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JFK knew the importance of encouraging investors to take risks and start companies.

Simon Property Group has been in talks with Amazon to convert some Sears and J.C. Penney stores into Amazon fulfillment centers.

As meteor showers animate the skies this month, a growing number of satellites obscure views of the heavens--SpaceX alone has sought permission to orbit 30,000 more communications devices.

The U.S. retail-sales report for July caps another week of data that will shed more light on the pace of global recovery from the new coronavirus pandemic.

Don’t be too worried about the risk of catching the new coronavirus at the shore, scientists say, but maybe skip that crowded beachfront bar.

Benefits for household animals are on the rise during surge in pandemic puppy adoptions

The economic fallout of the Covid pandemic has been harder on millennials, who are already indebted and a step behind on the career ladder from the last financial crisis. This second pummeling could keep them from accruing the wealth of older generations.

A growing group in Parliament seeks to sway Boris Johnson’s government and claims success over Huawei.

Global steel output has fallen during the pandemic, but China’s steps to boost its economy have buoyed local production and with it demand for iron ore.

The stock market is more top-heavy than it has been in decades.

The leading opposition candidate in Belarus’s presidential election went into hiding ahead of Sunday’s vote, as long-term leader President Alexander Lukashenko prepared to extend his 26-year-long hold on power.

A traditional Afghan council agreed to release 400 Taliban prisoners accused of major crimes, paving the way for direct talks between the country’s warring factions to end the nearly two-decade Afghan war.

The basketball league was so hot in the 1990s that it explored expansion into America’s dominant sport—twice.

The coronavirus pandemic has stifled a policy that has long bolstered Australia’s economy with skilled workers, students and agricultural laborers.

Monthly Monitor: Investors in July withdrew a net $41.62 billion from U.S.-stock mutual funds and ETFs and invested a net $79.35 billion in bond funds.

Sales at consumer-staples companies like Nestlé and Unilever have benefited during lockdowns. But their out-of-home businesses will be an eyesore from now on.

The coronavirus pandemic has stifled a policy that has long bolstered Australia’s economy with skilled workers, students and agricultural laborers.

An HIV-positive flight attendant can legally argue for an ‘accommodation,’ but the airline’s rights are broad too.

Cosmetics brands that stock sales counters at department stores face a fresh wrinkle: fewer shops to sell their products as retailers shrink their physical footprint.

As batteries capable of powering buildings get bigger and cheaper, businesses are increasingly looking to install them to gain more control over their electricity costs.

Facebook Inc.’s hottest property has cloned numerous features from trendy, fast-growing social-media apps—none more intensely than Snapchat. With the launch of Instagram Reels, it’s TikTok’s turn.

Why call your company’s IT hotline for your problems with Wi-Fi when you can just ask your cousin for help?

Government contractors are among the many firms that are paying back coronavirus-relief loans—with interest—as they see resilient business and weigh the risks of running afoul of complex rules.

France, the U.S. and other countries are mobilizing to help rebuild Lebanon’s capital, a day after thousands of angry protesters took to the streets to demand justice for a deadly explosion they blame on years of poor governance.

New research suggests that changes in a company’s demand for new hires is a valuable leading indicator.