Новости за 13.04.2018

A billionaire toy maker said that he had submitted a bid for Toys “R” Us, even after his public crowdfunding campaign failed to gain much traction.

Amid escalating trade tensions, China is holding up deal reviews that could clear the way for U.S. companies Qualcomm and Bain Capital to make multi-billion dollar acquisitions of semiconductor companies, people familiar with the matter say.

President Donald Trump is talking again about getting the U.S. into a Pacific Rim trade agreement. But any serious effort to do so would be fraught with difficulty, not least because Mr. Trump is demanding a “substantially better” deal than Washington got two years ago.

Chinese conglomerates including Fosun International Ltd. and Gansu Gangtai Holding are investing at premium prices in old European luxury brands like Lanvin—and often end up with a turnaround on their hands.

Opposition parties and Russian propaganda have stoked skepticism among some in the U.K. about Theresa May’s explanation that Russia was behind an attempt to kill ex-spy Sergei Skripal.

Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren warned that recently passed tax cuts and spending increases are raising risks that authorities won’t have a full tool kit to counter the next downturn.

A Rhode Island dress rehearsal for the 2020 census is turning into an early battleground for the Trump administration’s recent decision to ask respondents if they are U.S. citizens.

European-style wagons like the Jaguar XF Sportbrake are lighter, faster, more nimble and can haul a heck of a lot more than crossovers. Dan Neil gets behind the wheel to show U.S. drivers what they’re missing.

Once taboo, tools like concealer and bronzer have found their way into guys’ grooming kits. Our conflicted writer tests it all out—and finds arguments in favor of putting on a face.

For decades, parents worried videogames would transform their children into zombies spending countless hours alone. But online multiplayer videogames allow teens and tweens to socialize while playing. “It’s better to hear him communicating than just dead silence,” one mother said.

The Italian design firm Pininfarina has spent nine decades designing Ferraris, Cadillacs, Alfa Romeos and Maseratis. It now plans to build its own electric “hyper car” that only a sliver of the world’s population can afford.

Comcast will begin bundling Netflix with plans for cable TV, phone and internet starting this month. The integration effectively allows customers to pay for both Netflix and Comcast services on one bill, through Comcast.

The Trump administration is hammering out a compromise on auto-industry rules at the center of the North American Free Trade Agreement, increasing the chances that the U.S., Mexico and Canada can reach a deal this spring to revise the pact.

Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s vice president of global marketing solutions, says that Facebook hasn't seen a huge change in consumer behavior amid widespread concerns over its handling of data and consumer privacy.

E-commerce is creating more big, bulky orders, but home delivery also brings oversize transportation and logistics costs.

Rocketing demand and prices for lithium, coupled with China’s stranglehold on supply, are reviving interest in mining Europe’s reserves of the coveted metal some call white petroleum.

For decades, parents worried videogames would transform their children into zombies spending countless hours alone. But online multiplayer videogames allow teens and tweens to socialize while playing. “It’s better to hear him communicating than just dead silence,” one mother said.

Every company that gives away its product free is getting something in return. This is true of Avast, a cybersecurity firm that plans to sell shares in May in London, joining the wave of mainly U.S.-based tech IPOs.

Signs the Democratic Party's future is far from settled, and more in Capital Journal Daybreak

Is socially-responsible banking the answer to U.S. consumers' diminishing trust in banks and other financial institutions?

The toy giants each had roughly $5 billion in revenue last year. But their median-worker pay is quite different.

Miners of cryptocurrencies may soon stop buying chips from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices. But businesses are more trouble than they are worth.

San Francisco-based Pantera Capital Management called $6,500 the probable low for bitcoin in the current bear market. The investment firm also said it was “highly likely” that bitcoin will hit new highs and exceed $20,000 within a year. Pantera, a leading voice in the crypto market, makes rare—but significant—short-term calls.

International donors to the country have shied away in response to concerns about Pyongyang’s spending on its nuclear-weapons program.

Facebook doesn’t expect the recent uproar over its users’ digital privacy to affect sales significantly, a top advertising executive for the global social-media platform says.