The recent disclosures that Russians bought ads from Facebook, Google and Twitter to target US voters in 2016 have left lawmakers investigating how to prevent foreign interference in future elections. But there’s another alarming problem that Congress also needs to address: how to prevent domestic and foreign organizations from duping Americans out of information they unwittingly share on social media ...

Bloomberg US stocks erased early gains to trade little changed, while the dollar and Treasuries struggled for direction as investors awaited details of Republican tax cuts and the Federal Reserve’s latest decision. The euro slipped as data showed inflation unexpectedly slowed in the region. Small caps advanced, while the S&P 500 pared a gain as a torrent of decisions with ...

Reuters Saudi Arabia’s stock market fell on Tuesday despite a big rebound by petrochemical company PetroRabigh, while Dubai Investments helped offset losses by real estate-related shares in that market. The Saudi stock index dropped 0.2 percent as PetroRabigh’s gain failed to bolster the petrochemical sector as a whole while banking and insurance stocks weighed heavily on the market. PetroRabigh jumped ...