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Going from White House press corps to war correspondent in Iraq changed this journalist’s perspective from big televised events to the lives of real people.

Its popular service, which grew virally, is free to the majority of users but still turns a profit.

A South Korean court denied an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-yong, the scion of the Samsung conglomerate, for his alleged involvement in a national corruption scandal.

Wilbur Ross, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for commerce secretary, provided the deepest view yet of the incoming administration’s likely direction on trade in testimony before the committee considering his nomination.

It’s all about authenticity.

Netflix’s subscriber additions surged in the fourth quarter, fueled by an aggressive international expansion, as the streaming giant continues to stock up on content it hopes will appeal across multiple countries.

Hunter Harrison, the railroad veteran who announced his early departure from Canadian Pacific Railway, is joining with an activist investor in an attempt to shake up management at rival railroad CSX.

BHP Billiton, Vale and their Brazilian iron-ore joint venture have agreed on a plan with federal prosecutors there for negotiating a settlement of a $47.5 billion civil claim linked to a dam failure that killed 19 people in 2015.

Target warned of weak profits and sales in the critical holiday period, as the retail chain struggled to get shoppers to visit its stores and relied on discounting to compete with Amazon.com for online orders.

The no-nonsense CEO of Ramsey Solutions is on a mission to get American families out of debt.

Did you know, for instance, that there are substitutes for experience? And that that’s not a typo?

American Air and United are set to join Delta in offering cheaper economy-cabin fares in a bid to compete with discount carriers.

Safran has agreed to buy cabin-interiors specialist Zodiac Aerospace for $9 billion, in the latest sign of consolidation among suppliers to the world’s top plane makers.

You might be able to land free money for your startup — if you know how. These tips can help.

The Obama administration rushed to complete a raft of investigations of big business before relinquishing power, reaching settlements worth around $20 billion in the past week alone with megabanks, auto makers, drug companies and others.

The National Basketball Association will cease distributing its lowest-priced jerseys to sporting-goods chains beginning next season, the latest shift as sportswear makers aim to sell directly to consumers.

Nintendo started as a playing-card maker and that is where it found inspiration for a feature of its new Switch console: games where two players look straight at each other, not at a screen.

Tour the new Manhattan space.

Prepare for a Cambrian explosion of electric vehicles—scooters and other “rideables” that will speed up the adoption of self-driving technology and turn transportation into a service, Christopher Mims says.

The Rome-based house has regained its buzz with new products such as straps, pompoms and bag charms geared toward shoppers tired of cookie-cutter accessories.

French optical-lens maker Essilor International and Italian frames maker Luxottica Group said they had agreed to merge, creating a company that will dwarf market competitors.

South Korean prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong on allegations including bribery and embezzlement, ensnaring him in a scandal that has already led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket, rebounding from a catastrophic accident in September.

Sergio Marchionne’s hopes of leading the car maker back to financial health seem remote, as the company faces accusations and the potential of billions of dollars in fines.

French prosecutors said they have opened an investigation into Renault on suspicion of emissions fraud and assigned three judges to the case.

Billionaire Wang Jianlin’s property-to-entertainment conglomerate reported its first revenue decline in at least six years, citing a softening commercial-property market.

One of the most important aspects of a small business is getting found by new customers.

Many entrepreneurs have launched startups from home. This relentless entrepreneur would, too, if he still had a home.

Focus more. Listen more.

The heir to South Korea’s biggest business empire emerged from a marathon grilling by prosecutors after 22 hours of questioning, a $5 lunchbox and a bowl of noodles.

Drew Stern, Co-CEO of Esquify, shares a tip on starting a business — it is all bout connecting, engaging and selling.

It is possible to build a successful small business on a shoestring budget

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Oliver Schmidt, one of the six Volkswagen AG executives charged in the company’s emissions-cheating scandal, will remain in custody without bond ahead of trial in Michigan.

Ten Iridium Communications satellites, set to go into orbit Saturday, are ushering in a new chapter in air-traffic control—which the U.S. aviation industry plans to sit out for now.

Amazon.com said the online retail giant plans to create more than 100,000 full-time jobs in the U.S. by mid-2018, becoming the latest company to promise job creation during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term.

Wanna succeed in the startup world? You’re gonna need a laser-like focus and the ability to become a sponge — for learning purposes, that is.

The launch of Nintendo’s new console begins a make-or-break period for a company that defined videogame hardware for three decades but now faces tougher competition.

