Think Your Job’s Rough? Try Being the Assistant Manager
In the hierarchy of hard-to-fill jobs, the assistant manager is at the top. The role, long considered a thankless but...
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Apple Notified State Department Employees of Phone Hacking Linked to NSO Group Software
Apple Inc. last week notified 11 U.S. State Department employees in Uganda that their iPhones were hacked, and investigators have...
U.S. Added Just 210,000 Jobs in November
The U.S. economy added 210,000 jobs in November, marking a slowdown in hiring amid new Covid-19 uncertainties, but a tight...
Not Sure How Much You Should Be Paid? Colorado Could Offer Some Clues
You don’t have to go to another job interview without knowing how much you can actually make. People applying to...
Appliance Business Cast Off by GE Thrives Under Chinese Ownership
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—When General Electric Co. agreed to sell its appliance unit to a Chinese manufacturer in 2016, the future wasn’t...
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...
WSJ News Exclusive | Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Tells Colleagues He Would Consider Leaving if He Can’t Quickly Fix Problems
Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can’t...
Microsoft Pressures Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Corp.’s videogame boss said the company is evaluating its relationship with Activision Blizzard Inc. in the wake of a...
Electric-Vehicle Spat Looms Over Biden’s Meeting With Canadian, Mexican Leaders
President Biden’s summit with counterparts from Canada and Mexico at the White House brings him face-to-face with visitors who have...
Deere Workers Approve New Contract, Ending Strike
Workers at Deere & Co. ratified a new six-year contract Wednesday, ending a strike against the farm and construction machinery...
Tesla, Toyota Accuse Biden’s EV Tax Credit of Putting Unions Over the Environment
WASHINGTON—President Biden says he wants to save the planet and save union jobs. The electric-vehicle tax credit in his social...
Tyson’s Meat Production Falls Amid Labor Shortages
Labor challenges cut production volumes for Tyson Foods Inc. in the latest quarter, but the meat company’s sales grew year...
Help Really Wanted: No Degree, Work Experience or Background Checks
U.S. companies are downsizing the hiring process. Beauty product retailer The Body Shop is dropping educational requirements and background checks...
Google to Pursue Pentagon Cloud-Computing Contract
Google is pursuing a massive cloud-computing contract with the Department of Defense, nearly three years after abandoning a similar bid...
Fed Dials Back Bond Purchases, Plots End to Stimulus by June
The central bank approved plans to begin scaling back its bond-buying stimulus program this month and end it by June,...
Deere Workers Reject Second Contract Offer, Extending Strike
Workers at Deere & Co. rejected a second contract offer, extending a strike against the farm equipment and construction machinery...
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...
Deere Reaches Tentative Agreement with Striking Workers
Deere & Co. said Saturday it has reached a tentative agreement with striking workers, more than two weeks after workers...
Uber and Lyft Thought Prices Would Normalize by Now. Here’s Why They Are Still High.
Americans hailing an Uber or a Lyft ride still face elevated prices due to a shortage of drivers—the latest example...
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...
