Howard Schultz, Returning to Starbucks, Seeks New Start With Baristas
Last November, Howard Schultz traveled to Buffalo, N.Y., with a message to workers considering forming a union: Starbucks would do...
Month: March 2022
The Month Companies United Against Russia’s War
About 10 minutes into Sunday church services, Visa Inc. Chief Executive Alfred Kelly looked down at his phone and saw...
Alexa for Animals: AI Is Teaching Us How Creatures Communicate
Artificial intelligence has already enabled humans to chat with robots like Alexa and Siri that were inspired by science fiction....
Ex-Boeing Pilot Heads to Court Over 737 MAX Charges
FORT WORTH, Texas—The trial of a former Boeing Co. pilot, accused of misleading federal air-safety regulators before two 737 MAX...
Amazon Wins Dismissal of D.C. Antitrust Lawsuit Over Pricing
WASHINGTON—Amazon.com Inc. won dismissal on Friday of an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by the District of Columbia, which had...
GM Buys SoftBank’s Stake in Its Driverless Car Unit Cruise
General Motors Co. GM 2.66% said it is buying out SoftBank Vision Fund L.P.’s stake in its Cruise division for...
Turkey opens record-breaking bridge between Europe and Asia
Istanbul (Reuters) — President Tayyip Erdogan opened a massive suspension bridge across Turkey's Dardanelles Strait on Friday, the latest in...
Home Sales Fell in February Amid Tight Supply, Rising Mortgage Rates
Sales of previously owned homes declined in February as rising mortgage-interest rates and a shortage of homes for sale made...
Analysis: Is the Commonwealth the Queen’s greatest legacy?
She's done so much over such a long period of time, it can be hard to quantify and there simply...
UK police officer jailed for murder of Sarah Everard charged with more sex crimes
Wayne Couzens, 49, whose job was to guard diplomatic premises, abducted marketing executive Sarah Everard on a London street as...
4 ways China is quietly making life harder for Russia
Now, with Russia's economy being slammed with sanctions from all over the world, there is growing evidence that China's willingness...
Biden Emphasizes Deficit Reduction in Bid to Pass Economic Agenda
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration and top Democrats are embracing efforts to reduce the federal deficit as they seek to gain support...
Women still earn less than men. 6 leaders explain what’s needed to close the gap
The gender pay gap stubbornly persists. What needs to be done in order to close it? It is no secret...
China’s President Xi Jinping vows to ‘minimize’ the economic impact of Covid spike
China must "strive to achieve the maximum prevention and control at the least cost, and minimize the impact of the...
Cuba’s anti-government protesters sentenced up to 30 years behind bars
"The citizens are accused of committing and provoking serious disturbances and acts of vandalism, with the purpose of destabilizing public...
GE Cuts Larry Culp’s 2022 Pay After Shareholder Protest
General Electric Co. said Chief Executive Larry Culp agreed to reduce his potential compensation by about $10 million this year,...
WSJ News Exclusive | Chobani Hires Former Juul CEO as President
Kevin Burns is rejoining Chobani as its new president and CEO. Photo: Guy Wathen/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images Chobani Inc....
Amazon Closes Deal to Acquire MGM
The move comes after Amazon certified to the FTC that it had provided all the information requested by antitrust investigators...
Rate hikes are here: What does that mean for you?
Fed officials said Wednesday they are raising interest rates, beginning their first cycle of rate hikes since the one that...
Shoppers Reach Their Limits on Some Price Increases
Apparel retailers and department stores are bumping up against pockets of price resistance, a sign that consumers are curtailing spending...
