Новости за 01.01.2018

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” became the highest-grossing movie of 2017 this weekend, giving Walt Disney Co. another banner year at the box office that left rival studios fighting for leftovers

Remember all those progressive predictions of looming fascism?

The U.S. uses its leverage for once to force budget reforms..

Happy New Year - The opioid epidemic is costing more than $500 billion per year, waking up the jury, and New Years traditions from around the world.

The American manufacturing icon pays little on profits from parts sales outside the U.S. and was hit with a $2 billion tax bill from the IRS.

Sears Holdings hasn’t paid for any national TV spots for its struggling Sears and Kmart chains since late November, as its CEO shifts advertising to digital channels.

China’s box office is on the upswing, owing to accounting changes and one blockbuster success that signals the evolving tastes of the country’s massive audience.

In a televised New Year’s Day speech, the North Korean leader says his country’s nuclear arsenal is ready to use, but adds that he would consider sending a delegation to this year’s Winter Olympics, a step Seoul welcomed.

A handful of miners are ramping up operations to mine cobalt, betting on demand for a socially responsible source of the metal that is in high demand as a key component of electric cars.

Robert Bork’s lessons from the Saturday Night Massacre take on new relevance.

NATO plans a new command to counter Russia’s buildup. It should be only a start.

Limiting the SALT deduction will enforce fiscal discipline.

Every decade the Islamist regime has been in power, an uprising has cost it an element of its legitimacy.

In ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ Elizabeth Bennet has to refuse the advances of a powerful man.

SNL understands neither what makes Trump alluring nor what makes him dangerous.

Amazon.com has an ever-expanding ability to deliver what customers need—but not everything is an Amazon business, writes Christopher Mims.

In U.S. cities with the tightest labor markets, workers are finding something that’s long been missing from the broader economic expansion: faster-growing paychecks.

Boeing Co. was the Dow’s best performer in 2017, but investors could be right to worry about its plans to develop a new midsize airliner, which takes years and costs money.

A case study in how far Detroit will go to punish charter-school students.

Amazon.com has an ever-expanding ability to deliver what customers need—but not everything is an Amazon business, writes Christopher Mims.

Two protesters died overnight in southwestern Iran, an Iranian lawmaker said, as the country’s most widespread demonstrations in almost a decade appeared set to continue for a fifth day despite government warnings.

When is the best time to exercise or do creative work? Research on the science of timing has answers.

A mobile browser rarely used in the West, UC Browser, has outflanked Google’s Chrome in some of Asia’s fastest-growing markets, giving owner Alibaba Group an advantage in the race for the next generation of internet users.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is potentially poised to play kingmaker in the coming Italian election, though polls suggest his center-right Forza Italia party will get just 16% of the national vote.

The Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street team evaluates the year ahead in markets. Here’s what you should watch, from wages to technology to the Chinese economy.