Takata plans to pay $1 billion to resolve a U.S. criminal probe of its rupture-prone air bags. The company could plead guilty as early as Friday to criminal wrongdoing.

U.S. customs officials have seized $25 million worth of aluminum linked to a Chinese billionaire accused of stockpiling the metal across the world, according to people familiar with the matter.

French prosecutors said they have opened an investigation into Renault on suspicion of emissions fraud and assigned three judges to the case.

SpiceJet plans to buy 100 additional jets from Boeing, potentially ordering up to 205 planes as the Indian carrier seeks to ride the world’s fastest-growing major market for commercial aviation.

VW executive Oliver Schmidt is suspected of participating in a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. in connection with the company’s emissions-cheating scandal.

Automotive suppliers are showcasing their new self-driving technology in an effort to become sellers of something more than commodity parts.

Alibaba executives are betting that a new leadership program will produce China-trained, globally minded leaders able to make and manage partnerships with Western retailers.

The company that has given consumers M&M’s chocolates and Skittles for years is making a bid to dominate the fast-growing pet-care business with a $7.7 billion purchase of veterinary and dog day-care company VCA.

Valeant agreed to sell three skin care brands including CeraVe to French cosmetics giant L’Oréal for $1.3 billion, the latest effort by the beleaguered drugmaker to unload assets and pare debt.

Auto makers, betting that rising gasoline prices won’t spoil America’s love affair with pickups and SUVs, are increasing their exposure to a light-truck segment that let the industry down a decade ago. But executives say it’s different this time.

The potential sale of Google’s satellite-imagery unit, Terra Bella, would be a rapid about-face for the company, which has recently shed some of its bolder ventures.

Yet another metaphor for entrepreneurship.

When television executives present their winter lineup of shows to media critics this week, officials from three of the nation’s four major broadcasters will sit out a panel to answer questions about the season or the industry, a break in tradition that signals the waning importance of press coverage.

As chief of Exxon Rex Tillerson hammered out multibillion-dollar deals with government leaders of all stripes. On the other hand, a company is not a country. The Senate, which is expected to consider Mr. Tillerson’s nomination on Wednesday, will weigh if this kind of expertise prepares him for the job of secretary of state.

Like a lot of good things in life, it is hiding in plain view.

Oil and gas companies, airlines and others have launched lobbying blitzes amid renewed hope for pro-business policy changes under a Trump administration.

A bestselling author and idea generator will share his technique to finding profitable business ideas for 2017.

Have a craft creation to sell? Good at home repair? Resale transactions? Voila! You can become an entrepreneur-on-the-cheap.

Volkswagen is near resolving a criminal investigation into the German auto giant’s emissions cheating, said people familiar with the matter.

The December employment report should reassure Federal Reserve officials the job market finished 2016 on a solid footing, leaving them on track to gradually raise short-term interest rates this year.

China continued to squeeze the global market for the yuan, sending the cost of borrowing the currency in overseas markets soaring to a near-record high.

Even if good old Dad is the one financing your startup, there’s paperwork that must be filled out to keep everything on the up and up.

Find an unmet niche in your industry and implement a strong business map to successfully launch your new business.

Despite the disastrous launch of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, the South Korean tech giant forecast its highest profit in more than three years.

The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.7% in December, with U.S. employers adding a lower-than-expected 156,000 positions, but wage growth pointed to a tightening labor market more than seven years after the expansion began.

From self-driving cars to suitcases you can ride, the monster tech show in Las Vegas shows you what the future is… and probably isn’t.

Embrace the entrepreneurial spirit by following these six steps and start converting ideas into entrepreneurial reality either inside the company you work for or on your own.

Apple said Chief Executive Tim Cook and other top leaders received less total compensation in 2016 as the company missed its revenue and profit goals for the year.

Justice Department investigators are probing a controversial arrangement under which kidney-care companies support charitable efforts to help patients pay health-insurance premiums, according to disclosures from major dialysis providers.

The divergence between declining foot traffic at physical stores and gains online played out across the retail industry this past holiday season.

Embattled blood-testing company Theranos laid off about 150 employees Friday amid rising legal costs stemming from shareholder lawsuits and civil and criminal probes.

Shell helped sell investors on its $50 billion acquisition of BG Group by promising to unload $30 billion in assets. Executing these asset sales has become crucial for retaining shareholder confidence and reducing the company’s mountain of debt.

By offering all three benefits of a price- and propostion-simplifier, Uber’s founders were able to create a service no one knew they needed.

