Finance

Twelve Democrats seeking the presidency tussled Tuesday night in a wide-ranging debate featuring the largest number of qualifying candidates on the same stage. Here’s a look at how some of their claims from Westerville, Ohio, stack up with the facts: JULIAN CASTRO, former U.S. housing secretary: “Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs […]

ABC’s sophomore drama “A Million Little Things,” reality show “Shark Tank” and the Fox first-responders drama “9-1-1” have something in common that they can take pride in. Over the first three weeks of the television season, they are the only three of 49 prime-time shows returning to ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox fall schedules that

President Trump portrayed the “Phase 1” agreement he announced on Friday with China with typical fanfare, describing the pact as “massive” and “the largest contract” ever signed. “We made a fantastic deal,” Mr. Trump said during remarks on Tuesday at the White House. There are good reasons to be skeptical about those claims. The deal

The Latest on Catalan protests and politics (all times local): 10:20 p.m. The former head of a pro-independence group in Spain’s Catalonia region says he will fight to get the European Court of Human Rights to overturn his sedition conviction and to secure amnesty from Spain. Jordi Sánchez, who was president of the grassroots group

Germany released draft security guidelines on Tuesday for next generation wireless networks that stopped short of banning Huawei, as the U.S. warned again it would reconsider intelligence sharing with allies that use the Chinese company’s equipment. The Federal Network Agency catalog of conditions for suppliers of new 5G networks include requiring certification of critical components

UnitedHealth Group raised its 2019 forecast and detailed another better-than-expected quarter Tuesday, but shares soared after company leaders mentioned next year’s growth prospects. CEO David Wichmann told analysts it would be “reasonable and prudent” for them to set initial expectations for core operating performance at the lower end of UnitedHealth’s long-term goal of 13% to

General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined negotiators at the bargaining table, an indication that a deal may be near to end a monthlong strike by members of the United Auto Workers union that has paralyzed its factories. Barra and GM President Mark Reuss were in the bargaining room early Tuesday, a person briefed on the

Johnson & Johnson’s third-quarter profit jumped 23%, beating Wall Street forecasts, thanks to higher sales of its key medicines for cancer and immune disorders and an acquisition-related charge a year earlier. The world’s biggest maker of health care products also raised its financial forecast for the year, and its shares jumped more than 2% in

The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says Brexit negotiators are facing a critical few hours to see if they can deliver a deal ahead of a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday. He said that from the EU side, the belief is that “this is difficult,

Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Tuesday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street. Germany’s DAX advanced 0.4% to 12,532.50 and the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.6% to 5,674.85. London’s FTSE 100 was nearly unchanged at 7,215.74. In New York, futures were higher, with the contract for the Dow