Wall Street JournalResults for news from the Wall Street Journal Page 1 of 32690 news found. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - ..650 - 651 - 652 - 653 - 654 - NEXT Education Civics Instruction Moves Up in Class After years on the back burner of the nation’s educational agenda, civics is making a comeback. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:54:21 EST NY Culture Skype Sessions Connect U.S. Arts Teachers With Iraqi Students A handful of U.S. instructors are using Skype to teach young Iraqi performing artists, who have struggled to further their educations at home. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:55:59 EST Today S Markets U.S. Stocks Trade Higher U.S. stocks rose, putting major benchmarks on early track for all-time highs. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:26:52 EST World News Suspected U.S. Drone Strikes Pakistan Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone fired missiles at two compounds in the North Waziristan tribal region, killing at least seven alleged militants. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 06:32:38 EST Asia Markets Uncertainty Amid Volatility in Chinese Stocks As the best year for Chinese stocks since the financial crisis draws to a close, investors looking for clues of next year’s performance have turned up market volatility. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 03:09:56 EST Markets Citigroup Selling Its Japanese Retail Unit TOKYO—Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. said Thursday it would purchase Citigroup Inc.’s Japanese retail operations, sealing the U.S. lender’s exit from a problematic, money-losing business that drew ire from Japanese regulators. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 01:05:28 EST NY Culture Another Rock 'n' Roll Birthplace---at 1650 Broadway In the early years of rock ’n’ roll, many of the most famous hits were churned out in a nondescript office building at 1650 Broadway. Fri, 26 Dec 2014 00:24:48 EST Asia Markets Singapore Exchange Forging Ground in Derivatives Starved of growth at home as stock trading volumes plummet, Singapore’s exchange is pushing into Asia’s riskier markets to stay competitive. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 23:39:55 EST Asia News Hong Kong Police Arrest 12 Protesters Hong Kong police say they arrested 12 protesters who were blocking several roads in the Mong Kok district as pro-democracy demonstrators returned to the site hundreds had occupied for months. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 23:18:41 EST A-hed Flights of Fancy: Aviator Buffs Yearn for Watches, but Few Pilots Use Them With a $1.1 million RM 039, a pilot can calculate fuel burn, flight times and ground speed. The titanium-encased assembly of gears and springs can convert gallons to liters and pounds to kilograms, and even measure altitude. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 22:47:42 EST European Business News French Carpooling Service BlaBlaCar Gains Traction Eight-year-old carpooling service BlaBlaCar is gaining on the back of Europe’s deteriorating public-transport and as a low-key and long-distance alternative to trains. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 22:20:11 EST Sports Madison Square Garden's Original Win Eighty years ago, in need of a new marquee event to draw crowds, the struggling arena changed basketball forever by hosting the first college basketball double-header. The sport would never be the same. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:21:22 EST NY Culture Goofy Comedies and a John Huston Showcase A retrospective of John Huston films, plus goofy comedies from yesteryear in this week’s Repertory Film. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:44:04 EST A-hed Aviator Buffs Yearn for Watches, but Few Pilots Actually Use Them Jet setters covet costly timepieces for their air of high-tech machismo, but pilots say they’ve never seen anyone actually use an aviator watch to do a calculation. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:35:34 EST Politics And Policy Calder Sculpture Triggers Heavenly Debate in Washington Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, is seeking to get one of the final works of sculptor Alexander Calder, which dominates the Hart Senate office building’s 90-foot-high atrium, moving again. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 19:56:44 EST Foreign Correspondent The Safest Investments in the British Countryside As developers move into country villages, the best bets for buyers are often in National Parks and other protected areas. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 19:01:11 EST El año en que Putin desafío a Occidente y erró en sus cálculos Los errores de cálculo de Putin han restringido sus opciones. Luego de hacer caso omiso a los costos económicos del conflicto durante la mayor parte del año, recientemente ha comenzado a recuperar la confianza de las empresas y revivir la economía, se Thu, 25 Dec 2014 18:55:34 EST Markets Citibank Sells Japan Retail Unit Sumitomo Mitsui said it would purchase Citigroup’s Japanese retail operations, leaving the New York bank to focus on corporate banking, investment banking and other institutional businesses in the world’s third-largest economy. