Gene Lee, CEO of Olive Garden Parent, to Retire
Olive Garden’s parent company Darden Restaurants Inc. DRI -4.96% said that Gene Lee, the chief executive who has led the...
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Blue Origin Launch With Michael Strahan Caps Record Year for Human Spaceflight
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin LLC launched six people to the edge of space for a few minutes on Saturday, a...
Instacart President Carolyn Everson to Depart After About Four Months at Food-Delivery Firm
Instacart Inc. said its president, Carolyn Everson, will leave the food-delivery company at the end of this year, about four...
Starbucks Workers at Buffalo-Area Store Vote in Favor of Unionizing
Starbucks Corp. SBUX -0.77% baristas in Buffalo, N.Y., voted to form the first labor union at one of the coffee...
WSJ News Exclusive | American Airlines to Reduce International Flights Due to Boeing Dreamliner Delays
American Airlines AAL -0.85% Group Inc. said it would trim international flights next summer because of Boeing Co. BA -1.74%...
Planning a Wedding for 2022 May Be Harder Than Finding Your Soul Mate
Couples still high on the euphoria of a new wedding engagement had better prepare themselves for a cold reality: Right...
Macau Police Question Junket Boss Over Alleged Illegal Gambling Syndicate
HONG KONG—The chairman of Macau’s largest junket operator was questioned by police in the gambling hub after authorities in mainland...
New Covid-19 Travel Restrictions Rattle Global Airline Industry, Hit Shares
The U.S. said it would restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in southern Africa starting Monday, joining...
The Great British Pub Has a Pandemic Hangover. For Some, It’s Last Call.
LIVERPOOL, England—Conor Foley’s pub, Kelly’s Dispensary, offers a bar-stool view of forces roiling the global economy. Having finally reopened after...
Walgreens, Walmart and CVS Pharmacies Contributed to Opioid Epidemic, Ohio Jury Finds
A federal jury in Cleveland on Tuesday found that the companies owning CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies were liable for...
U.S. Shoppers Boosted Spending Last Month, Taking on Higher Prices
U.S. retail sales rose by 1.7% in October, a sign that consumers are willing to spend more headed into the...
Airbnb Posts Record Results After Busy Summer Travel Season
Airbnb Inc. posted record revenue in the third quarter, punctuating the home-sharing company’s rebound from the collapse in bookings during...
American Airlines’ Flight Cancellations Are Latest to Disrupt Travel
American Airlines Group Inc. scrubbed more than 1,900 flights over the weekend, the latest in a series of cancellations to...
Roblox Outage Continues Into Weekend
Videogame company Roblox Corp. suffered an outage Thursday evening that continued through Saturday, leaving children around the globe looking for...
Starbucks’s China Sales Slow With Covid-19 Bout
Starbucks Corp. said its U.S. sales were strong during its most recent quarter, though the pandemic’s resurgence in China dragged...
Chipotle’s Profit More Than Doubles as Chain’s Burritos Get Pricier
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said higher menu prices helped boost its profit as the burrito chain deals with increased labor...
The Incredible Disappearing Hotel Breakfast—and Other Amenities Travelers Miss
Eighteen months into the pandemic, travelers say they keep encountering misleading and false promises on hotel websites. They complain of...
Concert Plans Change as Covid-19 Concerns Persist
Concerts’ long-anticipated comeback this fall is stumbling, as more big-name artists cancel their tours and other musicians are coping with...
WSJ News Exclusive | ESPN Explores Sports-Betting Deal Worth at Least $3 Billion
Walt Disney Co. ’s ESPN is seeking to license its brand to major sports-betting companies for at least $3 billion...
Venice Is Open for Tourists, but Not Cruise Ships
VENICE—Gianluigi Rizo, a porter at Venice’s iconic Piazza San Marco, pushes a cart of luggage as scores of tourists hop...
