Man convicted in arson attack in Japan sentenced to death

Once that’s done, though, what isn’t important, in the larger scheme of things, is timing market peaks and troughs. During the great financial crisis, for example, I spent an inordinate amount of time as a journalist speaking with so-called experts about when they thought the stock market would rise or fall. In retrospect, I believe…

Las Vegas is gearing up to score a royal flush of sports franchises — by bringing basketball to Sin City. The city best known for gambling is just one NBA team short of a full set of major teams having snared franchises from the NHL, NFL, and by 2028, the MLB. Vegas may create its…

JetBlue Airways on Friday expressed doubts over closing its $3.8 billion merger with Spirit Airlines, saying that it might not meet certain conditions required as part of the deal before the due date. Shares of Spirit tumbled 17% after the announcement, adding to their losses of about 55% this month that were sparked by a US judge’s…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The election year decision by President Joe Biden aligns with environmentalists who fear the huge increase in exports, in the form of…

U.S. auto safety regulators will not seek a recall after a seven-year investigation into complaints that Dodge and Ram vehicles can roll away after being shifted into park. The problem was similar to one that was blamed in the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin, although the company was in the process of recalling…

The Biden administration’s decision to delay approval of new liquefied natural gas terminals in the United States has been hailed as a major victory for environmental advocacy groups, but it is creating unease outside the United States about future energy supplies. “I think U.S. allies and trade partners will have some concerns about this, because…