Intel Corp. is acquiring a 15% stake in Here International, joining the digital mapmaker’s core shareholders BMW AG, Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit in developing navigation technology for self-driving cars.

Before you take your passions and pursuits to the next level make sure you avoid these six pitfalls.

British American Tobacco terminated the supplier agreement for its long-delayed Voke nicotine inhaler, which the tobacco giant had promoted as setting it apart in the market for cigarette alternatives.

From public speaking to app development to building a personal brand with Gary Vaynerchuk, these courses are too good to pass by.

Lawyers representing owners of tainted Volkswagen diesel-powered cars in Germany filed the first lawsuit seeking consumer compensation for damages from the car maker’s diesel scandal in a test case that could turn up pressure on it to compensate millions of European customers.

New smartphone apps are putting technology directly into the hands of workers and allowing them to share information, make schedule changes, report labor violations and potentially organize for change. Employers are watching such apps warily.

Qualcomm thinks of its latest smartphone chip as a “connected device” chip, a bid to outdistance rivals such as Intel in the burgeoning market for gadgets and equipment with computing and communications capabilities built in.

Star Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is leaving the cable news juggernaut to join NBC, where she will take on a variety of roles, NBC said Tuesday.

More than 170,000 people are expected to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, walking through a maze of 3,800 exhibitors spread over 2.5 million square feet.

Xerox Corp.’s stock basked in its first day of trading since the legacy firm of the same name split in two—while the tandem’s other publicly traded company took a hit in its debut.

President-elect Donald Trump took aim at General Motors over Chevy Cruze cars that it imports from Mexico, while Ford scrapped plans for a new small-car factory in Mexico that Mr. Trump has criticized.

Foxconn plans to build an $8.8 billion television flat-panel factory in Guangzhou, China, depicting the region as an “investment treasure land” amid calls to move tech manufacturing to the U.S.

While Silicon Valley may seem like the right place for your startup, check out some other options first.

Qualcomm said it has reached a world-wide patent-licensing agreement with Chinese smartphone maker Meizu Technology, consolidating its hold on the Chinese phone market.

A nuclear reactor being built by Westinghouse in China is at least three years behind schedule, offering clues to why parent Toshiba’s nuclear-power ambitions have led to billions of dollars in potential losses.

A bumper crop of boutiques flood the market; Tub or shower only? What goes in the minibar?

A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a New York Chevrolet dealer who fought General Motors’ attempt to terminate his franchise over subpar sales, a ruling that could alter how auto makers hold dealerships accountable for sales performance.

Trucking, virtual learning and gambling online are businesses likely to weather any short-range economic uncertainty.

China’s highflying box office got a reality check in 2016, as cutbacks in discounted tickets and a crackdown on “ghost screenings” led to a sharp decline in cinema-revenue growth.

Vermont identified 10 prescription drugs with large increases, but the first report merely summarizes manufacturers’ explanations for the price hikes

About 4.4 million workers across the country are slated to receive a raise at the start of the year, a shift that may shed light on a debate about the effects of mandated pay increases at the bottom of the wage scale.

Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son’s ties to Donald Trump could bring rewards for wireless provider and its parent as they pursue bigger U.S. ambitions.

Nontech companies such as Wal-Mart, Ford and Unilever are hunting for tech deals, spending a total of nearly $10 billion buying venture-backed U.S. startups this year, nearly double the amount last year.

U.S. companies that employ nobody but the owner soar, especially those making food, beer, perfume and soap. That’s great for the entrepreneurs, but some worry it won’t help overall job growth.

Mountain Dew Kickstart had its “puppymonkeybaby,” Taco Bell its giant taco head selfies—and it was mostly downhill from there.

If you’re planning to get a loan from friends or family, find out what can go wrong before money exchanges hands.

Nobody you hire works for free and neither should you.

Like all Chinese citizens, Liu Zhongtian, chairman of aluminum behemoth China Zhongwang Holdings, isn’t supposed to move more than $50,000 a year outside of the country. A Dallas lawyer’s correspondence suggests Mr. Liu got around this by stockpiling billions of dollars worth of aluminum in Mexico and Vietnam.

President-elect Donald Trump said telecommunications company Sprint Corp. notified him that it would move 5,000 jobs back to the U.S. from overseas.

The volatile housing market is widening the divide between pricey urban and coastal areas and more affordable inland regions, creating large swaths of winners and losers based largely on geography.

