Americans Want to Travel and Are Eager to Splurge, Companies Say
More consumers are hitting theme parks, dining out and booking hotel rooms. ‘There is a lot of pent-up demand for...
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WSJ News Exclusive | Hasbro Activist Begins Proxy Fight, Urges Wizards Unit Spinoff
A little-known activist investor is seeking to add several directors to Hasbro Inc.’s board and is urging the toy maker...
Fed Eyeing Potential for Faster Rate Increases to Ease Inflation
Federal Reserve officials at their meeting last month discussed an accelerated timetable for raising interest rates, beginning with an anticipated...
Some Lawmakers Want to Halt Gas Tax Amid High Inflation. Others See a Gimmick
WASHINGTON—A push by some Senate Democrats to suspend the federal gasoline tax is running into opposition from both Republicans and...
BTS Returns From Break With First South Korean Concerts Since 2019
SEOUL—In the latest sign that life is going back to something that resembles the pre-pandemic past, BTS is returning to...
CNN Marketing Chief Resigns as Probe Finds Wrongdoing by Three Top Players at Network
CNN Chief Marketing Officer Allison Gollust has resigned from the network, the chief executive of CNN’s parent company said in...
Senate Republicans Block Vote on Biden’s Fed Nominees
WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans refused to attend a crucial committee vote on President Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve over a disagreement...
Marriott Doubles Revenue Despite Omicron Setback
Marriott International Inc. said demand for business and leisure travel continued to grow in the holiday quarter despite a setback...
Farmers Feel the Squeeze of Inflation
Inflation is growing on the farm. American farmers are paying significantly higher prices for their weed-killing chemicals, crop seeds, fertilizer,...
Chicken Industry Tightens Defenses as Bird Flu Hits Flocks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday it had identified instances of deadly bird flu in U.S. flocks, putting the...
WSJ News Exclusive | Intel Nears Roughly $6 Billion Deal to Buy Tower Semiconductor
Intel Corp. is close to a deal to buy Israeli chip company Tower Semiconductor Ltd. for nearly $6 billion, according...
On Valentine’s Day, Expect to Pay Up if You Want Red Roses
Flower sellers say they are asking price-conscious shoppers to consider less-traditional Valentine’s Day bouquets, including shorter-stemmed roses, not-red roses or...
Harvard Wants M.B.A.s to Learn How to Be Happy at Work
A hot course at Harvard Business School promises to teach future leaders an elusive skill—managing happiness. One of the toughest...
The 2022 Super Bowl Ads Return to Travel, Familiar Faces and New Tech
The second Super Bowl of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday featured a variety of first-time advertisers, including a slew of...
Teens Find Rising Used-Car Prices Dash Hopes of First Car
Chase Smith had been saving for her first car long before she had a license to drive. But when the...
Why Collecting Vintage Watches Took Off During the Pandemic
One of the more common psychological side effects of the pandemic has been a distorted sense of time. With work...
Inflation Is Everywhere, Including Places You Might Not Expect
Inflation is seeping through American business, hitting companies in unexpected ways beyond higher prices for materials, shipping or wages.It is...
Canada Police Prepare to Remove Bridge Protesters Choking Off U.S.-Canada Trade
Roughly 100 Canadian police officers assembled Saturday morning in the border city of Windsor, Ontario, to begin removing protesters and...
In Clampdown on U.S. Methane Emissions, Belching Cattle Get a Pass
Agriculture, just as big a source of methane, isn’t getting the same tough treatment. The Biden administration said it would...
The Hidden Ways Companies Raise Prices
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc., a Chicago-based restaurant group, has added a 3% “processing fee” to checks at many of...
