Shopping in stores is back and thriving. Here’s why
Instead, consumers have apparently gotten tired of ordering everything while sitting on the couch and have returned to shopping the...
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WSJ News Exclusive | Mental-Health Startup Cerebral Investigated by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission has begun an investigation into mental-health startup Cerebral Inc., according to a letter the FTC sent...
Trucker strike in South Korea enters seventh day, hits POSCO, Hyundai Motor
The industry association representing 32 petrochemical companies in South Korea said the average daily ex-factory shipments of their member companies...
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe Wants to Help the Sports-Betting Business Grow Up
LOS ANGELES—Ahead of the year’s biggest gambling event, FanDuel Group Chief Executive Amy Howe was spreading her message of confidence...
Lettuce shortage forces KFC to offer cabbage in Australia
The company posted a notice on its local website this week telling customers it would add cabbage to some of...
Believe it or not, gas station bathrooms used to be squeaky clean. Here’s what changed.
In fact, oil giants' gas station ads in the early and mid-20th century assured travelers that their bathrooms were as...
Sheryl Sandberg Built Meta’s Ad Machine but Someone Else Will Have to Fix It
Sheryl Sandberg created an advertising machine for Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. that capitalized on user data and fueled its...
Sheryl Sandberg Stepping Down as COO of Facebook Parent Meta Platforms
In a post on her Facebook profile, Ms. Sandberg said she would continue to serve as a member of Meta’s...
Robots Pick Up More Work at Busy Factories
Robots are turning up on more factory floors and assembly lines as companies struggle to hire enough workers to fill...
US and Taiwan could begin talks on closer economic ties ‘in a few weeks’
The new discussions will "explore concrete ways to deepen the US-Taiwan trade and investment relationship," the officials said, with the...
100,000 Chinese officials attend emergency meeting to revive Covid-hit economy
The unexpected video teleconference by the State Council was attended by officials across provincial, city and council levels, according to...
Saudi Sovereign-Wealth Fund Buys Stake in Royal’s Investment Firm
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund bought a stake Sunday in a firm owned by billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, further intertwining...
Prosecution Rests in Trial of Former Theranos President Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani
Prosecutors on Friday rested their case against Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani—the top deputy and confidant to Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes...
Booming coal trade is a win-win for Russia and China
China's coal imports from Russia nearly doubled between March and April, reaching 4.42 million metric tons, according to trade data...
Tencent Posts Steepest Profit Decline Since Going Public
Tencent Holdings Ltd. TCEHY -6.29% posted its worst quarterly profit drop since listing in Hong Kong in 2004, with its...
Tariffs on China are harming families and businesses, Janet Yellen says
"Some of the tariffs that were imposed by President Trump in retaliation for China's unfair trade practices, some of them,...
India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar
The government said it would still allow exports backed by already issued letters of credit and to countries that request...
Remote Workers Don’t Want to Go Back to the Office
Some of the economy’s most in-demand employees are about to find out how much power they have over where and...
Thousands mourn slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as Palestinians call for accountability
Journalists, diplomats, religious leaders, and officials including Arab members of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, attended the memorial procession at the...
Baby Formula Shortage Could Last Months
Baby-formula manufacturers and retailers say they are working to address a long-running shortage in products on store shelves, but the...