Work on your hobby, learn about sales and marketing and dedicate yourself to steady improvement.

Three of the four officials who gain votes next year on the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee are from a minority group in the central bank’s leadership: They aren’t economists.

A slowdown in the sale of high-end goods has forced luxury brands to look elsewhere for growth, and shoes are stepping into that role.

Takata is nearing a settlement with federal prosecutors to resolve allegations of criminal wrongdoing in the Japanese automotive supplier’s handling of rupture-prone air bags linked to numerous deaths and injuries.

Indian government officials will likely meet early next week to evaluate the financial incentives sought by Apple to manufacture its products in the country.

Toshiba’s shares plunge as its bet on a nuclear-power revival with its purchase of Westinghouse weighs heavily on the Japanese conglomerate amid cost overruns and missed deadlines.

Consider which roles are suited for outsourcing, and use the right tools for hiring and managing virtual workers.

Brazilian oil company Petrobras plans to request part of the record anticorruption settlement that construction company Odebrecht signed earlier this week with Brazilian, U.S. and Swiss authorities.

When strikes were still considered a threat to the U.S. economy, Bill Usery was the man often called on to mediate. Mr. Usery died Dec. 10—11 days shy of his 93rd birthday.

Happy customers are a core component of a healthy, profitable company.

Free food and drinks on long-haul flights have been one of the last perks to survive decades of airline cost-cutting. Now some budget carriers are charging—and traditional carriers may not be far behind.

American fast-food chains have become an unlikely source of female employment and empowerment in India, a country where traditionally most women are kept from working outside the home.

Sam Brownback, the Kansas governor whose tax cuts brought him political turmoil, recurring budget holes and sparse evidence of economic success, has a message for President-elect Donald Trump: Do what I did.

The race to offer supercheap flights across the Atlantic is heating up, as the parent company of British Airways became the latest full-service airline to launch its own low-price offering to fight back against the budget carriers that have invaded the lucrative market.

President-elect Donald Trump has named Jason D. Greenblatt, the Trump Organization’s chief legal officer, as special representative for international negotiations.

Africa’s biggest company is challenging the world’s largest video-on-demand service in the race to lure African eyeballs—and wallets.

A spate of data out of Japan, after a recent upbeat economic assessment by the country’s central bank, highlights this week’s calendar. Also, a peek at home sales in the U.S. for November will offer early clues on how the rise in interest rates is affecting the housing market and U.S. economy.

There is no better use for spare time than turning it into spare money.

Online shopping makes it simpler to buy gifts, but cookies, browsing histories and shared accounts make it harder to hide them; what Siri has to say about Santa Claus

A year after Anglo American announced one of the most dramatic corporate downsizing efforts ever, the company now is rethinking the plan as politics and shifting market conditions alter the company’s status.

Uber Technologies Inc. is moving a test of its self-driving cars to the friendlier environs of Arizona after suffering a regulatory defeat in California over its use of the vehicles in San Francisco.

Working as a consultant or freelancer in your target market gets you paid to gain greater insight for your startup’s success.

Take some of the pinch out of January bills by planning an extra source of income now.

Some of the most exciting innovations in transportation and virtual reality are happening in tech communities far from Silicon Valley.

Private-equity firm Blackstone Group is in talks to take a stake in assets owned by Energy Transfer Partners LP, according to people familiar with the matter, as the natural-gas pipeline owner seeks to complete its $21 billion sale to a sister company.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday continued his pressure on the defense sector by suggesting he could use a Boeing Co. plane as a substitute for the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 combat jet.

Americans are pulling out their credit cards, but also hanging onto their checkbooks, a Federal Reserve study released Thursday showed.

Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht’s admission to U.S. prosecutors that it paid hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to win lucrative infrastructure contracts is reverberating across Latin America.

Here are tools which will make your life easier and help your business take off right away.

You can cash in on caffeine addictions — if you’re savvy.

Mentors. Community mavens. Peers. All have something to offer you and your business, if you know how to ask.

Donald Trump selected billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Peter Navarro, a critic of trade with China, for his economic team, both of whom could jolt Washington’s approach to trade and regulation.

Coach, a pioneer of luxury at affordable prices, has in recent years been outpaced by rivals such as Michael Kors. But the handbag maker has hired a new executive creative director, closed some stores and cut back on discounts—and it is starting to pay off.

Proactive companies have an opportunity to audit employee pay classifications and prepare for the regulations should they take effect.