Heat waves have become more intense, stunting crops and leading to worker injuries.

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.

The Dow industrials closed above the level for the second time, with investors packing up for the weekend feeling confident that an interest-rate cut is around the corner.

JPMorgan and Wells Fargo both reported a drop in quarterly profit, while Citigroup’s profit rose, driven in part by the bank’s cost-cutting measures.

The ticketing marketplace had been eyeing a valuation of about $16.5 billion for its offering.

How high fees and low returns hurt a nonprofit that trusted a local financial adviser

When autos become obsolete more quickly, dealers see more return customers.

Life insurance can help pay for a transfer of ownership after a small-business owner dies. Now it may bring an unexpected tax bill.

There is no longer any good reason to delay cutting rates. Why wait until September?

Government bond yields drop, triggering a rush into beaten-down corners of the market that could benefit from falling rates; tech titans lose.

Yields of 9% are drawing investors to leveraged loans, whose defaults have remained low.

PepsiCo and Conagra are the latest in a long list of companies warning that shoppers are stretched.

Artificial intelligence-related stocks are set to deliver stellar second-quarter results, but the S&P 500 laggards need to catch up faster from here in order to meet the market’s expectations.

Despite its early arrival, the storm hits an insurance market that has already raised the price of catastrophe coverage.

The International Energy Agency trimmed its forecast for oil-demand growth next year and raised supply estimates, a scenario that would likely leave the market in surplus, reinforcing its expectations of a major glut this decade.

Surprise Venmo requests are souring relationships and revealing just how closely some of us keep score.

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Customers run into problems when fraudulent charges keep popping up.

Luxury bottles of Scotch and tequila are driving a boom in the spirits market, and you don’t need to be rich to get involved

While smaller banks are doing the bulk of lending, bigger banks’ loans are the ones showing signs of strain.

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.

The stock indexes closed the week at fresh highs after data on the labor market shored up confidence that the Federal Reserve can soon cut rates.

The time seems just right for active stock pickers to beat the market. Why, then, are they doing even worse than usual?

Despite a plain-vanilla campaign, the U.K. Labour Party leader may have no choice but to swerve to the left once in office.

American investors who avoided a hit from the slumping yen have done much better.

The head of Chase said bank customers stand to lose out on everything from free checking accounts to credit score trackers if Washington enacts new rules.

The fallen crypto tycoon’s brother and mother directed donations to politicians, while his father weighed in with tax advice, previously undisclosed emails show.

Retailers such as Walmart and Walgreens are pulling away from the doctor’s office.

JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic had a knack for making aggressive calls, but now the analyst is out after missing a roaring bull market.

Retail rivals strike a $2.65 billion merger as they seek to gain scale against luxury brands.