Новости за 31.05.2018

As Brazil began to recover from a crippling strike by truckers, some workers at oil giant Petrobras walked off the job, signaling growing opposition to President Michel Temer’s attempts to get the country’s finances in order.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Romania and Lithuania violated the Continent’s primary human-rights treaty by secretly holding al Qaeda suspects and failing to investigate their treatment by CIA interrogators.

An attempt to steal rare books from Transylvania University doesn’t go according to plan.

The financial-news streaming service aimed at young people has purchased MTV Networks on Campus, a small news and entertainment network piped into college campuses across the U.S.

The State Department has formally designated the Syrian militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as part of a foreign terrorist organization, a response to its growing sway in northwestern Syria.

The differences between various types of crude are currently bigger than usual and in some cases counterintuitive.

Turmoil in Italian politics has sent shock waves through financial markets in moves reminiscent of the eurozone crisis. WSJ markets reporter Ben Eisen answers questions about the latest Italian financial crisis.

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The Trump administration’s trade policies will hamstring the U.S.’s robust economic growth and threaten as many as 2.6 million jobs, according to a memo from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s top official on Thursday.

Uncertainty over trade policies and the impact of tougher mortgage-financing rules is part of the reason interest rates in Canada remain low, Bank of Canada deputy governor Sylvain Leduc said in a speech Thursday.

Dollar Tree and Dollar General shares had one of their worst days in years as the discount retailers blamed a cold start to spring for lower-than-expected sales, as well as higher freight and wage costs.

Overachievers have long pursued the perfect, despite a propensity for screwing up—a state of affairs three new books explore.

Talks aim to put summit with North Korea on track, U.S. plans to hit EU with steel, aluminum tariffs, and colon cancer screening should start at 45.

A little South African history will help audiences truly appreciate Athol Fugard’s apartheid-era play.

Regulators warn traders if they place sell orders that are too big, especially at politically sensitive times. This hidden hand is about to affect a larger number of overseas investors when Chinese stocks are added to a global index on June 1.

Golf resorts in top destinations—from Pinehurst to Cabo San Lucas—are breaking with tradition, offering players of all skill levels faster, more playful ways to tee off. Plus: The best par-three courses in the U.S.

Americans increased their outlays in April as their incomes grew, a sign that consumer spending started the second quarter on a strong footing.

Two large antiestablishment Italian parties struck a deal on reviving a coalition government, an official from one of the parties said, in a development that could end the political crisis roiling global markets.

Will Facebook, Google and Amazon be regulated or broken up like Standard Oil and AT&T? It depends on how they grow, writes Christopher Mims.

Uncertainty over trade policies and the impact of tougher mortgage-financing rules is part of the reason interest rates in Canada remain low, Bank of Canada deputy governor Sylvain Leduc said in a speech Thursday.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is poised to fall from power after a corruption scandal dealt a blow to a leader whose support has gradually been eroded by unpopular measures he imposed to avert Spain’s economic collapse during the eurozone’s debt crisis.

Sears Holdings said it plans to close another 72 stores it has deemed unprofitable, as the company continues to struggle with falling sales.

Floral designer Lindsey Taylor riffs on the cloudy, feminine tonality in a French portrait of a lady by Post-Impressionist Edouard Vuillard.

The boldly bittersweet, entirely flourless (and incidentally gluten-free) torta di capri delivers maximum richness along with a vertiginous cacao count.

The ‘Superiority Burger Cookbook” is full of wit, smart technique and the sort of deeply satisfying food you’ll find yourself craving at 2 a.m.