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Sep 17, 2019
Kimberly-Clark Corp., seller of Kotex tampons and pads, is investing $25 million in Thinx LLC, a maker of reusable period underwear, looking to benefit from consumers' growing preference for sustainable products.
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Sep 17, 2019
U.S. crude shipments are set to rise as major Asian importers look to replenish supplies after attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities took out a big chunk of global oil output.
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Sep 17, 2019
A measure of U.S. factory, mining and utility output increased, a welcome sign of resilience after recent some other weak economic indicators.
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Sep 17, 2019
Sales by e-cigarette maker Juul Labs have been halted in China, days after the startup launched its products in the world's biggest tobacco market.
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Sep 17, 2019
3G Capital, the Brazilian private-equity firm that helped create Kraft Heinz, has sold about 9% of its stake in the struggling food maker, a move that weighed on the company's shares.
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Sep 17, 2019
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York entered the money markets with up to $75 billion of transactions to tamp down rising interest rates that had threatened the central bank's control of its benchmark fed-funds rate.
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Sep 17, 2019
WeWork aims to go far beyond co-working. Its rental-apartment venture struggles to make money, while other side businesses have fizzled.
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Sep 17, 2019
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson defended his choice of a likely successor in his first public remarks since activist hedge fund Elliott Management's challenge to the company's strategy.
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Sep 17, 2019
HBO Max, the streaming service AT&T's WarnerMedia is launching next spring, has struck a deal for streaming rights to reruns of CBS's just-ended comedy series.
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Sep 17, 2019
A measure of U.S. factory, mining and utility output rose in August, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday, a welcome sign of resilience in the economy.
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Sep 17, 2019
WeWork's parent postponed its initial public offering after investors questioned how much the company is worth and raised concerns about its corporate governance.
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Sep 17, 2019
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson defended his choice of a likely successor in his first public remarks since activist hedge fund Elliott Management's challenge to the company's strategy.
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Sep 17, 2019
Amazon is introducing a high-resolution version of its music service, making it the first major subscription-streaming player to offer digital sound quality at CD quality or better.
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Sep 17, 2019
Comcast's new streaming service, called "Peacock," will debut in April with a slate of original programming featuring stars like Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore, in addition to exclusive streaming rights to popular NBC staples.
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Sep 17, 2019
Walmart likely discriminated against 178 female store workers by paying less or denying promotions because of their gender, the EEOC said in memos viewed by the Journal.
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Sep 17, 2019
The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors could lower the thermostat on the U.S. economy but economists say it would take a lengthy stoppage to make a national mark.
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Sep 17, 2019
HBO Max, the new direct-to-consumer streaming service AT&T's WarnerMedia is launching next spring, has struck a deal for streaming rights to reruns of the just-ended CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory."
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Sep 17, 2019
The world's largest brewer is taking a second shot at listing its Asian business, seeking to raise up to $7.6 billion in Hong Kong, even as the city reels from a summer of protests and from trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
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Sep 17, 2019
The world's largest brewer is taking a second shot at listing its Asian business, seeking to raise up to $7.6 billion in Hong Kong, even as the city reels from a summer of protests and from trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
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Sep 17, 2019
Sony rejected activist investor Daniel Loeb's request for a spinoff of the profitable Sony unit that supplies parts for iPhone cameras, saying that keeping the business preserves synergies.
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Sep 17, 2019
Expensive phones on complex networks spell opportunity for Broadcom, Qualcomm, Qorvo and Skyworks
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Sep 17, 2019
Theodore Farnsworth, chairman and CEO of MoviePass's majority shareholder, is leading a group of investors on an offer to purchase the theater-subscription service's assets, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Sep 17, 2019
Economic activity in China cooled further in August, testing Beijing's tolerance for slower growth as it seeks to ease trade tensions with the U.S.
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Sep 17, 2019
With the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro models, Apple finally addressed the biggest user concern: battery life. Personal technology columnist Joanna Stern reviews the new lineup.
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Sep 17, 2019
Uber Technologies is digging deeper into the freight business, ramping up hiring at a planned new hub in Chicago and rolling out logistics services even as its core ride-hailing business continues to post steep losses.
