Of all living things, why do humans alone create advanced technology? Not long ago, scientists thought it was because we are the only intelligent life form on this planet. That explanation alone no longer suffices. Over the last decade, scientists have discovered that crows can use tools, hyenas can cooperate to solve complex problems, jays can plan for the ...

  “Communism would have worked, if the Soviet Union had only tried it for real.” I must have heard this argument a dozen times from die-hard leftist friends. Marxist economists such as Richard Wolff and Stephen Resnick even wrote a book making exactly this claim. No doubt, true believers will be just as unwavering in the face of Venezuela’s collapse. ...

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabian stocks joined gains across most Gulf equities after the kingdom said it would let foreign investors take part in initial public offerings, boosting overseas access to the Middle East’s largest exchange. The Tadawul All Share Index added 0.2 percent at 1:23 p.m. local time, its second straight advance. Abu Dhabi’s ADX General Index rose less than ...