Новости за 24.07.2015

In this week’s photos, a spitting whale in Japan, a car-racing crash in Hungary, wildfires in British Columbia and more.

NASA released a close-up portrait of Pluto from the epic, nine-year voyage by the New Horizons spacecraft across 3 billion miles to reach the unexplored dwarf planet.

Investors ditch commodities, a winning bet on Obamacare, Wall Street prepares for panic on Main Street, and the world's most valuable bank.

Key market data for July 24, 2015.

Hillary Clinton has proposed changes to capital-gains tax rates and holding periods in hopes of encouraging corporate managers to focus on long-term growth. What exactly would the changes mean for individual investors?

Sen. Ted Cruz, on Friday at the end of a nearly 20-minute speech on the Senate floor, accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of lying to him about a vote on reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. AP

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Two super PACs backing Republican Rand Paul's presidential campaign raised $5 million in the first half of the year, an official said, falling short of several top GOP contenders.

Editorial Board Member Mary Kissel wraps up the week’s commentary and highlights her top picks.

Business World Columnist Holman Jenkins Jr. on tech giants Amazon and Google’s second quarter earnings. Photo: Getty Images

Private wealth consultancy Wealth-X has calculated the 10 wealthiest couples in the world. Sorry, they're taken. Photo: Getty Images

Hoover Institution Senior Fellow John Cochrane on the fifth anniversary of Dodd Frank, and a smarter way to regulate lending. Photo: Getty Images

A leading fundraiser for Scott Walker’s presidential campaign called Donald Trump “DumbDumb” in a fundraising invitation and said electing the New York developer would be “a total and complete disaster for the country.”

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky on why Russia hasn’t honored the Minsk Protocol, and what Ukraine and her allies should do next. Photo: Getty Images

In a gesture of personal and international significance, President Obama traveled to Kenya to meet with government leaders and members of his own family. Photo: AP

Tom Steyer, the billionaire climate-change activist, laid out a litmus test for 2016 candidates who want his support on Friday, calling on them to develop aggressive clean-energy plans.

This is the Friday afternoon newsletter from The Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau, providing a rundown of the biggest news stories of the day and exclusive features from the week on politics, policy, financial regulation, defense and more.

The government is tightening rules for flying the unmanned vehicles after an increasing number of accidents.

Louisiana theater shooting leaves at least three dead, including gunmen, authorities are pointing to new evidence of suicide in Sandra Bland's death in Texas jail and how arrivals from Puerto Rico are straining U.S. communities.

The new trend that could trip up small businesses; and the lessons offered for non-profits following a viral video success.

The cast of the Tony-winning Broadway musical will perform a scene and a number July 29 on "Late Night."

The latest installment in our summer series of pop quizzes about the personalities and habits of private equity professionals.

Fed staffers in June were somewhat more pessimistic than central bank officials about the economic outlook, according to the staff’s projections ahead of the Fed’s June policy meeting.

The press, the passive voice and Mrs. Clinton’s emails.

Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative Texas firebrand and Republican presidential candidate, on Friday accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) of lying to him, in an unusually personal jab for a body that holds itself to a strict standard of decorum.