Should Retailers Split E-Commerce From Stores? A High-Level Debate
The separation has allowed Saks to raise money to fuel its growth as e-commerce has surged during the Covid-19 pandemic....
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WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Eyes Raskin as Top Fed Banking Regulator
President Biden is considering Sarah Bloom Raskin for a top role at the Federal Reserve as part of a slate...
The Bet Behind Electrifying the Heartland for EVs
Startup Francis Energy is part of a loose coalition that is working to expand electric-vehicle chargers into rural areas. Source...
American Airlines, Saddled With Debt and Growing Pains, Turns to New CEO
It will soon fall to Robert Isom, a longtime American Airlines Group Inc. AAL -0.49% executive, to chart a new...
Walmart Sparks Public Outcry in China Over Products From Xinjiang
Walmart Inc., WMT 0.91% the world’s largest retailer, became the latest Western company to face scrutiny over its handling of...
AT&T Slashed Promised Life Insurance for Former Workers—and Time Runs Out at Year-End
When Dean Allison left his job as a property manager at AT&T T 0.36% in 1998, the company offered an...
WSJ News Exclusive | Early Holiday Shopping Helps Offset Omicron Damper
Fretters saved U.S. retailers from a gloomier holiday. American consumers spent at a brisk pace over the shopping season, as...
Travel Woes Deepen as Omicron Variant Hits Pilots and Flight Attendants
Airlines continued to scrub flights Saturday as Covid-19 infections hit pilots and flight attendants, leaving carriers short-staffed to operate busy...
U.S. Airlines Cancel Flights as Omicron Disruptions Grow
The highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19 sparked further disruptions on Friday, with U.S. airlines canceling flights over the busy...
Jack Ma’s Ant Boosts Consumer-Finance Unit With $3.5 Billion Fundraising
The consumer-finance arm of China’s Ant Group Co. is boosting its financial firepower with a $3.5 billion capital increase, with...
Europe’s Industrial Firms Flash Warning on Energy Costs
Steelmakers, glass manufacturers and other energy-hungry businesses in Europe are calling on governments to take action to stop record gas...
Looking to Rent a Car? Expect Higher Prices, Long Waits and Slim Pickings
Travelers looking to rent cars are encountering higher rates and few choices, if they can find a car at all.The...
Thanks to the Chip Shortage, Texas Instruments Is Worth $170 Billion
In the digital age, some of the most sought-after devices are analog semiconductors—including ones made by 91-year-old Texas Instruments Inc.,...
United, Delta Cancel Some Flights as Omicron Spreads
United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL 0.67% is canceling dozens of flights over the holiday weekend as a surge of Covid-19...
FDA Authorizes Merck’s Covid-19 Pill for At-Home Treatment
U.S. regulators cleared use of a Covid-19 pill from Merck MRK -0.33% & Co. and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, the...
Intel Apologizes After Asking Suppliers to Avoid China’s Xinjiang Region
U.S. semiconductor giant Intel Corp. INTC 0.39% apologized after setting off a social-media backlash with a letter asking suppliers to...
FAA Seeks Engine Fixes to Get Grounded Boeing 777s Back in Service
United aircraft in San Francisco earlier this year. The airline is the only U.S. carrier flying Boeing 777 jets powered...
Pfizer’s Covid-19 Pill Is Authorized in U.S.
U.S. health regulators cleared use of a Covid-19 pill from Pfizer Inc., the first drug that newly infected patients can...
Crypto.com Will Run its First Super Bowl Ad Amid Marketing Blitz
Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com will run its first Super Bowl commercial in February as it seeks to become a household...
KKR and BMG Buy Into ZZ Top’s Music
KKR & Co. Inc. and BMG are betting on ZZ Top. The investment firm and music company have acquired all...
