Calls are growing to preserve existing nuclear power plants through investing in new designs to replace the old ones when they retire. This development will help produce more clean energy tofight climate change. The renewed interest in nuclear energy led to developing the cutting-edge “fourth-generation” reactor designs that are safer. If left unattended, they would safely halt. But the ...

  The U.S. economy remains weak, with inflation expected to remain below the Federal Reserve’s target for years to come. When the central bank holds its policy-making meeting next week, it should take decisive action to end the malaise. Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, has suggested a good plan: Hold off on any further interest-rate ...

  The news out of Venezuela couldn’t be grimmer. Annual inflation is the highest in the world. Food is so scarce that desperate people are rifling through trash for scraps while others have taken to looting. But don’t tell that to the country’s diplomats. They’re on a roll. Last year, Venezuela took a rotating seat on the United Nations Security ...