Financial News from The Wall Street Journal

Russia has sent a dozen or more warships to patrol waters near its naval base in Syria, a buildup that U.S. and European officials see as a newly aggressive stance meant partly to warn the West and Israel ...

For weeks, Anne-Marie Baiynd kept a close eye on shares of Tesla Motors Inc. On May 9, a day after the company posted its first-ever quarterly profit, the stock exploded higher in heavy trading. Ms. Baiynd, ...

Eight members of Congress on Thursday asked Google Inc. Chief Executive Larry Page to give assurances about privacy safeguards for the company's high-profile Google Glass wearable-computing device. AP ...

Billionaire hedge-fund manager William Ackman and a group of real-estate investors are in contract to buy a penthouse condo in Manhattan for more than $90 million, according to people familiar with the ...

Federal Reserve officials are deeply engaged in debating when to begin dialing back an $85 billion-a-month bond buying program, but don't appear near consensus on when to pull the trigger. The presidents ...

The bears are mauling gold. The metal fell for a sixth consecutive trading session on Thursday, as investors continue to flee toward assets that promise higher returns. The string of losses, which add ...

The booming market for commercial-mortgage-backed securities is on the verge of passing a dubious milestone: losses on a class of bonds that have been popular with investors for the big returns they promised. ...

BANGKOK—Fifteen years ago, Thailand and other Asian countries let their currencies slide, using cheap exports to help lift them out of a devastating economic slump. Today, Thailand's currency is soaring, ...

TOKYO—Japan's economic growth accelerated swiftly at the beginning of this year, the most concrete sign yet that new stimulus policies sparking euphoria in financial markets are starting to lift companies ...

President Barack Obama forced the resignation Wednesday of the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the inappropriate targeting of conservative political groups. President ...

Cisco Systems Inc. delivered a sign of improving tech-sector demand as the company's newer software and services businesses more than offset weaker revenue from its traditional networking products. The ...

TOKYO—The Bank of Japan's monetary-easing campaign has hit a snag: Rising bond yields have emerged as a potential barrier to growth. Contrary to the central bank's intentions, interest rates in the $10 ...

Money is flooding into funds that buy up loans to companies as some investors brace for the end of ultralow interest rates. The activity is adding fuel to the roaring corporate-refinancing boom by driving ...

An outburst of controversies threatens to swamp President Barack Obama's second-term agenda, while giving Republicans new opportunities to galvanize their base ahead of the battle for control of Congress ...

Investors are returning to Greece, lured by receding fears that the troubled country will leave the euro and the high returns offered by many of its battered assets. It is a remarkable turnaround. Only ...

BUJAGALI, Uganda—A new dam at the headwaters of the White Nile, nearly 20 years in the making, generates almost half of this East African country's electricity. Its owner isn't a state utility or an energy ...

Colleen Anunu could tell something was off as soon as she lifted the piping-hot cup of Honduran coffee to her lips. Reuters A worker sprays fungicide on coffee plants affected by a tree-killing fungus ...

WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder defended the Justice Department's subpoena of Associated Press phone records, including personal cellphone records of some of its reporters, saying Tuesday that ...

WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder defended the Justice Department's subpoena of Associated Press phone records, including personal cellphone records of some of its reporters, saying Tuesday that ...

President Barack Obama said Monday those responsible for any improper scrutiny of conservative groups' tax status would be held "fully accountable," hours before it emerged that the current and ...

On Wall Street, working on both sides of a bidding war can be lucrative, or perilous. Tim Foley Changing Horses: Some bankers have lately worked more than one angle in buyout bids. SoftBank Corp. recently ...

The Justice Department seized records of 20 separate phone lines used by reporters or editors for the Associated Press, in a move that officials familiar with the case said was intended to gather information ...

The next chief of the Federal Reserve will decide when to reverse the easy-money policies of Ben Bernanke, a judgment that could strangle the economic recovery if made too early or trigger runaway inflation ...

Federal watchdogs are preparing to exert more control over costs in big bankruptcy cases. In the initial push, the first overhaul of guidelines intended to keep costs in check in about 17 years is expected ...

Bloomberg L.P. has raised its profile as a news organization significantly in recent years, expanding beyond its wire service into television, online and print publications while recruiting top-flight ...

U.S. companies are on track to raise the most money through initial public offerings since before the financial crisis, driven by the same thirst for risk among investors that has pushed the stock market ...

Monica Brooks and her daughter Morgan, age 8, rifled through the racks at a Zara store in Dallas Thursday night, looking at $16 bejeweled T-shirts and $10 ruffled tops. Labels inside the clothing at the ...

How do you follow up a broadcast television season with no breakout hits? Try harder. On Monday, Comcast Corp.'s NBC and News Corp.'s Fox will each rent out posh Manhattan theaters to unveil their prime-time ...

Virginia Treasurer Manju Ganeriwala mentions many of the positive attributes of tax-free municipal bonds, which have indeed allowed many state and local governments to deliver projects at a lower cost ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald wasn't entirely right. The very rich are different from you and me—but not by much. A new study offers a comprehensive look at the portfolios and investment decisions of several hundred ...

FORT IRWIN, Calif.—The 1st Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade is supposed to represent the Army's new model—small and nimble. Lt. Col. Jason Wolter, a battalion commander in the brigade, said, half joking, ...

TOKYO—Just over a month after Japan's central bank vowed to reignite economic growth by flooding markets with yen, the currency fell to ¥100 to the dollar for the first time in four years, a milestone ...

Rising government revenue from tax collections and bailout paybacks are shrinking the federal deficit faster than expected, delaying the point when the government will reach the so-called debt ceiling ...