Lifestyle and Budget

Can the Family Sedan Make a Comeback?

Compact crossovers have dethroned midsize sedans as the most popular vehicle in America, and sales continued to fall in the first half of 2016.

Visa, Wal-Mart Move to Cut Checkout Time

In response to complaints about the waiting periods caused by new chip-enabled credit and debit cards, Visa Inc. on Tuesday said it is launching software that will shave as many as 18 seconds off the time it takes to make a payment. The nation's biggest retailer has also taken steps to be faster. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has lopped off 11 seconds from chip-card transaction time, a spokesman said.

Rio Officials Say City Will Be Ready for Olympics

With just a month to go in what has been a tumultuous lead-up to the Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said Tuesday that the city will be ready, but that visitors would need to moderate their expectations.