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Look for inconsistencies between reported returns and what a fund’s strategy should realistically produce.

So much for a lasting tax-inspired selloff. Here’s why stock-market investors were quick to put worries about a proposed jump in the capital-gains tax rate for wealthy investors behind them after Thursday’s market dip.

Get ready for the zombie-heist movie ‘Army of the Dead,’ new seasons of ‘Lucifer,’ ‘Master of None’ and ‘Who Killed Sara?’ and much more

President Joe Biden is poised to formally recognize the Armenian genocide of the early 20th century, U.S. officials said, a rare step that would further inflame ties with Turkey.

Olympic athletes will not be allowed to take a knee, raise a fist or otherwise protest on fields of play or medal podiums, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday, in an announcement upholding its current ban on political demonstrations.

Bitcoin is setting up for a near-term downturn that could see it shed a good chunk of its recent gains, even if the longer-term outlook appears healthy for the world’s No. 1 crypto.

The Georgia elections to the U.S. Senate upended markets. September’s election in Germany might do so as well.

The Republic of Ireland, the small island on the northwestern tip of Europe, has a population of 4.9 million, compared to China’s 1.4 billion people.

Big publicly traded companies from the defense and tech sectors were among the organizations that donated the maximum allowed amount of $1 million to President Joe Biden’s inauguration committee, according to a new disclosure.

The share of donations to social-justice and racial-equity causes plunged from 51% in June 2020 to just 5% in December, a new report says.

U.S. stocks ended higher Wednesday, snapping a two-session losing streak, despite concerns over global COVID-19 infections rising and Netflix Inc. reporting disappointing subscriber numbers.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. zooms past Wall Street expectations for its first quarter, saying new menu items, ongoing strength for its online orders, and a tailwind from stimulus checks pushed sales more than 20% higher.

The recent rise in Covid-19 cases in the U.S. has largely been driven by a handful of states, many of them the same places that first emerged as hot spots a year ago. Through Monday, about 75% of the previous week’s new cases in the U.S. came from Michigan, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Netflix Inc. was one of the biggest winners in the early days of the pandemic, as people sheltered in place and turned to streaming content, but subscriber momentum has slowed more than a year into the COVID-19 crisis.