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KYIV, Ukraine — Nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant have surrendered, Russia said Wednesday, as the battle that turned the city into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close. Meanwhile, the first captured Russian soldier to...

Melvin Capital plans to close its funds and return the cash to its investors, capping a stunning reversal for a firm that lost big on the surge in meme stocks in the early days of the pandemic. In a letter to investors that was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal,...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s largest formula manufacturing plant.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously approved a report finding that Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter got preferential treatment while she was applying for a real-estate appraiser’s license in 2020. The findings of last year’s legislative probe, which was conducted by a...

Kohl's Corp. KSS, -11.02% said in a filing late Wednesday that two executives, Chief Marketing Officer Greg Revelle and Chief Merchandising Officer Doug Howe, are departing, without elaborating further. Revelle leaves on June 1, while Howe's departure is effective immediately, the embattled retailer said. Kohl's stock fell more than 4% in the extended session Wednesday after ending the regular trading day down 11%. The retailer is slated to report quarterly earnings on Thursday, with analysts polled by FactSet expecting adjusted earnings of 69 cents a share on revenue of $3.7 billion. Kohl's shareholders last week voted to re-elect all 13 members of its board, rejecting calls from activist investors Macellum Advisors GP, LLC to overhaul the board.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says decisions by Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan were the key factors in the collapse of that nation’s military. The new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, mirrors...

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency has dispatched a team to investigate the possibility that a Tesla involved in a California crash that killed three people was operating on a partially automated driving system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday confirmed that it had...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday paused a new and controversial board’s work on disinformation and accepted the resignation of its leader, capping weeks of concerns about impinging on free speech rights and at times frenzied conspiracy theories about the board itself. What remains to...

Consumer stocks were hit hard on May 18 as disappointing earnings reports from Target Corp. and Walmart Inc. led to double-digit declines for many retailers. Market Snapshot: Dow skids 1,100 points and heads for worst day since June 2020 on stagflation fears, higher costs eroding profits. TGT,. -24.93%. fell 25%...

Under Armour Inc. announced Wednesday afternoon that its chief executive is stepping down, a little more than two years after he replaced the founder at the top of the athletic-gear company. Under Armour. UA,. -6.90%. said that Patrik Frisk will step down June 1 and be replaced on an interim...

Shares of Tesla Inc. TSLA, -6.80% shed 6.80% to $709.81 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index. COMP,. -4.73%. falling 4.73% to 11,418.15 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. Tesla Inc. closed...

Shares of Bank of America Corp. BAC, -3.08% slipped 3.08% to $34.88 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index. SPX,. -4.04%. falling 4.04% to 3,923.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. Bank...

Shares of Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -1.86% slipped 1.86% to $175.50 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index. SPX,. -4.04%. falling 4.04% to 3,923.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. The stock's...

Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL, -5.64% slipped 5.64% to $140.82 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index. COMP,. -4.73%. falling 4.73% to 11,418.15 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. Apple Inc. closed...

Shares of Netflix Inc. NFLX, -7.02% shed 7.02% to $177.19 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index. falling 4.04% to 3,923.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. Netflix Inc. closed $523.80 below...

Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. FB, -5.12% slid 5.12% to $192.24 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index. COMP,. -4.73%. falling 4.73% to 11,418.15 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. The stock's...

Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -4.55% slid 4.55% to $254.08 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index. falling 4.04% to 3,923.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. The stock's fall snapped a...

Shares of Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL, -3.93% shed 3.93% to $2,237.99 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index. SPX,. -4.04%. falling 4.04% to 3,923.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. Alphabet...

Shares of Moderna Inc. MRNA, -3.21% shed 3.21% to $137.71 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index. COMP,. -4.73%. falling 4.73% to 11,418.15 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. Moderna Inc. closed...

Shares of Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -7.16% slid 7.16% to $2,142.25 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index. falling 4.04% to 3,923.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. DJIA,. -3.57%. falling 3.57% to 31,490.07. Amazon.com Inc. closed $1,630.83 short...