Steve Harwell dies: Smash Mouth frontman was 56

LOS ANGELES — Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth that was behind the megahit “All Star” has died. He was 56. The band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” Monday…

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China’s Biggest Homebuilder Reels as Economy Slows

When Country Garden, the biggest developer in China’s increasingly troubled real estate sector, published its annual report in April, the cover design exuded hope: a phoenix spreading its wings. The company said the image showed that China’s economy was “back…

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