Looking at photographs of the ruined, desolate streets of what was once the IS’s capital of Raqqa is a reminder of the overwhelming, pitilessly effective military power of the United States. Perhaps it’s a tribute to the inevitable nature of American force, once it’s engaged, that the fall of Raqqa this week provoked so little public discussion. Commentators focused on ...

Remember this when you see your Netflix bill rising: It has to be this way. The company has recently warned price increases are coming for many subscribers in the US and other countries. It’s happening because Netflix Inc. has been spending a small fortune to supply homes with entertainment —such as ‘Narcos’ and ‘Stranger Things’—that it creates itself, owns and ...

UK supermarket giant Tesco Plc announced this week it will buy back up to 700 million pounds ($921.6 million) of its outstanding debt across a series of its bonds — and then cancel it. Yields fell sharply on the news. This should surely send a clear signal to rating companies that it is on the path back to an investment ...