Wal-Mart makes strides toward Internet dominance, but remains dogged by this issue

Wal-Mart, the big-box behemoth where nearly every American shops, is both the U.S.’s largest private sector employer and a consistent lightning rod for controversy. As the Arkansas-based retailer makes inroads in online retail — reportedly near a deal to...

Scientists leave labs, march worldwide in protest against ‘alternative facts’

Thousands of scientists worldwide made plans to leave their labs and take to the streets Saturday to rail against what they say are mounting attacks against science. The March for Science, coinciding with Earth Day, was set for more than 500 cities, anchored in...

ECB’s Nowotny says policy on rates, bond purchases set for 2017, still mulling 2018

The European Central Bank has decided on interest rates and bond purchases for the rest of 2017 and will decide what to do beyond that in the second half of this year, ECB Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said in an interview published on Saturday....