(Reuters) – Warburg Pincus and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) are exploring a sale of Chisholm Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on the Permian […]
Opinion | Ron DeSantis Was a Slam Dunk. Until He Wasn’t.
Among the possible contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination not named Donald Trump, one governor has captured more than his share of attention: Ron DeSantis of Florida. But to […]
Congressional Brinkmanship
It has become the norm during a Democratic presidency: Republicans in Congress threaten to shut down the federal government or even allow the U.S. to default on its debts. These […]
Opinion | Australia Is Making a Risky Bet on the U.S.
The United States did not directly mention China in announcing its historic new security partnership with Australia and Britain last week, but it didn’t have to. The defense deal is […]
Opinion | Cage Fighters Need Unions, Too
Last week in Cooperstown, N.Y., Marvin Miller, the first head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, was posthumously inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame. No one figure, aside from […]
Opinion | How Cryptocurrency Can Keep Americans Free
By James Poulos Mr. Poulos is the executive editor of The American Mind and writes frequently about the way technology shapes society. Through its recent legal threat against Coinbase’s new […]
Your Tuesday Briefing
A ‘most perilous hour’ for Afghan children Millions of Afghans, including a million children, are at risk of starvation and death amid a “most perilous hour,” António Guterres, the U.N. […]
Genworth revives mortgage insurance unit's IPO, targets over $3 billion valuation
(Reuters) – Genworth Financial Inc on Monday revived plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of Enact Holdings, aiming for a valuation of more than $3 billion for its mortgage […]
Opinion | There’s a Very Good Reason ‘Washington Slept Here’
These are troubling and rancorous times. Every day there seems to be another headline about the country’s ever-widening political divide. And it’s not just Democrat versus Republican. Within each party […]
Opinion | Is Limitless Choice Killing Us Slowly?
Produced by ‘Sway’ Imagine a world in which Google and Amazon join together to form an all-knowing corporate juggernaut that could program our every movement. Author Dave Eggers has contemplated […]