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Viktor & Rolf Design Dresses For — And Of — The Red Carpet

Viktor & Rolf may be the only designers to have sold items from their haute couture collection this season before even showing it on the runway this week.




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Runway Recap: Spike Jonze’s Opening Ceremony Play, Naomi Campbell, David Beckham and more from Day 4 of NYFW

Spike Jonze's one-act play for Opening Ceremony, Naomi Campbell outshines Kendall Jenner, David Beckham supports his wife and more from Day 4 of New York Fashion Week.




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Runway Recap: Carolina Herrera, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Polo in the Park and more from Day 5 of NYFW

GoPros on the runway at Rag & Bone, a 4-D fashion show at Ralph Lauren and more from the tech-heavy fifth day of New York Fashion Week.






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Designer Mary Katrantzou To Debut Costumes for New York City Ballet

London fashion designer Mary Katrantzou is among four designers who created costumes for the new York City Ballet. Others include Carolina Herrera, Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton and Thom Browne.




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At MasterCard, Finding a Signature Style: Priceless

At MasterCard’s New York City tech hub in the Flatiron District, a mix of business and startup sensibilities informs office style, whether it’s hoodies, tailored jackets or the occasional bow tie.




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Ayesha Curry Refuses to Have Entitled Children

Ayesha Curry, home and hospitality entrepreneur, tells WSJ's Veronica Dagher what she's teaching her children about money, how she approaches spending and the importance of setting goals.




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The Best of CES 2020, From S-Pods to Smart PJs

This year's CES tech show in Las Vegas might not have had an overarching theme, but it certainly was high on invention. WSJ's Katherine Bindley tries out the most interesting contraptions on display, from Segway's new personal transporter and Samsung's rotating TV to a pair of huge robotic arms and, yes, motion-tracking pajamas. Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis




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Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness on His Favorite Member of the Fab Five

Jonathan Van Ness, host of “Queer Eye” on Netflix, reveals his favorite member of the Fab Five, shares self-care tips for the Instagram age and predicts his own future.




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Rush Limbaugh Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

First lady Melania Trump presented radio personality Rush Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during President Trump’s State of the Union speech. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images




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Hollywood Icon Kirk Douglas: A Life in Film

Kirk Douglas, who built a career in film spanning more than 50 years with iconic roles such as “Spartacus,” has died at age 103. Here’s a look at the life and legacy of the Hollywood movie star. Photo: Ann Johansson/Corbis/Getty Images




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Weinstein Guilty of Sex Crimes, Acquitted of Most Severe Charges

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act following a six-week trial. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance called the conviction “the new landscape for survivors of sexual assault.” Weinstein has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. Photo: Peter Foley/Bloomberg News




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Whole Foods Sees Traffic Jump After Price Cuts

Competitors may especially worry about losing higher-income customers.




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WSJ's Financial Inclusion Challenge Winner: Hope Credit Union

The Wall Street Journal's first Financial Inclusion Challenge in the U.S. concluded with three finalists facing a panel of judges to answer questions about the impact and sustainability of their work. Hope Credit Union, based in Jackson, Miss., received the evening's top honors for its efforts to provide banking services in underserved regions of the American South. Video/Photo: Clara Ritger for The Wall Street Journal




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How to Spot a Great Tech Investment? SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Has the Answer

Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, shared his insights and quoted Yoda, the Star Wars Jedi master, during a conversation with WSJ Editor in Chief Gerard Baker at the CEO Council meeting in Tokyo.




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Highlights From the Best Commencement Speeches of 2018

Oprah Winfrey, Rex Tillerson, and Abby Wambach were just a few of the notable people chosen to give commencement addresses that stressed integrity, truthfulness, and courage. Here are some highlights from this year's speeches.




