If there’s an upside to a downturn it’s that short sellers get to make a buck. By borrowing shares, investors can sell what they don’t own. If the price falls, they buy the stock back at a cheaper level and return it to the lender (with interest), pocketing the difference. Assuming the shares fall enough and borrowing costs aren’t too ...

If Sen. Ben Sasse is right — he has not recently been wrong about anything important — the nation’s most-discussed political problem is entangled with the least-understood public health problem. The political problem is furious partisanship. The public health problem is loneliness. Sasse’s new book argues that Americans are richer, more informed and ‘connected’ than ever — and unhappier, more ...

Bloomberg US stocks fell along with the dollar as political tensions added to a growing list of investor concerns. Gold rose and Treasuries edged higher. The S&P 500 Index deepened its decline following its biggest weekly retreat since March as President Donald Trump threatened to impose another round of tariffs on China. European and Asian shares dropped after a weekend ...