The central bank has hoped to cool down the economy without pushing unemployment much higher. Stubborn inflation narrows that path.

The growing sport has lured investors eager to cash in on its popularity, opening courts in former warehouses and vacant big-box stores, and adding food and other entertainment options.

Prices in the United States plunged 17 percent after officials said damage at the Freeport LNG terminal would take months to repair.

Inside the construction of a one-piece swimsuit, a complicated symbol of “the most vulnerable time of the year.”

The auction cemented the league’s position among the world’s most valuable sports properties, as a once-staid game has become a commercial juggernaut.

A survey by election researchers argues that efforts to confuse or scare away prospective voters disproportionately target minority groups in battleground states.

One company, Floreo, is hoping their tools will lead the way, despite some criticisms from autism self-advocates.

Residents in many cities must show negative P.C.R. tests to go shopping or use public services. The policy may hamper efforts to revive the economy.

The losses in China, Japan and Australia followed weakness in the United States, where stocks closed in bear market territory.

Central bankers had signaled that they would raise rates by half a point if data shaped up as expected. Inflation is instead running hotter.