Buying Home and Auto Insurance Used to Be Routine. It’s Becoming a Nightmare.
Listen to article(2 minutes)After Allstate suffered billions of dollars in losses and failed to get the rate increases it wanted,...
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The Woman Shaking Up the $50 Billion Instant-Ramen Industry
Kim Jung-soo invented a super-spicy brand of noodles currently on the shelves of Walmart, Costco and major U.S. grocers. Source...
‘Torture Testing’ to Make a Tougher Antiperspirant
Unilever has been conducting tests for more than a decade. Source link
A Trip to CosMc’s, McDonald’s New Space-Themed Takeout Chain
By Heather Haddon | Photography by Lucy Hewett for The Wall Street Journal BOLINGBROOK, Ill.—CosMc’s has landed, but visiting now...
North Carolina’s Billion-Dollar Bet on an EV Outsider
Updated Dec. 11, 2023 12:13 am ETHAIPHONG, Vietnam—When electric-car startup VinFast Auto was looking to build a factory in the...
Need a Job? America’s Smallest Employers Have a Record Share of Openings
America’s tiniest employers have the highest share of job openings on record—more than one in five available positions—a sign the...
For the First Time, Most Golfers Play Off-Course
Golf courses and clubs are looking to tap in to the growth of Topgolf and other grassless venues. Source link
Black Friday Deals Start Early, but Shoppers Are Choosy This Year
Millions of Americans are headed to stores on Black Friday, but retailers are navigating through a holiday season in which...
How Chipotle’s Founder Is Moving Beyond Burritos
Steve Ells returns to the restaurant industry with a new concept light on meat and long on automation. Source link
Why Your Neighborhood Pharmacy Isn’t So Friendly Anymore
CVS and Walgreens pharmacy employees say they are overworked, understaffed, and more liable to make prescription errors due to the...
The World’s Biggest Carmaker Made a Huge Bet on Tech. Things Went Wrong Fast.
Toyota knew it needed new expertise. But creating a startup mentality to mesh with an 86-year-old giant didn’t work. Source...
Amazon Confronts a New Rival: TikTok
In the emerging business of ‘social shopping,’ TikTok dominates the social and is spending big to improve the selling. Amazon...
New Playground, New Court, New Classroom? Thank Ozempic.
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Meatpacking Plant Closures Cut Deep for Small-Town Economies
Tyson Foods and other meat processors are closing plants amid high costs and falling demand, spelling economic turbulence for the...
Cruise Lines Pursue Greener Journeys Ahead of New Climate Rules
As tourists flock to ships and strain port cities, regulators and environmental groups are pushing companies to invest in cleaner...
The Long Dry Spell at One of America’s Most Innovative Companies
3M investors and scientists worry a shift in R&D strategy is stifling breakthroughs as the company faces billions of dollars...
Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Strike, Mounting Largest U.S. Healthcare Walkout on Record
More than 75,000 nurses, pharmacists and other employees have stopped work in a dispute over wages and staffing. Source link
Rivian’s Quest to Build the Ultimate Truck Burns Through Billions
Listen to article(2 minutes)Rivian Automotive set out to build the ultimate electric vehicle for American consumers—a pickup truck with sports-car...
PG&E’s $6 Billion Plan to Prevent Wildfires Is in Peril
California regulators are likely to significantly restrict the number of power lines the company can bury in the coming years...
Why the Twinkie Is Now Worth Billions
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