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Sep 17, 2019
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is leading his colleagues to cut rates by a quarter percentage point at their meeting this week, for the second time in as many months.
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Sep 17, 2019
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is leading his colleagues to cut rates by a quarter percentage point at their meeting this week, for the second time in as many months.
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Sep 17, 2019
China leads the world in facial-recognition and other new surveillance technologies, according to a new report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Sep 17, 2019
WeWork's parent is expected to postpone its initial public offering after investors questioned how much the company is worth and its corporate governance.
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Sep 16, 2019
President Trump notified Congress on Monday that the U.S. and Japan were prepared to enter a limited agreement that would lower some tariffs and set terms of digital trade.
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Sep 16, 2019
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. said Monday that Chief Executive Gustavo Antorcha is leaving the company, seven months after taking the helm.
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Sep 16, 2019
WeWork's parent is expected to postpone its initial public offering after investors questioned how much the company is worth and its corporate governance.
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Sep 16, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would sign a bill banning flavored e-cigarettes if the state legislature sent one his way.
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Sep 16, 2019
With no vehicles being built, the walkout involving roughly 46,000 full-time workers could dent GM's profit by $50 million to $100 million daily, analysts say.
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Sep 16, 2019
General Motors factory workers went on strike in the United Auto Workers' first nationwide walkout in 12 years, protesting to secure better pay, more job security and other benefits ahead of an expected slowdown in the U.S. car market.
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Sep 16, 2019
Turf battles between the federal government's two antitrust enforcers are revving up as both assert authority to investigate whether big technology companies are engaging in anticompetitive behavior.
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Sep 16, 2019
A panel of international air-safety regulators is finishing a report expected to criticize the initial U.S. approval of Boeing 737 MAX jets.
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Sep 16, 2019
The cloud-software company reduced its revenue forecast and said its technology chief and chief revenue officer are exiting.
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Sep 16, 2019
Netflix has struck a five-year deal to become the exclusive world-wide streaming home of "Seinfeld," the hit NBC comedy from the 1990s.
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Sep 16, 2019
U.S. shale companies aren't planning to fill the void in global crude supplies left by an attack on Saudi Arabia's top oil facilities. Instead, producers hope to profit from price increases caused by the disruption.
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Sep 16, 2019
One of the leading chroniclers of the auto industry for more than three decades, the writer died on Monday in Naples, Fla., where he had been under treatment for pancreatic cancer.
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Sep 16, 2019
SeaOne Holdings, founded by the former chief of shale giant EOG Resources, has new technology for shipping U.S. natural gas abroad—and a plan to build natural-gas power plants in Colombia.
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Sep 16, 2019
With no vehicles being built, the walkout involving roughly 46,000 full-time workers could dent GM's profit by between $50 million and $100 million daily, analysts say.
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Sep 16, 2019
Shares of the cloud-software company plunged after it cut its yearly revenue outlook and said two top executives are departing.
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Sep 16, 2019
Finding home insurance in wildfire-prone parts of California is getting more difficult and more expensive. No one can agree on how to make it any easier.
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Sep 16, 2019
The e-commerce giant overcame internal dissent from engineers and lawyers, people familiar with the move say.
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Sep 16, 2019
The e-commerce giant overcame internal dissent from engineers and lawyers, people familiar with the move say. The previously undisclosed change, which could help other products, too, risks further antitrust scrutiny.
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Sep 16, 2019
Saudi Arabian officials are discussing delaying Aramco's initial public offering, after attacks on the company's largest oil facilities sidelined more than half of the kingdom's output, people familiar with the matter said.
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Sep 16, 2019
President Trump repeated his sharp criticism of the Federal Reserve after an attack in Saudi Arabia over the weekend led to a major crude-oil disruption.
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Sep 16, 2019
Saudi Arabian officials are discussing delaying Aramco's initial public offering, after attacks on the company's largest oil facilities sidelined more than half of the kingdom's output, people familiar with the matter said.
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Sep 16, 2019
Endeavor Group plans to raise as much as $712.3 million in its initial public offering, the entertainment company said.
