Elon Musk fiddles while Tesla burns Elon Musk is fiddling while Tesla burns. The entrepreneur has recently pulled off successful PR stunts for his other firms. And he has just broadened the electric-car maker’s funding options. But Tesla looks set to incinerate truckloads of greenbacks this year. Fourth-quarter results unveiled […]

European economy can help BNP clear low return bar Europe’s recovering economy can help BNP Paribas clear a low return bar. Aiming for a return on equity of 10 percent – roughly in line with the French bank’s cost of capital – over the next two years might suggest a […]

Senate leaders see two-year budget deal within their grasp Top Senate leaders were working Tuesday to finalize a sweeping long-term budget deal that would include a defense spending boost President Trump has long demanded alongside an increase in domestic programs championed by Democrats. As negotiations for the long-term deal continued, […]

House passes bill to address sexual harassment in Congress The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that would reform the way lawmakers’ offices handle cases sexual harassment. But their bill would weaken the authority of the independent entity currently probing lawmakers’ behavior, according to outside ethics watchdogs. The bill, […]