Новости за 01.08.2018

When Theresa May visits French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, the British prime minister will be treading a well-worn path.

Canada’s Liberal government is scaling back elements of its planned carbon-tax regime to address worries from the business community about global competition.

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The Federal Reserve held short-term interest rates steady and offered an upbeat assessment of the economy’s performance, suggesting another interest-rate increase is likely at its next meeting.

Lawmakers from both parties backed a defense-policy bill that some say is tougher on China than any in history, as a bipartisan movement to confront Beijing gathers steam.

Projected trillion-dollar federal deficits are prompting the U.S. Treasury to increase its borrowing substantially, which could restrain a fast-growing economy as the cost of credit also rises.

U.S. auto sales slowed in July as rising interest rates, higher gasoline prices and falling demand for passenger cars dented the industry’s momentum after a strong first half of the year.

Plane crashes in Mexico with no deaths, Facebook pulls fake accounts that mimic Russian tactics ahead of election, and five financial forecast the refuse to play themselves out.

Shares of Hanesbrands tumbled after the company said it wasn’t renewing a contract with Target to sell an exclusive line of Champion activewear. Hanesbrands also reported a decline in second-quarter earnings.

Watch a clip from the movie "Nico, 1988," starring Trine Dyrholm. Photo: Magnolia Pictures

Russia unveiled new efforts Wednesday to bring refugees back to Syria and called on the U.S. to help back its relocation efforts following a summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in which both leaders backed the goal.

Watch a clip from the movie "The Third Movie," starring Masaharu Fukuyama, and Kôji Yakusho. Photo: Film Movement

The Zimbabwe military harshly dispersed protesters from the streets of the capital after the main opposition presidential candidate accused officials of trying to rig this week’s election in favor of the party of former President Robert Mugabe.

WhatsApp detailed plans to sell ads and charge big companies that want to reach their customers through its service, launching its first major revenue streams as growth at Facebook’s main app is starting to decelerate.

The Zimbabwe military harshly dispersed protesters from the streets of the capital after the main opposition presidential candidate accused officials of trying to rig this week’s election in favor of the party of former President Robert Mugabe.

The city of Cupertino, home to Apple, backed down from a proposal for a per-employee tax on big companies, after opposition from local businesses and a direct appeal from Apple to consider alternatives.

From a tycoon’s breezy island to a mountain bohemia, these SoCal getaways are at their best in summer.

Ferrari’s new CEO, Louis Camilleri, spooked markets when he called a 2022 profit target set by Sergio Marchionne “aspiriational” during an earnings conference call.

Apple and Samsung entered the second decade of the smartphone era betting on super-high prices for their flagship products. The strategy has energized Apple but sapped Samsung’s sales.

Authorities have detained two women’s rights activists, human-rights groups said, broadening a campaign of arrests that has drawn international criticism and tainted the kingdom’s top-down reforms agenda.

McCarrick is like the friar who helped set off the Reformation by selling indulgences.

As part of a larger trend of tech companies helping to wean users off their more-addictive products, Facebook has announced new tools that tallies time spent and nudges you when it’s time for a break.

West Virginia this May became the first state to let some of its voters cast ballots for a federal election on their phones using blockchain technology. Despite early signs of success in the test, it’s unlikely that mobile blockchain voting will supplant the national patchwork of ballot methods in the near future.

The U.S. Treasury Department will increase issuance of government debt at Treasury auctions by a total of $30 billion over the next three months.