France Raids Homes of Suspected Islamists as Airstrikes Pound ISIS
France responded with force after the Paris terrorist attacks by launching extensive airstrikes against Islamic State. Photo: REUTERS/French Defence Ministry
French police carried out nearly 170 raids against suspected radical Islamists, confiscating guns and a rocket launcher, hours after airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria in response to the Paris attacks. 98
Behind Hollande’s Snap Stadium Decision
The French president judged it too dangerous to send the soccer crowd scrambling into the streets where militants might be waiting.
Analysis
Paris Attacks Prompt Geopolitical Shift in West
The Paris attacks could become the catalyst for a broad shift in international politics with implications that could last for years. 118
Security Concerns Transform Debate Over Migrant Crisis
The Paris attacks are transforming Europe’s migration crisis into a security debate, spurring calls for a clampdown on free movement across the continent’s borders.
Europe File
Europe Will Unite Against Security Threats
The forces driving European countries together continue to be stronger than those threatening to pull them apart, writes Simon Nixon.
U.S., Allies Misjudged Islamic State
The attacks that the U.S. and its allies underestimated the group’s ability to strike far from its Middle East stronghold. 149
Portraits of Victims Emerge
Portraits emerged of the lives cut short by the terrorist attacks. Many of the 129 dead and more than 300 who were injured were in their 20s, either attending a rock concert, or out having drinks or eating dinner.
Oil Majors’ Dividends Survive Crude’s Plunge
The world’s biggest energy companies have doubled down on their promise to protect dividends, despite a precipitous drop in profits this year, driven by a steep decline in oil prices.
Textron Bets on New Business Jet
Cessna parent Textron on Monday will announce plans to launch a new business jet into a market that remains stagnant after the collapse that followed the financial crisis, with buyers in emerging markets taking more to the sidelines than the skies.
Chinese Baby-Goods Market Grows Up Fast
It remains uncertain how much Beijing’s abandoning the one-child policy can boost China’s birthrate, but entrepreneurs and investors have high hopes for businesses that cater to mothers and children.
Quiet Ports Spur Slowdown Fears
America’s busiest ports reported a decline in imports during the key peak shipping season for the first time in at least a decade.
Global Stocks Higher Despite Paris Attacks
Global stocks quickly shrugged off the attacks in Paris as investors pointed to the relatively limited impact on markets and the economy from previous terrorist atrocities.
A Disconnect in China’s Stock Connect
Twelve months after the trading link was inaugurated, the anticipated flood of foreign money into Chinese stocks hasn’t materialized.
Houston’s Conundrum: Closing Its Pension-Funding Gap
Houston is weathering a prolonged plunge in oil prices, but the city may have an even bigger problem: its pensions.
On Capitol Hill, Another Banking Battle Brews
As Congress scrambles to wrap up its budget for this year, banks and their political allies are angling to insert rule-reduction measures—and bracing for a new fight.
International Push Tightens Colleges’ Admissions
The rising numbers of international students at U.S. colleges and universities are making domestic admissions more competitive, including at University of California campuses.
Paris Tragedy Could Shake Up 2016 Race
The terrorist attacks in Paris could remind voters of the high stakes and potentially boost presidential candidates who put their governing experience front and center. 62
Bernie Sanders Fails to Blunt Clinton’s Momentum
Sen. Bernie Sanders had one clear mission in the presidential debate Saturday night: Put front-runner Hillary Clinton on the defensive in hopes of peeling away Democratic voters who are coalescing behind her candidacy. That didn’t happen. 130
Illinois Budget Stalemate Persists
Civic groups in Illinois are pressing top elected officials to start meeting as a state budget stalemate stretches into its fifth month, with fallout affecting operations ranging from social services to paying for holiday lights.
Lawmakers, Candidates Target High Drug Prices
Lawmakers and the Obama administration are ratcheting up efforts to target pharmaceutical companies over high-priced drugs, a key driver of rising health care costs. Presidential candidates also are chiming in.
Economy
Parties’ Divide on Economy Widens
Democrats and Republicans, based on their recent presidential debates, are set to offer voters a stark choice in 2016 about how the economy should be managed, with both sides moving toward the outer flanks of their parties.
Sports
Russian Track Official Hopes to Have Team Restored in Three Months
The head of the Russian Athletics Federation said he hoped to restore Russia’s membership in track and field’s governing body within three months to allow the country’s athletes to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
After a Stunner, What’s Next for Ronda Rousey?
If you didn’t stay up to watch the title fight, you may have woken up Sunday to a shock: mixed-martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey lost? 54
Video
Paris Attacks Addressed at Group of 20 Summit
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Paris Attacks: Tensions High Amid Tributes to Fallen
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Intercontinental Exchange to Buy Trayport for $650 Million in Stock
Intercontinental Exchange, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, said Monday it agreed to buy broker-tech platform licenser Trayport for $650 million in stock.
Markets
Copper Hits Third Consecutive Low
Copper prices hit a multiyear low for the third consecutive session in London, as some Investors moved out of the industrial metal, a riskier asset, after the attacks in Paris.
Photos
Why Men Are Ditching Dress Shoes for Designer Sneakers
Once seen as a novelty worn only by fashion victims, designer trainers are replacing formal brogues and oxfords in many guys’ wardrobes. Here’s how to combine comfort with polish. 165
U2, Foo Fighters Cancel European Shows After Paris Attacks
U2 and Foo Fighters canceled upcoming concerts in Europe, as the music industry reeled from the terrorist attack that killed scores of people Friday evening during a Paris show for Eagles of Death Metal.