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HSBC Profit Falls 4% in Second Quarter as Bank Retrenches

HSBC Profit Falls 4% in Second Quarter as Bank Retrenches


HSBC Profit Falls 4% in Second Quarter as Bank Retrenches

Posted: 03 Aug 2015 01:10 AM PDT

The British lender announced plans in June to shed jobs and sell underperforming businesses as it seeks to cut $5 billion in annual costs by 2017.









Sports of The Times: In a Sport of Beautiful Animals, Ugliness Is Unavoidable

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 06:12 PM PDT

There's a very good argument to make that American Pharoah has earned his right to spend the rest of his life in the stallion barn, far away from the track and the prospect of injury or even death.









American Pharoah Wins Haskell Invitational

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 06:04 PM PDT

American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown champion in 37 years, became the eighth horse to win his next start after sweeping the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont.









Rohingya Women Flee Violence Only to Be Sold Into Marriage

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 05:58 PM PDT

Migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar seeking to escape turmoil and poverty are often tricked or forced into marriages to pay smugglers for their freedom.









Cool Influencers With Big Followings Get Picky About Their Endorsements

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 05:44 PM PDT

Advertisers work with people who have millions of YouTube subscribers or social media followers to turn promotions into person-to-person conversations.









Israeli Justice Is Seen to Be Often Uneven Among Palestinian Cases

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 05:37 PM PDT

An arson attack by a Jewish extremist that killed a Palestinian toddler came on the heels of stabbings by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man in Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride Parade.









Jeb Bush’s Camp Sees an Upside to Donald Trump’s Surge in the G.O.P.

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 05:14 PM PDT

Strategists for Jeb Bush believe that Donald J. Trump is drawing support from voters who are unlikely to support Mr. Bush but are essential to Scott Walker.









First Draft: Donald Trump Campaign Fires Adviser Linked to Racially Charged Facebook Posts

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 02:25 PM PDT

The adviser, Sam Nunberg, had been accused of using a racial slur in posts in 2007 to disparage the daughter of the Rev. Al Sharpton. He denied he was the author of the posts.









R-Rated Comedies, ‘Vacation’ Among Them, Continue to Struggle

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 02:06 PM PDT

The underwhelming box-office results for "Vacation" follow poor turnout for raunchy summer comedies like "Entourage," "Magic Mike XXL" and "Ted 2."









Zimbabwe Officials Say Another American Illegally Killed a Lion in an Authorized Hunt

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:48 PM PDT

Officials said a Pennsylvania gynecologist took part in a hunt in April outside Hwange National Park, where a lion, Cecil, was killed by an American dentist last month.









ArtsBeat: Dr. Dre to Release, “Compton A Soundtrack,” His First Album in 16 Years

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:05 PM PDT

Dr. Dre will release his first album in 16 years, "Compton A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre."









Puerto Ricans Brace for Crisis in Health Care

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:29 AM PDT

More than 60 percent of Puerto Ricans receive Medicare or Medicaid, but planned cuts to a program and the loss of doctors to the mainland are raising fears that the system is near collapsing.









Canadian Prime Minister Calls Federal Election

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 10:33 AM PDT

Prime Minister Stephen Harper broke with Canadian political tradition by formally opening the campaign in the middle of summer during what is a holiday weekend in most of the country.









France and Britain Seek Help on Calais Migrants From E.U.

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 09:51 AM PDT

The interior ministers called on Sunday for other European Union countries to help solve the root causes of the migrant crisis at the port of Calais.









Kerry, in Egypt, Discusses Balancing Human Rights and Terror Fight

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 09:46 AM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry told the Egyptian authorities on Sunday that they would not be able to defeat terrorism at home unless they showed greater respect for human rights.









Endangered Species in an Urban Setting

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 09:22 AM PDT

The artists Louie Psihoyos and Travis Threlkel projected digital images of endangered species onto the Empire State Building in an event meant to draw attention to the creatures' plight.









St.-Denis Journal: Intrigue of Malaysia’s Vanished Flight 370 Washes Up on Tiny Réunion

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Ever since what could be a part from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was found, just about every piece of flotsam on the island has attracted scrutiny.









Athletics Roiled by Mass Doping Allegations After Blood Test Leak

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 08:07 AM PDT

Endurance runners suspected of doping have been winning a third of Olympic and world championship medals, two news organizations said on Sunday, after a leak of thousands of blood test results from 2001-2012 threw global athletics into chaos.









A Burger Joint That’s Iran’s Answer to McDonald’s

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 08:00 AM PDT

"We're trying to get as close as we can to the McDonald's experience," says the owner of Mash Donald's, one of an increasing number of Iranian knockoffs of American food culture.









Copwatch vs. Cops: After Freddie Gray

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 07:35 AM PDT

A hybrid of media creation and activism may end up being one of the lasting legacies of Ferguson, but Times reporters want to know what else has changed over the past year.









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