In a coastal English town, a floundering shopping district was given new life after 10 local businesses were given free rent for two years.

In a coastal English town, a floundering shopping district was given new life after 10 local businesses were given free rent for two years.
Global markets edged higher as the prospect of the United States defaulting on its debt grows more remote.
As investors press Exxon Mobil on climate issues, activists say that a hedge fund’s eco-focused victory over the oil giant two years ago has achieved little.