U.K. Home Builder Vistry to Buy Rival Countryside for $1.4 Billion
U.K. home builder Vistry VTY -0.07% Group PLC agreed to acquire rival Countryside Partnerships CSP 5.26% PLC for about $1.44...
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Inflation Tests Tide Maker’s Laundry-Detergent Dominance
Procter & Gamble Co. PG -1.78% is testing the bounds of what consumers are willing to pay for high-end household...
A Slowing China Helps Rein In Inflation Around the World
A global slowdown, in particular in China, is taking the edge off inflation pressures, especially for key imports and commodities.Global...
Consumers Feel Worse Now Than They Did During Covid Lockdowns
The University of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment measures how U.S. consumers feel about their personal finances, business conditions and...
Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Draws More Than 25 Million Viewers
Amazon. com Inc. said more than 25 million people around the world sampled the premiere of its highly-anticipated series “The...
European Governments, Companies Gird for Higher Prices After Russia Gas Cutoff
Companies and governments girded for higher energy prices and said they were continuing to prepare for emergency measures after Russia...
Porsche Family to Acquire More Than 25% of the Car Maker as IPO Nears
VW, Europe’s biggest auto maker by sales, said the companies’ boards would meet on Monday to discuss the private placement...
Enough, Bosses Say: This Fall, It Really Is Time to Get Back to the Office*
Labor Day marks the line in the corporate sand.Many company leaders say the end-of-summer holiday represents the best chance to...
A Boss Ordered All Workers Back to the Office a Year Ago. He Has No Regrets.
Last summer, a Michigan company decided all employees needed to return to their desks five days a week. A year...
Elon Musk and Twitter Set to Face Off at Omnibus Hearing Next Week
The Delaware judge overseeing the legal battle between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. TWTR 0.03% scheduled a hearing next week...
Russia to Keep Nord Stream Pipeline Shut, Citing Mechanical Problems
Russia indefinitely suspended natural gas flows to Europe via a key pipeline hours after the Group of Seven agreed to...
Ford’s U.S. Sales Rose 27% in August on Strong EV Demand
Ford has been posting strong year-over-year gains this summer on climbing electric-vehicle sales and improved deliveries of trucks and SUVs....
Starbucks Names Laxman Narasimhan New CEO
Mr. Narasimhan, 55 years old, has served as chief executive of the maker of Lysol and Enfamil baby formula, U.K.-based...
New Dallas Fed Chief Puts Inflation Fight on Front Burner
Lorie Logan in her first comments as leader of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Wednesday said she agreed...
The U.K., a Maritime Insurance Hub, Commits to Cap Price of Russian Oil
WASHINGTON—The British Treasury chief said the U.K. was committed to a U.S.-led effort to put a cap on the price...
Illumina Wins Case Against FTC on Grail Acquisition
An administrative law judge has ruled in favor of Illumina Inc. ILMN -2.10% in its $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer-testing...
Lysol Maker’s CEO Departs in Surprise Move
Reckitt CEO Laxman Narasimhan, pictured speaking at last year’s COP26 climate talks, led the company for three years. Photo: Emily...
Nvidia Warns of Sales Hit From New U.S. Chip Licensing Requirements for China
Nvidia Corp. could lose as much as $400 million in quarterly sales after the U.S. imposed new licensing requirements on...
T-Mobile Lays Off Workers in Engineering, Network Jobs
The company plans to offer new positions to many of the laid-off workers. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images T-Mobile TMUS -1.07%...
Covid-19 Booster Shots Targeting Omicron Authorized, Likely to Be Offered Soon
U.S. health regulators cleared use of retooled Covid-19 vaccines that target the latest versions of Omicron, in preparation for a...