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LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman: How I Work

LinkedIn's co-founder Reid Hoffman talks to The Wall Street Journal about the best way to run a meeting, his biggest business challenge, and which of the "PayPal Mafia" would win at Settlers of Catan. Photo: Chloe Aftel for The Wall Street Journal




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Hershey CEO: Be Careful About Changing Iconic Brands

Hershey Chief Executive Michele Buck said food companies have to be careful about tinkering with beloved brands to make them healthier. She is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Annie Gasparro. Photo: Gabe Palacio for The Wall Street Journal




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What the Postponement of the Olympics Means for Athletes

The global spread of coronavirus has led to officials postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. For athletes, the delay evokes mixed emotions. WSJ spoke to five athletes from around the globe to understand what the postponement means to them. Photo composite by George Downs




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New England Patriots' Plane Flies 1.2 Million Masks from China to U.S.

The Massachusetts governor struck a deal for N95 masks from China, but he needed a way to transport them. The New England Patriots plane ended up making the delivery. Photo: New England Patriots




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‘Tiger King’ Popularity Highlights Market for Big Cats in U.S.

The Netflix documentary series "Tiger King" sheds light on the culture of tiger ownership in the U.S., but doesn’t reveal how prolific this culture really is. This video explains the patchwork of state laws that makes private ownership of tigers hard to regulate. Illustration: Carter McCall/WSJ




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How to Safely Groom Your Dog Between Haircuts

After weeks with nonessential businesses closed, many dog owners are stuck with shaggy pups that are barely recognizable. Gary Angell, co-owner and head groomer at My Two Dogs, shares his tips to keep your dog looking fresh while you wait. Photo: Adam Banicki/The Wall Street Journal




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As Ferrari Reopens, Staff Are Greeted With Coronavirus Blood Tests

Ferrari employees who are going back to work pass through a series of steps designed to keep the coronavirus out, including blood tests for antibodies. WSJ’s Eric Sylvers reports from the car maker’s factory near the center of Italy’s outbreak. Photo: Francesca Volpi for The Wall Street Journal




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Alibaba’s ‘Ai’ Predicts Winners of China’Hit TV Show ‘I Am a Singer’

Forget artificial intelligence for board games. Alibaba used artificial intelligence to predict the winner of a popular Chinese reality TV singing competition – and got the winner and finalists all correct.




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Tim Draper Puts Celebrity to Test With $190M Seed Fund

Tim Draper is putting his celebrity to work as a venture investor. The billionaire investor, who starred in the reality TV show Startup U and tried to make Silicon Valley its own state, has raised $190 million for a seed fund.




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Max Levchin’s Affirm Raises $100 Million

Max Levchin’s financial technology startup Affirm Inc. has raised a $100 million in Series D, according to a person familiar with the matter.




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A Boot Camp for Bankers

Banking boot camps have been around longer than the automated teller machine and the credit card. But the financial crisis has created big challenges for the everyday bankers. Colin Barr has details on The News Hub. Photo: Andy McMillan for The Wall Street Journal.




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Forget B-School: D-School Is Hot

The hottest graduate program is one you may have never heard of: Stanford's d.school, which teaches the murky concept of "design thinking." Melissa Korn has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Alison Yin for The Wall Street Journal.




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The Future of the Eurozone

Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn talks with WSJ Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray about Europe's debt crisis, its effect on the future Eurozone economy, and the ramifications for the auto industry in this excerpt from Tuesday's Viewpoints conversation.




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The Impact of a Strong Yen

Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn talks with WSJ Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray about the challenges the strength of Japan's currency presents to automakers.




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The Simplest Way to Save for Retirement

Buy a target-date fund and take the guesswork out of investing.




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3 Cheap Growth Stocks for Any Market

These companies have a record of prospering in good times and bad, says Rob McIver, co-manager of the top-rated Jensen Quality Growth fund.




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The Case for Owning Dividend Stocks as Rates Rise

Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington of Gilman Hill Asset Management says dividend stocks do just fine when the Federal Reserve hikes rates, contrary to popular belief. B&G Foods (BGS) is one of her favorites now.




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Barry Ritholtz: How ETFs Help You Make Money

Barron's Jack Otter talks to Barry Ritholtz about how exchange traded funds have helped investors by bringing costs down. Also, what to avoid in the ETF space.




