the South Korea-based company within striking distance of Alibaba as Asia’s most valuable technology firm.

T-Mobile is dropping lower-priced monthly data plans and replacing them with a higher-priced service offering unlimited data.

Cisco wrapped its latest fiscal year by announcing another round of layoffs. But workforce size isn’t the main challenge for the network equipment giant.

Dan Ariely answers readers’ questions about unhygienic behavior, competitive drives and polling averages.

One explanation for the stock market rebound is that investors are being pushed to take on more risk by yields that have been driven low by central banks. But the "economic surprise index" suggests a lot of the rally is driven by something far more mundane: economic data.