Financial Academy

Ten years ago, Jim Wilkinson, then US Treasury chief of staff, sent a distressed email to a fellow official. “I just can’t stomach us bailing out Lehman . . . will be horrible in the press.” Two days later, his boss Hank Paulson warned others on a conference call: “I can’t be Mr Bailout.”

A few hours before Mr Paulson spoke, the Financial Times published a rather jaunty

Pichai met with a group of civilian and military leaders mostly from...

It’s expensive to buy and own a car — the American Automobile Association (AAA) pegs the cost of owning a vehicle at a whopping $8,469 a year, or more than $700 a month. But most of us need one to get around; in much of America, it’s just a fact of life.

Still, that doesn’t mean we need an expensive car. While AAA takes into account everyth...

Pünktlich zur Weihnachtszeit ist vor der Zentrale der Alternative für Deutschland in Berlin ein vermeintliches Coca-Cola-Plakat mit einer eindeutigen Botschaft aufgetaucht. Mittlerweile ist klar: Der Konzern selbst steckt nicht dahinter – hat aber auch nichts dagegen. Das ist wichtig. Eine kommentierende Einordnung.

Unweit der Spree im Berliner Stadtteil Mitte befindet sich der Lützowplatz. Und wiederum direkt an diesem Platz befindet sich di...

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An intraday gain of more than 1% for the Nasdaq composite faded badly Tuesday morning, but buyers pushed major stock indexes near session highs with about an hour left to go in the session. In the Dow Jones today, Verizon (VZ) stock and Boeing (

With a U.S. stadium tour and a slew of new chart records, 2018 was a huge year for GOT7. And now member Jackson Wang reaches a new milestone all his own.

Jackson enters Billboard's Social 50 chart starting at No. 33 -- the highest new entry among the three artists also making their debut this week. The majority of his Social 50 points came from Twitter reactions -- v...

Bachata singer Romeo Santos has announced that he is a father for a second time. Santos made the announcement through social media, posting a photo of his baby's feet along with the cover of his next album. Billboard can confirm Santos' new baby is a boy.

In the past few days, Santos has been giving clues about a new musical project, and in the post he confirmed that new music is on the way and that his next album is ca...