Bloomberg The head of the United Nations said he believes the US can still pull its weight on climate change, even though President Donald Trump is skipping a UN climate summit on Monday and has worked to roll back restrictions on everything from vehicle to power plant emissions. Cities and businesses are helping fill part of the void left by ...

September is not even finished and already the S&P 500 Index is up 20% for the year. This is a remarkable achievement, given that earnings growth has stalled and the bond market is pricing in almost a 40% chance of a recession over the next 12 months. That just shows the degree to which lower interest rates have supported stocks. ...

For those who think that the luckiest country is the one with no government, Spain must be some sort of model. Spaniards will go to the polls on November 10 for the fourth time in four years after the country’s political parties failed to compromise on a workable majority. With Madrid’s star in the ascendancy in the European Union, and ...