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 18:39:45 EST Opinión: Carta desde una prisión venezolana Por Leopoldo López Thu, 25 Dec 2014 18:38:13 EST La recuperación económica del Reino Unido es más lenta de lo esperado La economía británica ha crecido menos de lo que se pensaba desde la recesión, dijo el martes la Oficina Nacional de Estadística, después de las revisiones realizadas en este año y en 2013. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 18:32:36 EST Los coleccionistas de arte predicen una 'estampida' hacia Cuba Los conocedores del mundo de las artes plásticas apuestan a que la restauración de las relaciones diplomáticas entre Estados Unidos y Cuba podría convertir a la isla en el nuevo lugar de moda del mercado mundial del arte. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 18:18:09 EST MLB In Uganda, Out of Nowhere, There Is Baseball In the East African nation of Uganda, a local man has led the development of an extraordinary baseball culture. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 18:10:16 EST Rusia declara el fin de la crisis del rublo El ministro de finanzas de Rusia declaró el fin de la crisis de la divisa, luego que el rublo alcanzara su punto más alto en tres semanas el jueves, pero el presidente Vladimir Putin les dijo a sus ministros que tendrán que trabajar durante las fiestas Thu, 25 Dec 2014 12:42:50 EST Los bancos y firmas de telecomunicaciones españolas se perfilan como buenas inversiones en 2015 La bolsa española afronta un complicado 2015 marcado por la volatilidad ante el creciente riesgo político que representan la pujanza de partidos populistas como Podemos, el raquítico crecimiento económico de la eurozona o la incertidumbre sobre si el Thu, 25 Dec 2014 10:54:56 EST Coca-Cola prueba la receta de la austeridad Las iniciativas de Coca-Cola de recortar personal son parte de un plan de reducción de costos que anunció en octubre tras advertir que no alcanzaría sus metas de ganancias este año ni el próximo conforme los consumidores toman menos gaseosas, las que Thu, 25 Dec 2014 10:54:54 EST Europe News Pope: 'So Many Tears This Christmas' Pope Francis is focusing his attention on all those weeping in the world this Christmas, singling out the refugees, hostages and all those suffering in conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 10:40:01 EST Asia Markets Japan Bond Yields Hit Low Japanese government bond yields sank to their lowest-ever level, defying an upswing in U.S. yields over the last week and demonstrating the Bank of Japan’s overwhelming influence on the market. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 05:48:39 EST Technology Sony Releases 'The Interview' Online Sony Pictures said it would distribute “The Interview” online beginning Wednesday through a Sony website as well as services from Google and Microsoft. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 01:32:30 EST Film Review 'American Sniper' Review: The Good, the Terse and the Tragic Bradley Cooper puts another notch in his gun as he plays the legendarily lethal U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:50:29 EST Historically Speaking The Glory Days of Frankincense and Myrrh The resins that the Magi gave to the baby Jesus played a central role in daily life since the dawn of civilization. Today, they’re used in massage oil and mouthwash. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:03:56 EST Middle East News ISIS Captures Jordan Pilot A Jordanian air force pilot was captured by Islamic State militants in Syria after his plane crashed near the city of Raqqa, Jordan’s armed forces said. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:15:58 EST Today S Markets U.S. Stocks Edge Higher U.S. stocks edged higher for a sixth straight session Wednesday, continuing a rally sparked by the Federal Reserve’s reiteration last week that it would be patient about raising interest rates. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:15:46 EST Asia News Militants Kill Dozens in Northeast India Suspected separatist rebels in India’s northeastern state of Assam killed at least 56 people and wounded others in a series of attacks. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:40:53 EST Asia Markets SMFG President: Oil Drop May Lead to More Caution on Deals The president of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said the recent fall in oil prices may make him more cautious about selecting projects for financing, although he doesn’t see a big impact on the bank’s energy-related portfolio. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:04:05 EST U S News Missouri Police Officer Kills Man Who Pulled Gun The police-involved shooting death of an allegedly armed black man in a St. Louis suburb led to small protests, scuffles with police and four arrests overnight, according to police. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:35:47 EST Asia News Piles of Cash Pour Onto Hong Kong Road An armored van spilled nearly $2 million in cash onto one of Hong Kong’s busiest roads, bringing traffic to a halt as people got out of cars and scooped up money. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 06:59:56 EST Europe Markets European Shares Mixed European shares were mixed in a holiday-shortened session ahead of the Christmas break. 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