Новости за 21.05.2020

SelectQuote’s shares climbed nearly 36% in its first day of trading, in what is set to be the largest U.S. initial public offering since February, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to throw companies’ plans to go public into disarray.

Now’s the time to raid the cupboards for those edible souvenirs you brought home from your travels. Running low? We tell you where to buy New Mexican chiles, Port wine from Lisbon and other appetizing items online.

Prices for the revamped 20-year Treasury bond climbed in its debut session, a day after the Treasury auctioned its first 20-year bonds since 1986.

President Trump’s arms-control negotiator is planning to meet with his Russian counterpart to discuss a new U.S. proposal for an accord to limit the nations’ warheads, U.S. officials said.

The Trump administration is moving to withdraw from the Open Skies treaty, a nearly three-decade-old accord intended to reduce the risk of war between Russia and the West.

The social-media giant plans to become a substantially remote workforce over the next decade, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, as it moves to embrace the dispersed structure made necessary by the pandemic.

When the boss calls, there’s no “where’s my phone?” panic with these chic pochettes.

A big question is whether Covid-19 proves to the public and politicians the merits of the current drug-pricing system, which lets drug companies charge whatever the market will bear.

Could a state design a more destructive policy to address coronavirus?

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said there is a strong likelihood the U.S. will need another stimulus package, and said there is a need to fix a ‘quirk’ that enables some to earn more on unemployment than from a job.

WSJ Books contributors share this season’s best works about nature, food, cycling—and more.

Job losses appear to be slowing, but the May employment picture still looks horrible.

Barr is right to rule out a criminal probe. Voters will have their say in November.

The Constitution requires a majority, but under new House rules as few as 20 members could be present.

Visium Asset Management was seeking more than $100 million it paid to one of the hedge fund’s money managers. The judge dismissed the lawsuit on statute of limitation grounds.

Best Buy’s ability to retain sales after closing down all of its U.S. stores speaks to its hold on the electronics and appliances market.

The founder of oil giant Continental Resources revolutionized the industry and helped usher in the U.S. energy boom. Now he’s slashing production and ripping up delivery contracts to try to survive the price collapse from coronavirus shutdowns.

Starbucks Corp. said it is speeding up plans to build stores with drive-throughs and will close locations in unpopulated malls as its dine-in service remains suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

China signaled it will impose new national-security laws on Hong Kong, dealing a blow to the territory’s autonomy as Beijing seeks to stamp out widespread pro-democracy protests that have challenged leader Xi Jinping.

Business activity in the U.S., Europe and Japan continued to fall in May, though at a slower pace than in prior months, offering early signs that the global economy may have already experienced the worst of the economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak.

A wrongful-termination complaint claims retaliation for discussing a taboo topic. The firm says the employee violated policy.

Oil prices climbed, advancing for the sixth consecutive session with producers curtailing output in response to ultralow crude prices and the coronavirus crisis.

Sales of previously owned homes plunged in April, as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country’s economic activity and sellers and buyers stayed on the sidelines.

The global pandemic had reduced investor expectations for the travel industry. That explains why Expedia’s shares were up Thursday morning following a first-quarter report in which the company dropped a small nugget of hope.

Lockdown computer conversations reveal that webcams add about 10 pounds under the jawline; ‘I didn’t realize I was this vain’