Both phrases may be traced to the Spanish tradition of bullfighting, in which the bullfighter (matador) performs a kind of dance with the bull before killing it with the use of a red flag (muleta ...

But, why does the beast charge at the sight of red? Colors are universal — even if our perception of them is subjective Why do ... flags, which were red, blue and white, in the bull’s enclosure.

To hear many analysts tell it, the top is in for the U.S. dollar, clearing the way for a sustained rally by emerging markets. The dollar stumbled last week after the Federal Reserve reinforced ...