Newsmart Word of the Week: Pre-commerce
Pre-commerce is a framework by which companies aim to develop market demand for a particular product and focus efforts on improving sales by reaching users at all steps they take before making the actual purchase.
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Blue Origin Successfully Tests Escape Pod
Blue Origin successfully carried out a test of its crew escape pod on Wednesday. The rocket company, owned by Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos, managed to eject a safety capsule from the head of its New Shepard rocket system and bring both capsule and rocket safely back to ground.
Luxury Studios: Where Bigger Is Not Always Better
Some luxury home buyers prefer to spend on luxury finishes, full-size spa bathrooms and plenty of storage space to create studio apartments that resemble sleek hotel suites. Photo: Kelly Marshall for The Wall Street Journal
OPEC optimism helps oil prices keep a grip on $50-a-barrel
Falling exports and reports that key members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia will meet next week to discuss Russia’s participation over production cut keeps oil prices in the $50 range.
Gold Rises Following Jobs Report
Gold prices rose Friday, after weaker-than-expected employment data from the U.S. dented the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in coming months.
Samsung Expects Operating Profit to Rise Despite Recall
After a 2.5 million-unit global recall of the Galaxy Note 7, the South Korean smartphone giant said Friday that it expects a 5.5% jump in the third quarter's operating profit compared with a year earlier. Photo: Getty
Falling Soy-Oil Price Curries Favor in Indian Kitchens
Indians are acquiring a strong taste for soybean oil thanks to lower prices, fueling a surge in imports at a helpful time for a global market struggling with a glut of the commodity.
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for “his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50 year long civil war to an end.”
Medical Devices Are Vulnerable to Cyberattack
The threat posed by hackers hit close to home this week when Johnson & Johnson warned diabetes patients and doctors that one of its insulin pumps could be a target of a cyber breach. Rapid7 senior security consultant Jay Radcliffe, who discovered the flaw in the insulin pump, joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero and explains the strength and reach of hackers as well as the weaknesses in everyday household items plugged into the internet. Photo: AP
Paris Fashion Week: Runways Report
Paris Fashion Week featured several new designers debuting at many of the industry's biggest labels. WSJ's Christina Binkley checks in on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero from Paris with a review of the runways. Photo: Getty
Oil Futures Rise in Asia Ahead of Inventory Data
Oil futures climbed in early Asian trade on Wednesday, pushing higher as traders continue to weigh the prospect of a supply deal by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and look ahead to U.S. oil inventory data.
Explorer Claims Major Oil Find in North Alaska
A little-known exploration company said it found a field containing between 1.8 billion and 2.4 billion barrels of oil in north Alaska, potentially breathing new life into the state’s North Slope production.
Google Pixel, Home: A Guide to Google's Gear
Google is taking shots at Amazon, Apple and Samsung with its new line up of hardware products announced Tuesday. Here's a look at the five new products the company is launching for the 2016 holiday season. Photo/video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal.
Netflix, iPic Entertainment Agree to Screen Original Movies in Theaters, Online Simultaneously
Netflix signed a deal with luxury theater-chain iPic Entertainment to simultaneously screen its original movies in theaters the same day that they appear on the streaming service, the latest deal to expand Netflix’s theatrical ambitions.
Forget gold, silver ETFs log ugliest drop in about 2 years
Silver plunged to settle 5.8% lower Tuesday, marking its worst one-day drop since Jan. 29, 2015
European Stocks Snap Winning Streak
European stocks paused a winning streak after concerns about higher U.S. interest rates sent Wall Street to a lower close.