Washington Post: Business

Humans are getting better at delaying death. Globally, people on average live to 72, more than five years longer than in 2000. What we haven’t yet figured out is how to beat one of the worst afflictions of aging: Alzheimer’s disease.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

New housing is coming online despite stiff duties biting into purchases. Will foreigners be welcome to buy?

The company had said it would examine 21 different categories of misconduct, in a pledge to be more transparent about the prevalence of the issue on the app.

President Donald Trump’s criticism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has shaken seven decades of American defense policy and raised questions about the continuing purpose and durability of the military alliance connecting the U.S., Canada and Europe.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The U.S. presidential candidate’s bill to rein in dealmaking is probably too stringent, but outdated antitrust laws aren’t working either.

The companies say the $2.3 billion electric battery operation will create 1,100 jobs near Lordstown, Ohio.

The 30-year fixed-rate average held steady at 3.68 percent.

The announcement comes after millions of inclined sleepers were recalled for safety concerns and dozens of infant deaths were linked to the products.

Experts advise those embarking on new home construction to be fully aware of the complications and challenges of the process — and to have strategies to overcome them.

A bill to prohibit discrimination for natural hair styles -- this time at the federal level -- is raising awareness about implicit and explicit bias