Новости за 11.01.2018

The collapse of investment firms offering outlandish returns fueled the protests that grew into the biggest challenge to the regime since 2009. Iranians blame the firms for pocketing funds and the government for not adequately regulating the industry.

The federal budget deficit for December narrowed from a year ago, amid flat government spending and higher tax receipts, the Treasury Department said.

Myanmar’s military said it was involved in the killings of 10 Muslims found in a mass grave in restive Rakhine state, its first admission of wrongdoing in a conflict that the U.S. labeled ethnic cleansing and which displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

President Trump calls U.S. court system broken and unfair, IRS needs funding for GOP tax overhaul, and the most stressful jobs in the US.

The Treasury Department updated its rules for tax withholding from paychecks, changing calculations so most workers will start getting more take-home pay in February as a result of the recently passed tax law.

The first decisions narrowing the field of potential successors to become the next head of the European Central Bank in 2019 are just weeks away, Todd Buell writes, with the role of Germany looming as a central question.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri called for Lebanon to be left out of the regional clash between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and praised the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia for doing its part to de-escalate the tensions.

The Pentagon is planning to intensify the Trump administration’s new approach in Afghanistan by reallocating drones and other hardware while sending in approximately 1,000 new combat advisers.

Even with the latest round of changes to the U.S.-Cuba tourism policy, American vacationers can still legally visit. Our reporter sets out on a weeklong cycling trip in the Cuban countryside.

Although the stars overwhelmingly wore black, some stood out in a sea of noir. We single out 11 for distinctions from ‘Most Likely to Invest in Corgis’ to ‘Best Throwback Look.’

Approachable, affordable, well-aged and well-made, on the whole, the red wines of Rioja tend to be a safe bet. Occasionally, they’ll even surprise you. Lettie Teague picks the best.

The Pentagon is planning to double down on the Trump administration’s new approach in Afghanistan by reallocating drones and other hardware while sending in approximately 1,000 new combat advisers.

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Who knew Edith Wharton was a decorating genius? New York interior designer Thomas Jayne finds contemporary truths in her maxims, first published in 1897.

U.S. airlines are among the biggest beneficiaries of the tax plan. But investors worry that they also may be at the greatest danger of competing their tax gains away.

With a 707-hp Hellcat engine under the hood, this muscle-car take on an SUV can hit 180 mph.

The Senate Banking Committee will vote next week for the second time on the nomination of Jerome Powell to be the next Federal Reserve chairman, a spokeswoman said.

Giant supermarkets and grocery startups are still mailing paper fliers and coupons to homes, spending a combined $76 billion last year.

The writer/director of ‘The Last Jedi’ on top-secret screenplays, killing time between takes and the eerie similarities between Rome and a galaxy far, far away

A spa in the African bush? Forest bathing in the Himalayas? Here, 5 restorative luxury retreats that combine indulgence and adventure

A two-year ban in India for PwC makes a good headline, but the impact may be light. Auditors of public companies often fall short of investor expectations—as do their punishments.

U.S. producer prices fell in December for the first time in more than a year, a sign inflation pressures remain modest even though the economy appeared to pick up steam last year.

A home designed by a famous architect can command a premium, but in today’s competitive housing market, more buyers are turning to scholars to make sure claims are legitimate.

The European Central Bank indicated that it might move sooner than investors had expected to phase out its giant bond-buying program, sending the euro and eurozone government bond yields higher.

A Texas Hill Country ranch once owned by Lyndon B. Johnson is coming on the market for $2.8 million, complete with the late president’s original bathtub.