Shoppers exit a Sears store in Oak Brook, Ill., on Oct. 14. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) Helaine Olen Opinion writer focusing on politics, economics and American life Opinion writer October 16 at 1:28 PM The elegies to ...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. (Eric Risberg/AP) Brian Fung Policy reporter focusing on telecommunications, media, cryptocurrencies and competition October 16 at 10:20 AM Google on Monday finally confirmed a secretive project that’s been fueling an employee-led ...

(Timothy Fadek/Bloomberg News) October 16 at 8:16 AM Walmart on Tuesday lowered its earnings predictions for fiscal year 2019, adjusting for the financial impact of its biggest-ever, hard-fought acquisition: Flipkart, an Indian online retailer. But ...

THE KEY The Google logo at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on July 19, 2016. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) Faced with mounting pressure from policymakers on privacy issues, Google is clamping down on how third-party developers ...

October 15 at 12:05 PM Sears, the one-time titan of American retail, filed for bankruptcy ahead of a $134 million debt payment due Monday and announced that it will close 142 stores. For years, Sears ...

THE KEY (Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg) A slight majority of digital security experts surveyed by The Cybersecurity 202 say the United States should follow in the European Union’s footsteps and pass a law that requires companies to disclose data breaches ...

The 30-year fixed-rate average made its biggest one-week jump in two years last week. (John Bazemore/AP) Kathy Orton Reporter and editor covering the Washington metropolitan area housing market October 15 at 6:30 AM Mortgage rates ...

October 15 at 5:04 PM For the past five years, Austin Hong and his husband have used Airbnb to rent out their second home in San Diego for a few days at a time. The ...

Jamie Dimon (Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg News) October 14 at 9:52 PM Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, is the latest and one of the most high-profile business executives to drop out of a Saudi investment ...

By Jon Gambrell | AP October 14 at 12:09 PM DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia warned on Sunday that it will respond to threats and political pressure with tough measures of its own after President ...