On this week’s podcast, the actress Danielle Brooks reads “About That Rustle in the Bushes,” the story of a father who compiles private-investigator-grade dossiers on the men his daughter dates. Photo Credit Brian Rea The author, Amelia Blanquera, was a writer and activist before her death in March. You may …

The price of ethereum, a bitcoin rival, fell more than 15.5 percent Wednesday amid a flood of demand and increased worries it may face a divisive debate on how to upgrade its network. Ethereum, also known as ether, traded near $303 Wednesday afternoon, according to CoinDesk. The sharp fall comes …

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a press conference after talks with Chinese diplomatic and defense chiefs at the State Department in Washington, U.S. June 21, 2017. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said after talks with top Chinese diplomats and defense chiefs on Wednesday …

Photo Harvey Keitel, center, in a concert staging of “Jerry Springer — The Opera” at Carnegie Hall in 2008. The satirical musical will have its first proper run in New York next season at the New Group Off Broadway. Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times “Jerry Springer — The Opera” …

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices surged 9 percent Wednesday for their third gain of more than 4 percent in the past three sessions. And AlphaShark’s Andrew Keene says there’s more room to run. The company’s release of details about new processing chip Epyc appears to have substantially excited investors. Meanwhile, …

Ms. Moore makes it clear that she wants to avoid “a mean show,” and works hard to avoid mocking the men she talks to, although some are asking for it. After catching the crowd up with what happened to people she talked with online during the last show (she will …

Twitter shares popped Wednesday after a research firm said advertisers gave “more constructive” feedback on the social media company’s strategy. Twitter shares briefly climbed more than 6.5 percent and last traded about 5.4 percent higher around $17.80 a share, on pace for its best day since May 1. Cleveland Research, …

Diego Giudice | Bloomberg | Getty Images A trader works on the floor of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Argentine peso notched a record low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday after the South American nation failed to win back emerging market status. The dollar-peso …

Photo Mathieu Kassovitz as Malotru in “The Bureau.” Credit Sundance Now “The Bureau,” the smash French spy thriller starring Mathieu Kassovitz, is back with a chase through the Middle East. And Scarlett Johansson talks about her day job on “Inside the Actors Studio.” What’s Streaming THE BUREAU on Sundance Now. …

Cheriss May | NurPhoto | Getty Images U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, Majority Whip and (R-La. 1st District),, speaks at President Trump’s press conference with members of the GOP, on the passage of legislation to roll back the Affordable Care Act, in the Rose Garden of the White House, On Thursday, …