Новости за 26.12.2017

It is almost a Christmas miracle. Retailers have taken a beating in the last year, with falling stocks and gloomy predictions of their impending death. Yet in the weeks leading up to Christmas, retail stocks rallied.

Christmas brings Northeast blizzard, Amtrak accidents hurt safety reputation, but railroad remains popular with Congress, and the world's top banana Is doomed.

How to manage the tricky balance between a child’s shy behavior and adults’ wish to show them simple affection.

To compete with Netflix, Disney is counting on Fox to help produce a wider array of movies including lower-budget originals for its Hulu streaming service.

Police gather blood and saliva samples from many who aren’t criminals, including those who forget ID cards, write critically of the state or are just in the wrong place. The campaign is a central component of the state’s all-encompassing high-tech security apparatus.

Automakers and ride-hailing apps aren’t the only companies looking to cash in on the shift to electric and self-driving vehicles. Old-line industrial companies such as 3M and paint maker PPG Industries are among those racing to figure out ways to get their products into the cars of the future.

South Africa’s traditional lobola, often paid in cattle, is clashing with the convenience of modern technology, including email and online payments.

After a strong holiday shopping season, retailers are bracing for a flood of returns—and not just at the customer service counter.

Home prices continued to rise in October as demand increased for homes but tight inventories nationwide limited supply.

Despite a glut in U.S. retail space, some developers are building more, just not in the form of malls but alongside new homes in smaller chunks than before.

Investors are elated by a booming global economy and the promise of central banks to tighten monetary policy only gradually. But a question haunts them: Will interest rates develop a mind of their own?

Salty-sweet bulgogi sauce does wonders for succulent fillets of roast salmon. With a side of “grits” made from edamame, this recipe from chef Edward Lee makes a quick and wildly flavorful meal.

Blood-testing firm Theranos has secured a $100 million loan from Fortress Investment Group, averting a possible bankruptcy for now.

The deal boom in the health-care industry is showing no signs of slowing. That could help one beaten down stock reverse its fortunes.

Under Armour Chief Executive Kevin Plank faces sales declines and executive defections at the sportswear maker—and questions from investors about how he is juggling his private ventures at Plank Industries.

Federal regulators are proposing to roll back safety measures put in place after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which could affect real-time monitoring of offshore installations and third-party inspector certification.

Cocos are hot again. The junior bonds that are designed to help shore-up banks during a crisis are ending 2017 with yields near record lows but they can become risky in sudden and unexpected ways.

About 900 Wall Street Journal readers responded to an online survey asking what they think is America’s biggest infrastructure problem.

The year began with a new accessory—the now-iconic pink pussy hat—and ended with a ‘Phantom Thread.’ From ingratiatingly ugly sneakers to the influence of ‘Stranger Things,’ here’s a look back at some highlights.

A step-by-step guide to Bloomsbury’s storied sights and worthy newcomers: from idiosyncratic bookstores to Middle Eastern restaurants. Plus: a drinking hole that drew Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath.

Old-line industrial companies including 3m, PPG and DowDuPont seek to cash in on the shift to electric and self-driving vehicles.

Airlines looking to lower capital costs are getting together behind a time-tested tactic when negotiating for new aircraft: Buy in bulk for lower prices.

The same surge in online comparison shopping that has pushed prices lower for toys, electronics and other popular goods is upending the traditional textbook business model and forcing sellers to provide new, cheaper options.

South Korea will allow one of its largest companies to build a new organic light-emitting diode production facility in China, the first time a Korean firm will transfer the sophisticated technology abroad.

Uber is selling its U.S. subprime auto-leasing business to startup-car marketplace Fair.com, ending a bid to attract drivers who lack regular access to vehicles.