Новости за 05.06.2018

Dozens of major American companies are preparing to pull out of Iran as the Trump administration closes a narrow legal window that has allowed firms to operate there without violating U.S. sanctions.

Matt Murray has been named editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, the company said Tuesday.

For the first time since record-keeping began in 2000, the number of available positions exceeded the number of American job seekers.

Social Security’s cost will exceed its income this year for the first time since 1982, forcing the program to dip into its nearly $3 trillion trust fund to cover benefits.

The global economy appears poised to weather turmoil in some emerging markets, a political upheaval in Italy and an aggressive round of trade actions from the U.S., the World Bank says.

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Special Consul Mueller's office accuses Paul Manafort of witness tampering, SCOTUS sides with baker in same-sex wedding cake case, and even a dead hard drive can give away your private info.

How a housing shortage in rural America is hurting small businesses; and seven ways to help yourself get out of work early on Summer Fridays.

Billionaire businessman David Koch, who along with his brother has used his fortune to help reshape Republican politics, announced Tuesday that he is retiring from his family-owned company and all political organizations.

Don’t typecast this Colorado resort town. It’s just as scenic and diverting in warm weather as it is during ski season. Here, experts share their favorite taverns, hotels, hot springs, hiking trails and more

Designer Kate Spade was found dead in her New York apartment in an apparent suicide, law-enforcement officials said. The 55-year-old created a popular line of handbags and accessories in the early 1990s that became a fashion empire.

Two hedge-funds are calling for changes at Allergan, urging the pharmaceutical company to split its chairman and chief executive roles and add more focus to its wide-ranging strategic review.

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference didn’t answer one of the biggest questions: What is it doing to make Siri less stupid, while Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant are smarter and improving faster?

For the first time since record-keeping began in 2000, the number of available positions exceeded the number Americans without jobs and actively looking, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Italy’s new government is setting out a euroskeptic policy agenda in a country where public frustration with the European Union has supplanted once-broad support.

Brooklyn’s intriguing new artisanal watchmakers are offering solid designs for far less than their Swiss counterparts.

The churn rate in the jobs market is less than you’d think with unemployment at multi-decade lows, and one reason is an aging workforce.

The Mexican government published its detailed list of U.S. goods that will face import tariffs in retaliation for the U.S. decision to place duties on Mexican steel and aluminum, including American staples such as cranberries, apples and bourbon.

Firms in the services sector are grappling with delayed supply deliveries because of a truck driver shortage and slow rail service. The Institute for Supply Management said its non-manufacturing index rose to 58.6 in May.

If last year in markets was all about strong returns, this year is about rising risks: a brewing trade war, renewed political turmoil and concerns about growth.

A federal judge in Mississippi uses a fraud case as a vehicle for his social agenda.

For the first time since record-keeping began in 2000, the number of available positions exceeded the number Americans without jobs and actively looking, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

China’s government-backed steel manufacturers have avoided steep U.S. and EU levies by shutting production at home and expanding overseas. By owning production abroad, they aim to gain largely unfettered access to global markets.

Apple this week took more jabs at Facebook over its privacy practices. But this time the iPhone maker went one step further, signaling it plans to encroach on the social-media company’s turf.

The U.K. government indicated it wouldn’t block a long-delayed deal by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox to consolidate ownership of British pay-TV giant Sky.