Most Insurers Invest for the Long Term. Mark Walter’s Did the Opposite.

Billions in short-term loans made to affiliates were due to mature by the end of August,…

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How Dolly Parton Built an Empire on Owning Her Songs

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Inside Trump’s Plan to Give the Pentagon a Stake in Venezuela’s Oil Riches

The deal capped months of secretive negotiations to give the U.S. rights to the some of…

More Schools Are Imposing Phone Bans. Do They Really Work?

Locking up student phones leads to improved well-being but has shown minimal effect on test scores…

Mamdani Clashes With Teachers Union, Citing Fiscal Constraints

New York’s Democratic socialist mayor is challenging the 200,000-member union that supported him over one-time bonuses…

Why Syracuse Can’t Attract the Students It Needs to Pay the Bills

The enrollment crisis taking down smaller schools is now hitting bigger, brand-name universities.

Scientists monitoring data from satellites and ocean buoys declared the onset of El Niño in June. It is shaping up to be among the strongest in living memory.

The weather phenomenon is already roiling industries, from shipping to copper to fish feed.

Singapore Found a Way to Beat Gridlock, but Some Cars Cost as Much as Real Estate

Drivers in this Southeast Asian city-state are facing tough choices as certificates required for car ownership…