Новости за 16.01.2018

Venezuelan Special Forces killed a former B-movie actor and members of his dissident group in a shootout after they called for armed uprising, officials said on Tuesday, as rights groups called the confrontation an execution.

There’s a word for countries like this.

Ferrero International, the Italian confectionery maker, muscled further into the North America market, agreeing to pay $2.8 billion in cash to buy Nestlé’s U.S. chocolate business that includes the Butterfinger and Baby Ruth brands.

Facebook, Google and Amazon dominate their worlds just as Standard Oil and AT&T once did. Critics say they should get the same treatment. The answer to the antitrust question depends on a narrow test: Are consumers worse off?

Sometimes liquidation sales can be effective negotiation tools. Of 17 retailers with more than 100 stores each that filed for bankruptcy in 2017, only Limited Stores, Wet Seal, Vanity Shop and Hhgregg closed their entire fleet of stores for good.

The old-school marketing strategy that has found renewed interest; and a deeper look at the trend of hiring contractors instead of full-time employees.

Thirteen siblings found chained in California home, Trump repairs GOP relationships ahead of 2018 midterm battle, and 99-year-old Vikings fan gets free Super Bowl tickets.

For most of the current economic expansion, the self-storage sector has been beating all other major commercial property types in earnings growth and stock performance. But growth is slowing as markets get flooded with new supply.

At Pitti Uomo, the world’s largest clothing trade show, buyers and brands from around the world dictate what clothes you’ll find in store next year. WSJ’s men’s fashion columnist got a preview.

Tax reform lived up to the hype for health insurers, as industry bellwether UnitedHealth reported higher-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter and raised its forecast for 2018 by 17%.

The actress and talk-show host is selling her pink, Art Deco-style house in Pacific Palisades that she purchased in 1993.

The Guam location, by far the chain’s busiest store, is protected by an expanse of ocean from the rapidly changing consumer market, prospering in a kind of retail Galapagos.

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Foreign companies have recently been smitten with the U.S. corporate bond market.

The Japanese conglomerate is considering listing roughly 30% of its cellphone unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, as well as a separate listing overseas, possibly in London.

Pope Francis began a challenging, three-day tour of Chile, a country where changing social mores and public anger over a sex-abuse scandal have reduced the Catholic Church’s influence in recent years.

The former professional boxer describes her childhood in a Los Angeles mansion, which included handing out $100 bills on the city streets. Today, she’s in the midst of a kitchen renovation.

Bill McDermott, chief executive of the business software company, purchased the Jupiter Island home from country singer Alan Jackson.

A spa in the African bush? Forest bathing in the Himalayas? Here, 5 restorative luxury retreats that combine indulgence and adventure

From the moment he was inaugurated, President Trump brought dramatic change to the White House. Here’s a recap of the whirlwind year in Washington. Photo Illustration: Heather Seidel/The Wall Street Journal

Shipping giant Maersk said it would enter a joint venture with IBM to create a more efficient and secure platform for organizing global trade using blockchain technology.

Rap has become the most-consumed music in America, but with its growth comes a new concern: a widening generation gap.

New rules in Europe have opened a battleground between big tech and big banks over who will control consumers’ wallets.

No longer just a portal to parked cars, these glassy garage doors open to let in the light (and the bugs).

General Electric is considering breaking itself apart, its chief executive said, after disclosing more problems buried in one of its major units.