Russia has turned Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a fortress, stymying Ukraine’s forces and unnerving locals who fear both shelling and a radiation leak.
In Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine, local leaders are forcing civilians to accept Russian rule. Next come sham elections that would formalize Vladimir V. Putin’s claim that they are Russian territories.
A handwritten letter from Betsy DeVos, last seen trying to remove Donald Trump from office, elicited an 11th-hour endorsement. But is that enough to make peace among Michigan’s warring Republicans?
A backlog of customer orders, dealerships’ low vehicle inventory and shoppers willing to pay higher sticker prices have all led to a string of profitable quarters for most global car companies—and are fueling optimism for profits in coming quarters.5 min read
Clean-tech and renewable-power stocks got a boost with the proposed $369 billion Senate energy and climate-spending package—and investments in nascent tech are in line to benefit even more.4 min read
Take a look at the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal https://on.wsj.com/3OMem3w
Gross domestic product, in an initial reading, fell 0.2 percent in the second quarter. President Biden said any troubles would be transitory.
The economy expanded very modestly in the second quarter, economists estimate, as the housing market sagged under higher mortgage rates and consumers coped with soaring inflation.64 min read
Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal http://wsj.com
Federal prosecutors sought information about the former president’s role in the efforts to overturn the election as the inquiry accelerates.
After Wednesday’s policy meeting, which is expected to result in 0.75-percentage-point rate increase, attention is likely to turn to how the central bank signals its course of action for September and beyond.5 min read
The investigation by Senate Republicans found that the decadelong effort included threatening to imprison a Fed economist during a trip to Shanghai unless he agreed to provide nonpublic economic data.
The Aug. 2 ballot question will decide whether the State Constitution will allow legislators to ban or further restrict the procedure.
Eighteen months into a criminal investigation of election interference by Donald J. Trump and his allies, a Georgia prosecutor is beginning to show the broad contours of her inquiry.
Falling commodity prices, bond yields and inflation expectations fuel optimism on price pressures.
Companies from Coca-Cola to McDonald’s will share insights on inflation, supply chain and consumers
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