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...
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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...
Hasbro Enters Holiday Season With CEO on Health Leave
Hasbro Inc.’s HAS -1.62% abrupt leadership change this week leaves the toy company in the hands of lieutenants to navigate...
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...
Peloton Slashes Price on Exercise Bike, Predicts Slowing Growth
Peloton Interactive Inc. on Thursday lowered by 20% the price of its original stationary bike, a move that comes as...
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...
Tencent to Work With Chinese Regulators to Limit Minors’ Online Game Time
Tencent Holdings Ltd. pledged to work with Chinese regulators and industry counterparts to manage how minors use online games and...
WSJ News Exclusive | Hyatt Plans to Buy Apple Leisure Group From KKR and KSL Capital for $2.7 Billion
Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to buy resort company Apple Leisure Group from its private-equity owners for $2.7 billion including any...
Brazil’s JBS Proposes to Buy Rest of Pilgrim’s Pride as Chicken Industry Booms
Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA said it plans to buy the portion of U.S. chicken processor Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. that...
Airbnb Revenue Nearly Quadrupled in Second Quarter
Airbnb Inc.’s second-quarter revenue nearly quadrupled, rebounding from the lows of the pandemic and exceeding pre-pandemic levels, as domestic travel...
Some People Shy Away From Restaurants as Delta Variant Spreads
Some consumers are rethinking their return to dining out, according to executives and industry data, a shift that threatens the...
AMC Talks Bitcoin, GameStop With Its Reddit Followers
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. on Monday detailed changes coming to its theaters, such as accepting bitcoin, that are aimed at...
WSJ News Exclusive | McDonald’s Pushes Diners to Use Trays as Food Bags Run Tight
Burger lovers will have to get used to eating off fast-food trays inside McDonald’s again. McDonald’s Corp. is facing tight...
Peloton Tested a U.S. Safety Watchdog. It Wasn’t the First.
Peloton Interactive Inc. fought to become a breakout star in the at-home fitness industry. It didn’t back down when the...
Casino Owner Vici Properties to Buy MGM Growth Properties
Real-estate investment trust Vici Properties Inc. agreed to buy MGM Growth Properties LLC in a deal that values the casino...
Tencent Sinks After China Denounces Online Gaming
Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd. and rivals fell Tuesday after a state-owned Chinese newspaper criticized online gaming as “opium for...
Activision Replaces Blizzard Head J. Allen Brack as It Faces Gender-Bias Lawsuit
Activision Blizzard Inc. said an executive named in a gender-bias lawsuit filed by California regulators is leaving the videogame publisher....
Masks Are Back On at Home Depot, McDonald’s and Target
The masks are back. On Monday, Home Depot Corp. , McDonald’s Corp , Target Corp. and Facebook Inc. said they...
Starbucks, Facing Higher Costs, Pushes Upscale Coffee
Starbucks Corp. said higher labor and supply costs are likely to linger for months, adding that it is promoting higher-end...
