Новости за 03.01.2018

Corporate leaders see cybersecurity threats, disruptive technologies and stiffer competition for talent as some of their most pressing issues in the new year, according to interviews with nearly a dozen CEOs.

Top business schools are subsidizing the cost of two-year master’s degrees in business administration by setting aside millions in scholarships and financial aid to lure young professionals out of a strengthening job market.

Two years after the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers took effect, many Iranians are on the street protesting, in part because the economic windfall from sanctions relief never fully materialized.

Mobile payments have surged to some $9 trillion a year, way ahead of the U.S., changing how people shop, borrow—and even panhandle. The growth foretells a future where tech firms like Alibaba and Tencent drive innovation in finance.

Oklahoma’s freshman point guard Trae Young is college basketball’s most electrifying player. And he plays like Stephen Curry because he grew up when Curry was revolutionizing the game.

Most singles are swiping—looking at people’s profile pictures to determine, in about a nanosecond, whether they would like to message them, meet them and potentially have a family with them.

Dominion Energy Inc. has struck a deal to buy troubled energy company Scana Corp., ushering in the final chapter for Scana’s South Carolina nuclear project after it was abandoned when construction costs skyrocketed.

Companies small and large revisiting their sexual harassment training; and the startup that wants to sell you generic consumer staples, like toothpaste.

Eastern U.S. braces for ice storms, Trump things to watch in 2018, and ways getting fit could get you a promotion this year.

People who work out alone give up the soonest. But a new trend—retro classes that turn fitness into competitive group games—is helping Americans play the pounds away and keep coming back for more.

Federal Reserve officials in December debated whether new tax cuts would require them to raise short-term interest rates faster this year, after lifting them three times last year.

Top restaurants are banishing trendy dishes like avocado toast and kale in favor of duck, Korean noodles.

Dominion Energy’s bid for Scana comes partly at the expense of ratepayers and shareholders stung by a nuclear plant debacle.

Spotify has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

The demonstrations sweeping Iran have exposed a major internal weakness just as the Islamic Republic enjoys unprecedented regional sway. How the regime responds will influence the entire Middle East, writes Yaroslav Trofimov.

When hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio says he anticipates stresses for the economy and stock market in the years ahead, he is worth listening to, Greg Ip writes.

As mobile payments surge to $9 trillion a year, way ahead of the U.S., Alibaba and Tencent are elbowing banks aside. The growth foretells a future where tech firms drive innovations in finance as they have in retailing, autos and media.

The U.S. auto industry in 2017 likely suffered its first annual sales decline since the financial crisis eight years ago, as demand finally ebbs after a remarkable multiyear growth spurt.

Tour the five luxury homes featured in our Listing of the Day series this week

This 4,068-square-foot beachfront apartment is in a new 10-unit luxury building perched on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea in the gated coastal community of Arsuf.

The houses had each been built originally by captains of the Revolutionary War and were meticulously re-erected and restored on the current site in 2004.

Dominion Energy has struck a deal to buy Scana, ushering the final chapter for Scana’s major South Carolina nuclear project, which got mired in controversy and was abandoned after its costs exploded.

Ethiopia announced it would release thousands of political prisoners and shut down a notorious detention center known for abuse in a bid to quell a rising tide of unrest in East Africa’s most populous country.

If so, you’re right on trend. Associated with wealth and happiness, but also with passion, fury and certain defiant handmaids, red is again ascendant

North and South Korean officials tested a special hotline for the first time in almost two years, signaling a tentative thaw on the divided peninsula and highlighting differences between Seoul and Washington over how to deal with a nuclear-armed Pyongyang.