Farmers Feel the Squeeze of Inflation
Inflation is growing on the farm. American farmers are paying significantly higher prices for their weed-killing chemicals, crop seeds, fertilizer,...
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On Valentine’s Day, Expect to Pay Up if You Want Red Roses
Flower sellers say they are asking price-conscious shoppers to consider less-traditional Valentine’s Day bouquets, including shorter-stemmed roses, not-red roses or...
In Clampdown on U.S. Methane Emissions, Belching Cattle Get a Pass
Agriculture, just as big a source of methane, isn’t getting the same tough treatment. The Biden administration said it would...
White House Sees Hearing Aids as Chance to Lower Prices Through More Competition
Getting a pair of hearing aids can cost up to $5,000. The White House says they should be as little...
Deadly Mining Disaster Still Tests Vale Three Years Later
Costs related to the incident have continued to rack up, Brazilian authorities have been slow to permit further mining amid...
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 230,000
Filings for jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 230,000 last week, an increase of 23,000, as a tight U.S....
When You’re Burned Out at Your Job, But It’s Also Your Calling
Erine Cressell worked as a hospital nurse for 15 years, with dreams of finishing an advanced degree and treating patients...
Americans’ Finances Got Stronger in the Pandemic—Confounding Early Fears
The Covid-19 pandemic threatened to ruin Americans’ finances. For many, the opposite happened.Though initial shutdowns caused unemployment to surge to...
Facebook’s Former Elections Boss Now Questions Social Media’s Impact on Politics
Katie Harbath joined Facebook FB -0.20% more than a decade ago as the first Republican employee in the company’s Washington,...
AT&T Slashed Promised Life Insurance for Former Workers—and Time Runs Out at Year-End
When Dean Allison left his job as a property manager at AT&T T 0.36% in 1998, the company offered an...
Tech-Savvy Kids Defeat Apple’s and Others’ Parental-Control Features
For the past three years, Lance Walker has been locked in a cat-and-mouse game with his 11-year-old daughter for control...
Inside AMC’s Crazy, Bonkers, Upside-Down Year of Apes, Memes and Shorts
A mob rescued the world’s largest movie-theater chain from the edge of bankruptcy. It turned out to be only the...
Fentanyl Invades More Illicit Pills, With Deadly Consequences
Zachary Didier took what looked like a prescription pain pill just after Christmas last year, according to his parents. It...
WSJ News Exclusive | SEC Lures Top Enforcer Who Says Tougher Punishment Is Coming
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission often picks its top cop from the ranks of Wall Street’s best defense lawyers. Its...
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...
It Was a Pretty Good Year in the Car Business—Except for Suppliers
Peter Anthony, the head of a Chicago-area auto supplier, has spent much of this year feeling left on the sidelines...
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...
Workers Quit Jobs in Droves to Become Their Own Bosses
The pandemic has unleashed a historic burst in entrepreneurship and self-employment. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are striking out on...
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...
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...
