August 14, 2015

With sky-high interest rates for consumers and businesses, favorable government policies and limited competition, Brazil’s banks do well, even when the broader economy is faltering.

Since a breakdown at BP’s refinery in Whiting, Ind., the wholesale price of gas has climbed 50 to 80 cents a gallon in a broad region of the country.

As Americans prioritize spending their money on experiences, not objects, department stores and other retailers are struggling with sales.

The story of America’s reconciliation with Cuba is one of near misses, crossed wires and unexpected challenges that could have changed the course of history.

James Bradley Miller, the police officer who was fired after the shooting death of a black man during a burglary, was a hairdresser who was searching for a path to success.

New York is a noisy city, and complaints to 311 are skyrocketing. But some people actually welcome the loud music or singing next door.

Rudolph Norris is among the beneficiaries of a push to shorten the sentences of nonviolent offenders who drew long prison terms in the war-on-drugs fervor decades ago.

Symmonds, left off the United States team for the world championships, is in a marketing dispute that raises broader questions about the independence of athletes in his sport.

Pompadours and pleather: The reggaeton-influenced style of Havana’s fashion-conscious men shows that Cuba is not stuck in time.

In the Baghran district of Helmand Province, where the Taliban were scarcely ever out of power, the harsh policies of the ’90s are still in full swing.

While Europe has faced a debt crisis in Greece, its bigger economies have been growing slowly as they recover from recession.

Deborah Hayn and Phil Grunes have spent 16 years working on their 19th-century house and its garden.