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Sep 16, 2019
The impact of the U.S.-China trade war, until now largely confined to manufacturing, may be spreading to the trade in services, a development that could further drag on global economic growth
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Sep 16, 2019
The phenomenon of cantankerous shareholders staking their claim on very large companies with ever smaller interests has grown, but in many cases it isn't clear if companies would have taken decisions on their own accord.
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Sep 16, 2019
Economic activity in China cooled further in August, testing Beijing's tolerance for slower growth as it seeks to ease trade tensions with the U.S.
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Sep 16, 2019
Factory workers at General Motors went on a nationwide strike, in the United Auto Workers' largest work stoppage in more than a decade.
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Sep 16, 2019
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy protection with a partial deal aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits filed by states and local municipalities accusing it of fueling the opioid crisis.
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Sep 16, 2019
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy protection with a partial deal aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits filed by states and local municipalities accusing it of fueling the opioid crisis.
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Sep 16, 2019
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy protection with a partial deal aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits filed by states and local municipalities accusing it of fueling the opioid crisis.
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Sep 15, 2019
Boeing's board is expected to consider revamping the aerospace giant's engineering department as among the first tangible internal changes following two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX airliner.
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Sep 15, 2019
Global Cloud Xchange filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday after reaching a deal with lenders that will erase $150 million in debt and hands control of the telecommunications company to its senior bondholders.
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Sep 15, 2019
The fashion brand soared as it forged connections with hip-hop artists and streetwear influencers on Instagram and other platforms, but the momentum reversed when Gucci brought out a sweater likened to blackface.
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Sep 15, 2019
The United Auto Workers has called for a strike at General Motors' U.S. factories, its first major work stoppage in more than a decade. Union leadership is instructing roughly 46,000 factory workers to walk off the job or stay home until further notice.
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Sep 15, 2019
In the week ahead, the U.S. will see fresh figures on industrial production, housing starts and existing home sales. The Federal Reserve will release its policy statement.
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Sep 15, 2019
The United Auto Workers has called for a strike at General Motors' U.S. factories, its first major work stoppage in more than a decade. Union leadership is instructing roughly 46,000 factory workers to walk off the job or stay home until further notice.
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Sep 15, 2019
The Trump administration has considered whether to use currency intervention as a weapon in its trade war, which has raised a host of questions among investors and traders, including whether such an effort would work.
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Sep 15, 2019
Advertisers shelled out almost $100 million on U.S. TV commercials in and around the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, exceeding expectations.
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Sep 15, 2019
Apple's new password killer, "Sign in with Apple," coming in iOS 13, lets you log into third-party apps using your Apple ID and get major privacy benefits—but only if the biggest apps adopt it.
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Sep 15, 2019
The Gucci brand soared as it forged connections with hip-hop artists and streetwear influencers on Instagram and other platforms—but when it brought out a sweater likened to blackface, the momentum reversed.
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Sep 15, 2019
The strikes on Saudi oil facilities likely would have a limited direct effect on the U.S. economy, but could result in higher gas prices, potentially exerting an additional drag on slowing global growth, economists say.
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Sep 14, 2019
As the world faces the possibility of an oil supply shock after a Saturday attack on Saudi Arabia, the U.S. finds itself in the rare position of being able to help stabilize world markets.
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Sep 14, 2019
MoviePass, which gained popularity for attempting to bring a Netflix-style subscription approach to out-of-home entertainment, offered a low price that proved to be unsustainable.
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Sep 14, 2019
Swedish upstart Northvolt is aiming to become the prime provider of batteries to Europe's makers of electric and hybrid cars, but faces tough competition from Asian tech giants.
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Sep 14, 2019
Businesspeople are haunted, and sometimes paralyzed, by uncertainty. This monster, however, can be a friend.
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Sep 14, 2019
AveXis had a revolutionary gene therapy for babies with a deadly disease, and sold to Novartis for $8.7 billion. But in its hurry to get the drug approved, it made mistakes.
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Sep 13, 2019
A panel of outside advisers recommended that the FDA approve a proposed treatment for peanut allergies in children, a step that could clear the way for marketing the first approved treatment.
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Sep 13, 2019
A panel of outside advisers recommended that the FDA approve a proposed treatment for peanut allergies in children, a step that could clear the way for marketing the first approved treatment.
