Wall Street faces a rocky run-up to Election Day, with mounting worries about the outcome in Washington adding to nerves about the coronavirus pandemic and fading chances of stimulus. The Cboe Volatility Index, Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” surged to 32.46, its highest closing level...

Syria’s Tartus Labor Union launched a massive attack on the Russian operator of the Tartus harbor, the Russian businessman, “Stroy Tranz Gas,” owned by President Vladimir Putin’s Russian businessman Yeveni Prigugen, the same company that acquired Eastern phosphate and Khnevis, as well...

After years of focusing on U.S. shale, Chevron Corp is staking its natural gas future on the Middle East, a volatile and divided region where energy majors have long tread warily. CEO Michael Wirth's pivot away from home is underpinned by a bet that the Middle East is entering an era of...

With eight days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year's presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days. The opening of early voting locations...