Biden's Economic Record Still Burdens His Replacement
Voters’ deep discontent with inflation means a Democratic candidate should focus on what the future would look like under Trump, not the past under Biden, writes Greg Ip.
Voters’ deep discontent with inflation means a Democratic candidate should focus on what the future would look like under Trump, not the past under Biden, writes Greg Ip.
Deals abound as automakers and discounts try to entice hesitant shoppers to make the switch.
Kimberly Cheatle’s appearance before the House Oversight Committee comes after a firestorm last week in which lawmakers expressed disbelief and anger over the near assassination of former President Donald Trump.
If she leads the Democratic ticket, the vice president would be unlikely to dramatically shift off the trajectory of President Biden’s agenda.
Trump allies are already pouring millions into anti-Harris ads, while Democrats hope a new ticket will add a better and younger contrast with the GOP nominee.
Ryanair said it expected its air fares this summer will be “materially lower” than last year, in an announcement that caused its share price to plummet on fears the post-covid boom in the airline industry is over.
Vodafone has sold a further 10% stake in Oak Holdings, the partnership that co-controls Vantage Towers, for $1.4 billion.
Vivendi said it would list its Canal+ TV business in London and its Havas advertising unit in Amsterdam if a proposed break-up plan goes ahead.
Galp slightly lifted its full-year financial outlook after second-quarter earnings topped forecasts, driven by its upstream unit.
Ryanair cut its outlook for second-quarter fares after earnings in the first three months of its fiscal year fell on lower ticket prices and a decline in passenger-generated revenue.
The stock market has suddenly turned upside down. Few investors saw the shift coming, and many are puzzled by what is behind it.
An attack on Tel Aviv attributed to Yemen’s Houthis has exposed a hole in Israel’s high-tech air defenses.
Biden dropped out of the race for re-election under pressure from fellow Democrats following his poor debate performance. He endorsed Vice President Harris as his successor.
The announcement brings a stunning close to Biden’s 52-year career in national politics, from Senate to vice presidency to the White House.
Harris emerges as the likely Democratic pick for president, in what would be the first nomination for a Black woman.
Americans aren’t just having fewer children—they’re likelier to have none at all. The shift means childlessness may be emerging as the main driver of the country’s record-low birthrate.
At least 20 U.S. citizens are in Russian jails, six of them since Journal reporter U.S. or dual U.S.-Russian citizens Evan Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023, in an apparent strategy to put leverage on the U.S.
Israel for the first time staged a direct airstrike against Houthi rebels in Yemen, a day after the Iran-backed militants hit Tel Aviv with a drone attack.
Died: Sheila Jackson Lee, 74, House member from Texas.
The motive of the shooter at the Pennsylvania Trump rally is a mystery to his friends, as investigators are focusing more on the act itself than the target.
The stock market has turned upside down, with the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech companies stumbling and the Russell 2000 index of smaller stocks beating the S&P 500 by a historic margin.
The buggy CrowdStrike update that struck more than eight million Windows computers highlights both Microsoft’s ubiquity in workplaces and decades-old design choices that allowed the widespread outages.
Travelers confronted a third day of flight snarls and long waits at U.S. airports, as many computer monitors still displayed the telltale blue screens of the technology meltdown.
While the U.S. economy has held up well against higher inflation and interest rates, many individual Americans who need to borrow for a car or a house stand on shakier ground.