A Onetime Paper Maker Is Now the King of Lithium
Charlotte, N.C.-based Albemarle, which began as a paper mill in 1887, has become a key cog in a tight global...
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America’s Factory Boom Drives Sales Surge for Excavators, Steel and Trucks
Construction of semiconductor and battery factories helps Caterpillar, Nucor and other manufacturers plow past economic uncertainty and rising interest rates....
Workers Lose Ground to Inflation Despite Big Wage Gains
EconomyRecent data suggest a shift is under way, with paycheck totals gaining as inflation recedes Source link
Prices on Lithium Deals Start to Move With the Times
Fixed-price contracts are falling out of favor for the mineral as producers and consumers embrace deals that more readily reflect...
Looking for $100,000 Salary? See How Much the Biggest U.S. Companies Pay Workers
Tesla (TSLA)$40,723-12%0099,290Automobiles & ComponentsBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)$58,881-14%6.35.6371,653Banks and financialActivision Blizzard (ATVI)$117,20718%7.01,5609,800Media & EntertainmentCopart (CPRT)$35,6381%147278,600Commercial & Professional ServicesAlphabet (GOOGL)$295,8848%2127156,500Media & EntertainmentMarketAxess (MKTX)$162,1209%3542676Banks...
Twitter Adopts Poison Pill Plan to Block Elon Musk From Increasing Stake
Twitter adopted a poison-pill takeover defense to make it difficult for Elon Musk to increase ownership beyond 15%. The move...
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Has Western Companies Bracing for Sanctions Hit
Western companies with operations in Russia and Ukraine are girding for the potential impact of fresh sanctions after Russian President...
China’s Slowdown to Limit Global Growth but Not Undermine World Economy
HONG KONG—A prolonged slowdown in China’s economic growth could hurt some multinational companies and commodity producers for years to come,...
Farewell Offshoring, Outsourcing. Pandemic Rewrites CEO Playbook.
Uncertainty in the global supply chain is driving executives to seek operations away from cheaper countries to locales affording greater...
Toyota Is Accused of Using Stolen Motor Technology in Rare Lawsuit
TOKYO— Toyota Motor Corp. used stolen technology for a steel material in electric motors, Nippon Steel Corp. alleged in a...
Steelmakers Grapple With How to Cut Carbon Emissions
A recent shipment of 24 metric tons of Swedish steel could mark the beginning of what the steel industry hopes...
The World’s Biggest Miner Picks Profit Over Production
SYDNEY— BHP Group Ltd. BHP -2.74% ’s chief executive earlier this year reminded investors that mining companies that bet big...
