Sat, Nov 16 2019

HONG KONG — The students booked their tickets home at the end of the semester, hoping for a relaxing break after exams and a summer of happy reunions with family in China's far west. Instead, they would soon be told that their parents were…

There are three major seasons in the life of a bear: the active season, beginning in May; a period of intense eating, in late September, and hibernation, from January into spring. Physiologically, the hibernation period is the strangest, and the…

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama offered an unusual warning to the Democratic primary field on Friday evening, cautioning the candidates not to move too far to the left in their policy proposals, even as he sought to reassure a…

SoftBank Group Corp. has quietly completed an initial money-raising push for its second technology fund, at a fraction of its targeted $108 billion. The Japanese company has raised roughly $2 billion for the second Vision Fund so it can start…

Google's weekly town halls, internally known as “TGIF” meetings, have been emblematic of the company's professed belief in a transparent corporate culture, giving employees a chance to talk with management about plans for the future.