World / Development

After Deadline Blog: Words We Love Too Much

We are very fond of the word “swath,” using it well over 200 times a year in recent years. Unfortunately, many of those uses...

Talk: Larry Wilmore Has No Beef With Bill O’Reilly

The “Nightly Show” host talks about white privilege, his “In Living Color” days and the pressure of replacing Stephen Colbert. ...

First Words: The ‘Loser Edit’ That Awaits Us All

Fifteen years after reality TV gave us the “loser edit,” the phrase has become a metaphor with which we can explain our failures.

European Banking Regulator Postpones Next Stress Tests to 2016

The European Banking Authority said lenders had strengthened their capital positions after reviews last year. ...read more

Ascap Topped $1 Billion in Revenue Last Year

The music licensing agency tracked 500 billion performances of songs last year, paying $883 million to composers and publishers. ...read...

Barclays Falls to Annual Loss on Litigation Charges

The results included nearly $1.2 billion in the fourth quarter related to continuing investigations into the potential manipulation of the foreign currency trading markets....

Macau Gambling Revenue Falls 49 Percent in February

The drop from the previous year marks the ninth straight month of declines, but analysts say it was not unexpected. ...

Sinosphere Blog: China Overtakes U.S. at the Box Office

Riding on a slate of domestic films in the Lunar New Year holiday season, China's monthly box office receipts in February surpassed those of...

Europe Unlikely to Meet Climate Goal, Study Finds

The European Union will most likely fail to meet an ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a report has found.

Business Briefing: Netherlands Regrets Ignoring Earthquakes at Natgas Field

The Dutch government apologized on Monday for ignoring the risks posed by earthquakes caused by production of natural gas in the northern province of...