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One ETF for a High-Momentum Market

Sharon French, head of Beta Solutions at Oppenheimer funds, explains factor investing, and what's working now.




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Your Portfolio Might Change Following This Sector Shuffle

Alphabet and Facebook will no longer be part of the tech sector once S&P and MSCI change the way they classify companies.




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Bengal poll results will sink or save Left Front

Clearly, there are few states as important as West Bengal with 42 seats, and the all-important question in Kidderpore on Saturday and all other nights in the run-up to May 16 is, will the fabled party machinery of the Left Front hold its 35 seats in the Lok Sabha?




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'Muslim factor' in Bengal may surprise complacent CPI-M

There's more to being elected from Calcutta North than the ability to turn a phrase around different consonants at the same time, and Mohammed Salim is keenly aware of this fact.




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Karat's acid test and Left Front's greatest gamble

Karat's magnificent effort to launch a national third alternative may simply fall apart. If the Third Front refuses to hold after May 16 and if the CPI-M fares badly in both Bengal and Kerala, the party will substantially lose its bite. If the CPI-M stands firm, however, Karat's party will roar like a lion in Delhi's concrete jungle.




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Will 'winds of change' blow away CPI-M in rural Bengal?

Bengal's picture-perfect villages have been home to the hammer-and-sickle for an astounding three decades, but now that the rural idyll is cracking, the Left Front is being forced to confront the sight of the three-petalled symbol of the Trinamool Congress and the sounds of rebel voices rising against its perceptible clout.




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Congress faces stronger Opposition, rising dissent in AP

The Congress performance in Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha poll may have been impressive, but party leaders are worried about the results of the assembly election, which turned out to be below their expectations. Though the Y S Rajasekhar Reddy-led Congress swept back to power, winning 157 seats in the 294-seat assembly, the party failed to secure an absolute majority.




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'Caste in politics has been a channel of mobility'

'Why would the Bahujan Samaj Party nominate a Gujjar to fight from South Delhi and the BJP respond by nominating another Gujjar from the same seat?'




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Not miffed with Dr Singh, says Farooq Abdullah

National Conference leader Dr Farooq Abdullah was not upset about being given the charge of the relatively unknown Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, according to his son, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.Dr Abdullah too denied reports about him being miffed with the low-profile portfolio. "I will make the ministry high-profile with my work and dedication. I am not angry. But my officers may get angry with me as I make them work," Dr Abdullah said.




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UPA moots 50 pc quota for women in Panchayats

Sources state that the proposal, which is likely to be voiced by President Pratibha Patil in her address to the joint Houses of Parliament on June 4 as one of the priorities of the government, is said to be the brainchild of Rahul Gandhi.




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Meira is good choice for Speaker: Sonia

Congress President Sonia Gandhi looked and sounded pleased as punch at having outmanoeuvred her rivals and enacted a coup of sorts by bringing in the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and that too a Dalit.




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Karnataka CM faces revolt by senior BJP leaders

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Karnataka Power Minister K S Eshwarappa has alleged that liquor had been used to woo voters to vote for Chief Minister B S Yedyurappa's son B Y Raghavendra, who won the recently-held Lok Sabha polls from Shimoga.Eshwarappa's comments come in the wake of Yeddyurappa's allegations about the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader not doing enough to ensure that his won wins by a larger margin.




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'For 42 years, film stars ruled Tamil Nadu. It's time others took over'

'Best Ramasamy', president of Tamil Nadu's newest party, says it is time that the state had a change in its leaders.




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'If the BJP gets around 170 seats, it will be secular'

'If they get less than 150, they will be communal as far as the other parties are concerned. 150 will be a communal number and 150 and above will be a secular number!' Cho Ramaswamy on the 2009 Lok Sabha election.




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'If Mayawati wins 40 seats, the politics of the country will turn turtle'

'Today's national picture, where the power rests with the states and not with the Centre, is like the picture of India before the British took power in India,' says thinker Dr Ashok Mitra.