Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate

Statements from President Trump and Iran aimed to raise confidence in the safety of the waterway, but shipping experts said risks remained.

But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal.

The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and strong corpora...

The Justice Department has not responded to the president’s suit, which has created a conflict of interest for the government’s lawyers.

Gaining a reputation as the brilliant, risk-taking “Indiana Jones” of his field, he encouraged investors to take chances on Asia, Africa, Latin America and E...

A longtime journalist at The Washington Post, he used his unexpected fund-raising talents to greatly expand the radio organization’s coverage.

The Kentucky spirits company’s bid for Brown-Forman comes as the industry is being buffeted by a decline in alcohol consumption.

The state liquor agency has been struggling to make timely deliveries to restaurants, bars and liquor stores since it got rid of outdated conveyor belts at a...

American issued the statement after news reports that United Airlines’ chief executive had discussed the idea with the Trump administration.

The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.

For 42 years, the XK was Jaguar’s secret weapon. It proved its worth on the racetrack and powered generations of cars. The company’s leap into electrics coul...

More Americans are taking hardship withdrawals from workplace retirement accounts, prompted by rising costs — and looser rules.