SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cher Wang, chairwoman of HTC HTC, once a well-known smartphone maker, is reportedly looking to sell part or all of its business, according Bloomberg. HTC made its name building smartphones for carriers before launching HTC-branded devices, such as the popular One M7 that …

David A. Grogan | CNBC Reid Hoffman, founder and Chairman, Linkedin, at 2015 WEF in Davos, Switzerland. Remembering all of the ways that PayPal “almost died” has given Hoffman a checklist of “minefields” for start-ups to avoid, he said. That list is so hard to clear that he’s yet to …

Photo Lakeith Stanfield and Nat Wolff in “Death Note,” an adaptation by Adam Wingard of the Japanese manga series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. Credit James Dittiger/Netflix When one artist adapts the work of another, fans of the original stand ready to pounce on any and all infidelities. So …

Photo courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority The portion of the bullet train that will run from Silicon Valley to Central Calif. is already under construction. “When we went around the state and talked to people about what they really need, just regular middle class people, what they really would like …

Mike Segar | Reuters Serena Williams of the U.S. runs to chase down a return from Roberta Vinci of Italy in the third set during their women’s singles semi-final match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 11, 2015. Like most superstars, a successful career has …

Xaume Olleros | Bloomberg | Getty Images John Seifert, chief executive officer of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Inc. For a global advertising and marketing agency like Ogilvy & Mather, it wouldn’t be unheard of for each employee to be passionate about the marketing space; yet when it comes to the …

DeAgostini | Getty Images Aerial view of a manganese mine, Serra do Navio, north of Macapa, State of Amapa, Brazil. The Brazilian government has dismantled an Amazonian national reserve bigger than the size of Norway and has opened the area up for mining. A decree from President Michel Temer published …

Bradly Boner | Bloomberg | Getty Images Janet Yellen speaks with Mario Draghi at the Jackson Hole economic symposium, Aug. 22, 2014. As central bankers gather at the annual Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, analysts think the death of a major economic concept could dominate discussions. Known as Phillips curve, …

Photo Trevor Noah poked fun at members of President Trump’s inner circle. “Mike Pence’s wife let him attend — and Ben Carson came out of hibernation to lukewarm up the crowd,” he said. Credit Comedy Central Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and …

Companies are rushing to issue — and investors are eager to buy — the riskiest kinds of debt before the Federal Reserve begins tightening monetary policy. “Issuance this month in the high-yield market has been higher than it normally is,” said Jonathan Duensing, director of investment-grade credit and senior portfolio …