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Sep 13, 2019
Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger resigned from Apple's board, severing a yearslong connection between the two companies as they prepare to launch competing video-streaming services.
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Sep 13, 2019
J.Crew formally made plans to spin off its fast-growing Madewell brand in an initial public offering, expecting to use the proceeds to pay down debt.
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Sep 13, 2019
Plans by CEO Randall Stephenson to leave the helm to a longtime ally triggered the threat of a proxy fight by an aggressive Wall Street activist investor.
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Sep 13, 2019
A group of music publishers alleges Peloton's workout video-streaming service used more than twice as many songs without permission as they had previously claimed, and they are seeking more than $300 million in damages.
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Sep 13, 2019
E-cigarette maker NJOY Holdings has changed plans for its funding round after the Trump administration announced a plan to pull most vaping products from the market, said people familiar with the matter.
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Sep 13, 2019
MoviePass parent Helios & Matheson plans to "explore all strategic and financial alternatives," including a sale or reorganization, and said MoviePass would stop service, effective Saturday.
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Sep 13, 2019
Carrier Global Corp. on Friday named a new finance chief, a move that comes as the heating-and-cooling-systems company prepares to spin off from United Technologies Corp. next year.
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Sep 13, 2019
A revolt among ECB rate setters didn't stop President Mario Draghi from delivering a last stimulus, but their skepticism and fatigue with his policies and leadership style suggest the far-reaching changes he instituted aren't guaranteed to stay.
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Sep 13, 2019
WeWork's parent agreed to make sweeping governance changes and chose Nasdaq for its exchange, as the shared-workspace provider scrambles to keep its closely watched initial public offering on track.
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Sep 13, 2019
Hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in software embedded in the SIM cards of hundreds of millions of phones to track users' whereabouts—a novel form of spyware targeting one of the most important bits of hardware in a mobile device.
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Sep 13, 2019
China's move to exempt certain agricultural products from retaliatory tariffs appears aimed at addressing one of President Trump's most pressing demands during the protracted trade war.
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Sep 13, 2019
Spending on vehicles drove strong retail sales in August, suggesting American shoppers continue to support the economy at a time of heightened global uncertainty.
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Sep 13, 2019
A recent meeting between U.S. national-security officials and Silicon Valley executives shows how the two sides aren't unified on how best to combat foreign election interference.
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Sep 13, 2019
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cranked out profits as housing recovered after the financial crisis, and Congress couldn't come up with a very good alternative to them. Now, the Trump administration has a roadmap for re-privatizing them.
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Sep 13, 2019
WeWork's parent agreed to make sweeping governance changes and chose Nasdaq for its exchange, as the shared-workspace provider scrambles to keep its closely watched initial public offering on track.
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Sep 13, 2019
The federal regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac moved to cap the total amount of loans for multifamily rental properties that the mortgage-finance companies are allowed to purchase each year.
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Sep 13, 2019
PG&E Corp. agreed on an $11 billion settlement to resolve the majority of claims by insurance carriers from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire.
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Sep 13, 2019
The measure by Beijing follows President Trump's two-week postponement of higher tariffs on some Chinese goods.
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Sep 13, 2019
American shoppers spent strongly in August, supporting the broader economy at a time of heightened global uncertainty. Retail sales, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4% from a month earlier.
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Sep 13, 2019
Congress is ramping up its probe into the tech industry, with House lawmakers demanding emails and executive communications from four technology giants as they look for evidence of anticompetitive behavior.
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Sep 13, 2019
Exposure to drug companies with potential liabilities stemming from widespread opioid addiction is damaging investment returns at several money managers as pain from the national drug crisis spreads.
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Sep 13, 2019
A California bill passed this week is the latest move by regulators and courts around the globe that could curtail companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash.
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Sep 13, 2019
The move by Beijing follows President Trump's two-week postponement of higher tariffs on some Chinese goods.
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Sep 13, 2019
The maritime industry is moving full steam ahead toward overhauling how ships get their power despite dissent from some vessel owners over the impact to their operations and concerns from shipping customers over how costs will be shared across supply chains.
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