Freight Railroads Propose Limiting Sensitive Cargo as Strike Threat Looms
Freight railroads said they are planning to halt the transport of hazardous materials and sensitive cargoes, such as chemicals used...
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Rent the Runway to Reduce Workforce as More Customers Pause Their Subscriptions
Rent the Runway Inc. RENT 10.04% said it would reduce its corporate workforce by 24%, primarily through layoffs, as the...
Enough, Bosses Say: This Fall, It Really Is Time to Get Back to the Office*
Labor Day marks the line in the corporate sand.Many company leaders say the end-of-summer holiday represents the best chance to...
A Boss Ordered All Workers Back to the Office a Year Ago. He Has No Regrets.
Last summer, a Michigan company decided all employees needed to return to their desks five days a week. A year...
T-Mobile Lays Off Workers in Engineering, Network Jobs
The company plans to offer new positions to many of the laid-off workers. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images T-Mobile TMUS -1.07%...
Twitter Warns Staff of Potential Cuts to Employee Bonuses
Twitter Inc. TWTR 0.30% warned staff that the size of bonus payments this year was at risk because of financial...
Wayfair to Lay Off About 870 Workers
Wayfair Inc. W -18.43% said it would lay off about 870 employees as part of efforts to manage operating costs...
Fed Officials See Need for Continued Interest-Rate Increases, but Less Certainty Over Destination
Federal Reserve officials agreed at their monetary-policy meeting last month they needed to keep raising interest rates enough to lower...
WSJ News Exclusive | Best Buy Cuts Store Jobs to Help Boost Profits
Best Buy Co. BBY -0.15% is cutting store jobs across the country, as the electronics and appliance retailer works to...
Rapid Wage Growth Keeps Pressure on U.S. Inflation
Workers’ wages are rising briskly, a factor contributing to four-decade high U.S. inflation.Average hourly earnings grew 5.2% in July from...
Eli Lilly Speaks Out Against Indiana’s Ban on Most Abortions
Eli Lilly LLY -1.46% & Co. spoke out against Indiana’s new abortion law, saying the restrictions could hurt the pharmaceutical...
U.S. Added 528,000 Jobs in July
The U.S. economy has now recouped the 22 million jobs lost early in the pandemic, adding 528,000 positions in July...
Black and Hispanic Employees Often Get Stuck at the Lowest Rung of the Workplace
For all of the effort companies have poured into hiring and advancing people of color, those moves rarely benefit the...
Boeing Makes New Offer to St. Louis-Area Workers, Delaying Strike
Boeing’s proposed three-year contract offers new workers an $8,000 lump-sum payment. Photo: Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press Workers at three Boeing Co....
All Jobs Businesses Cut in Pandemic Are Back, but Not Where They Were Lost
Transportation and warehousing jobs, benefiting from an e-commerce boom, have grown the fastest among major industry groups since the Covid-19...
Twitter Didn’t Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn’t Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama.
Elon Musk’s showdown with Twitter Inc. TWTR -5.10% has set the stage for what could become one of the most...
Twitter Faces Renewed Questions on Path Ahead as Elon Musk Tries to Abandon Deal
Elon Musk’s decision to try to walk away from his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc. TWTR -5.10% after weeks...
U.S. Added 372,000 Jobs in June
Hiring in June was near monthly gains logged earlier in the year, the Labor Department on Friday said. Companies added...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Workers, Casino Operator Reach Labor Agreement
Atlantic City casino workers reached a tentative deal with the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, averting a strike that could...
American Airlines Computer Glitch Disrupts Pilots’ Schedules
American Airlines Group and the union that represents its pilots are discussing extra pay for some pilots to compensate them...
