Cigarette Companies Are Caught Between Death and Taxes
Cigarette companies are pouring billions of dollars into nicotine products that don’t come with the lethal health warnings of traditional...
Sales Figures
Biden Toughens Fuel-Efficiency Standards, Challenges Auto Makers to Sell More EVs
WASHINGTON—President Biden made dual moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, imposing tougher fuel-efficiency standards on auto makers and challenging them...
Procter & Gamble Warns of Higher Costs and Slower Sales
Procter & Gamble Co. gave a somber outlook for the year ahead, predicting slower sales and historically high costs for...
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...
Apple Profit Sets Record on Strong iPhone Sales
Apple Inc. AAPL -1.49% on Tuesday posted a record spring-quarter profit as customers keep embracing new iPhones and other devices,...
UPS Ships Fewer Packages as Pandemic Boom Wanes
United Parcel Service Inc. UPS -8.60% posted a 14.5% increase in second-quarter sales despite shipping fewer packages than it did...
Kimberly-Clark Plans Higher Prices Through Next Year
The maker of Huggies diapers and Cottonelle toilet paper said it expects to charge higher prices through 2022 in an...
Intel Sales Bolstered by Strong PC Demand
Intel Corp. surprised investors with higher-than-anticipated second-quarter earnings, aided by strength in PC-related sales as Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger moves...
U.S. Median Existing-Home Price Hit New High in June
The median U.S. home price rose to a new high of $363,300 in June as strong demand pushed home sales...
Coca-Cola Boosts Outlook as Sales Rebound
The beverage giant’s sales plummeted in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic closed dining and entertainment venues. The company’s revenue in...
U.S. Retail Sales Rose in June
U.S. shoppers boosted retail spending in June as the economy more broadly reopened and auto dealers navigated supply disruptions. Retail...
Samsung Electronics Expects 53% Increase in Operating Profit
SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. expects a 53% rise in operating profit for the second quarter, lifted by strong demand for...
Court Strikes Down Attempt to Expand Summer Ethanol Sales
A federal appeals court Friday struck down a 2019 rule-change to expand summertime ethanol sales, saying the Trump administration overreached...
