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Israel's military stepped up mobilizations for a possible ground operation in Gaza, raising the threat of a dramatic escalation to the conflict.
Petraeus testified that he had briefed members of Congress that there was "significant terrorist involvement" in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya.
As battered coastal towns like Sea Bright, N.J., take stock after Sandy, some ask not just if vulnerable communities can rebuild, but whether they should.
Hostess Brands, the 85-year-old maker of iconic treats such as Twinkies and Ding Dongs, said it would go out of business after failing to reach agreement on wage and pension cuts with its bakers' union.
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The settlements, totaling more than $400 million, represent the SEC's first tangible victory in a wide-ranging investigation into Wall Street's sale of mortgage-backed securities.
Nintendo's Wii U hits stores this weekend, testing the videogame giant's strategy of pushing pricey hardware in a videogame market increasingly geared toward mobile gadgets.
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Regional casino company Penn National Gaming said it is splitting its gambling operations from its real-estate holdings.
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Tribune Co. is expected to name television veteran Peter Liguori as its next CEO, having cleared its last major hurdle to emerging from bankruptcy on Friday.
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Obama and congressional leaders agreed to move quickly on negotiations to avert a year-end fiscal crisis that has put markets on edge.
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In a world that constantly throws big, unexpected events our way, we must learn to benefit from disorder, writes Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
The Midland, Texas, police department confirmed the identity of the four fatal victims in Thursday's accident in which a train crashed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans.
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Selling off stocks now to avoid a higher capital-gains tax rate next year is all the rage. Most investors should resist the temptation.
The dawn of the soap-opera era is beginning for Myanmar, a nation of 64 million, whose only option in TV in the past was watching dreary army parades, stiff news shows and carefully scripted concerts.
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Francis Chou was a telephone repairman in Canada when he pooled 51,000 Canadian dollars from himself and co-workers to start an investment club. Now he runs the best-performing bond fund in North America.
With advances in building design and materials, more developers are erecting tall, thin towers in crowded cities. Slender design means more stellar views but fatter construction costs—and the risk of motion sickness.
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Former BBC head Mark Thompson is coming under increasing fire over when he learned about sex-abuse allegations against the late BBC disc jockey Jimmy Savile.
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Investors reacted coolly the first U.S. initial public offering since Election Day, as shares of Wi-Fi networking company Ruckus Wireless sank in their trading debut.
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Both stocks look inexpensive now—but Microsoft could be the better value. Here's why.
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If you or your parents are concerned about radical changes, you can assure them that they can relax.
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Obama's historic visit to Myanmar is rooted in a strategic move to shape new relationships as part of a larger shadow-boxing match with China over influence in the region.
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A suspected Hezbollah militant who U.S. officials believe was involved in the deaths of American soldiers in 2007 was released from Iraqi custody and has left the country, according to a senior Iraqi official.
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For senior leaders, holding two high-level jobs at once offers an opportunity to audition for a bigger role, but it can also cut short a promising career.
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The derailment of a promising hepatitis C treatment show how sometimes drugs can die not because they don't work, but because they don't make business sense.
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The challenge for fashion-show designer Thierry Dreyfus is to create a 12-minute theatrical event more memorable than the dozen or so other shows the audience will see that day.
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A young activist describes how universities became the most authoritarian institutions in America.
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The immobilizing impact of Sandy has largely receded for millions of mass-transit riders across the region, leaving a miserable minority: motorists with ruined cars.
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Forget football: At schools like Oklahoma State, golf is the sweetest gig on campus.
As more people turn their mattresses into a work space, companies offer work-in-bed products. One mattress boasts built-in outlets.
The high-end home's newest great room features plush furniture, fireplaces, multiple flat screens—and a few carefully hidden appliances. There's also a dirty secret in the next room.
The Wall Street Journal explores the realities of business survival in the wake of disaster, revisiting each of the businesses weekly. Here is the second installment.
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In today's pictures, people hung from a crowded train in India, men watch a bird fight in Afghanistan, a Hostess driver drops off a final delivery of baked goods in Illinois, and more.
A freight train slammed into a parade float full of wounded veterans and their families on Thursday in Midland, Texas, killing four and injuring 17.
Israel hit the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and artillery shells for a second straight day Thursday and Hamas ramped up rocket fire at Israel, as both sides widened hostilities in the conflict's bloodiest escalation in four years.