Remembering Joan Didion and Betty White, who showed a model for success at any age

Carrefour shares pop as merger talks intensify

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the Canadian owner of Circle K convenience stores, is exploring a takeover of French grocer Carrefour SA in a roughly $20 billion deal that would create a trans-Atlantic retail giant. Couche-Tard’s initial proposal values the French company at about 20 euros per share, people with knowledge of the matter said. That would […]

The problem with El Salvador’s Bitcoin law

Proponents say cryptocurrency promotes financial freedom, but what about when a government forces you to use it? Read More

The E.U. begins to vaccinate its 450 million citizens as COVID-19 deaths darken the Christmas holiday

European Union countries began vaccinating against Covid-19 as members of the 27-nation bloc struggle with a rising number of people killed by the virus. The coordinated rollout launched on Sunday is getting underway less than a week after the EU cleared a shot developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. Several European countries, including Germany, […]