HSBC has appointed finance chief Georges Elhedery as its new group chief executive after it unexpectedly announced earlier this year that its current CEO would retire.
A decade ago, Republicans thought they could get more diverse by softening on immigration. Donald Trump did the opposite.
Last month’s hostage-rescue mission was a watershed in the country’s long history of disguising its forces as Palestinians.
A surge in solar power lets battery companies charge up during the day when power prices are low and sell in the evening at higher prices.
Bank of America said its second-quarter net income fell 7% from a year earlier as higher interest rates continued to weigh on its lending businesses.
The S&P 500 and Dow hit records, rising 0.6% and 1.8%, respectively, while the Nasdaq gained 0.2%. The Russell 2000 surged 3.5%, extending small-caps’ run.
Elon Musk said he is moving the headquarters of two of his companies, social-media platform X Corp. and rocket maker SpaceX, to Texas from California.
Defaults are mounting in a favorite Wall Street mortgage-bond investment, setting off fresh alarms about the future of offices and malls in cities across the U.S.
Ozy Media and its chief executive, Carlos Watson, were convicted of repeatedly deceiving investors about the financial health of the once-promising digital-media startup.
Big names in tech are turning Trump’s way, a shift likely to be accelerated by excitement over Elon Musk’s nine-figure commitment and the addition of former venture capitalist JD Vance to the ticket.
Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted of peddling his office’s power in exchange for gold bars, cash and a convertible, a likely death blow to the New Jersey lawmaker’s political career.
The Biden administration in recent weeks determined there was an increased threat from Iran against Trump that was serious enough to prompt additional security measures for the former president, a U.S. national security official said.
Investigations into the attempt on Trump’s life at the rally in Butler, Pa., are probing how the Secret Service coordinated and communicated with local officers before and during the event and where failures occurred.
Proceedings in the secret trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich were set to resume on Thursday, earlier than first scheduled, after a request from his defense team, according to the Russian court where he faces a false accusation of espionage.
A New York jury convicted controversial China critic Guo Wengui of bilking his followers out of more than $1 billion to sustain his lavish lifestyle.
A North Korean diplomat posted in Cuba defected to South Korea with his family late last year, officials said this week, a rare escape from the repressive regime in Pyongyang.
The decision follows a new California law affecting communications between schools and families over gay and transgender students.
Lawyers for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed say prosecutorial misconduct alleged in Alec Baldwin’s case also occurred at her trial.
Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of July 17, 2024.
Defaults in a corner of the commercial real-estate debt market are surging and triggering losses.
As house sizes are exploding, communities across the country are debating limits. ‘Really shocking.’
It takes work to bridge the gap when one member of a couple is Type A and the other is spontaneous.
Asian currencies consolidated against USD as traders digested U.S. economic data and a Fed official’s remarks overnight.
Oil edged lower in early Asian trade, as concerns about China’s slowing economy grow, Neotrades said.
