Activision Blizzard Chief Reduces Pay, Pledges Changes Amid Probes Into Company Culture
Bobby Kotick, the longtime chief executive of videogame empire Activision Blizzard Inc., told employees Thursday he will take a pay...
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Facebook Services Are Used to Spread Religious Hatred in India, Internal Documents Show
Mark Zuckerberg praised India in December as a special and important country for Facebook Inc., saying that millions of people...
Microsoft Folds LinkedIn Social-Media Service in China
Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT 1.75% LinkedIn said it would shut the version of its professional-networking site that operates in China, marking...
Social Security Benefits to Increase 5.9% for 2022
Seniors and other Americans receiving Social Security benefits in 2022 will see the largest increase in their payments in four...
Elizabeth Holmes Might Claim Abusive Relationship in Theranos Fraud Trial
Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes could argue at her upcoming criminal fraud trial that she was in a decadelong abusive...
U.S. Household Income Jumped in July as Spending Growth Slowed
U.S. household income rose rapidly last month as the government handed out enhanced tax breaks for parents, priming the economy...
U.S. Jobless Claims Remain at Elevated Level After Steady Declines
U.S. jobless claims fell slightly to 385,000 last week, as worker filings for new unemployment benefits settled this summer at...
Activision Replaces Blizzard Head J. Allen Brack as It Faces Gender-Bias Lawsuit
Activision Blizzard Inc. said an executive named in a gender-bias lawsuit filed by California regulators is leaving the videogame publisher....
U.S. Population Growth, an Economic Driver, Grinds to a Halt
America’s weak population growth, already held back by a decadelong fertility slump, is dropping closer to zero because of the...
States Announce $26 Billion Settlement to Resolve Opioid Lawsuits
States unveiled a historic $26 billion settlement with drug companies to resolve thousands of opioid-crisis lawsuits, paving the way for...
$26 Billion Opioid Settlement Among States and Drug Industry Expected This Week
From 1999 to 2019, the nation lost nearly half a million people to overdoses of prescription and illegal opioids. Photo:...
Mortgage-Refinancing Costs Expected to Fall as Fannie, Freddie Drop Fee
WASHINGTON—The cost of refinancing government-backed home loans is expected to fall as mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are...
Norwegian Cruise Line Sues Florida Surgeon General Over ‘Vaccine-Passport’ Ban
The cruise operator is sticking with its policy to require full vaccinations for all crew and passengers, including children, for...
U.S. Jobless Claims Edged Up to 373,000 Last Week
Jobless claims held nearly steady last week, interrupting a downward trend and showing the labor market’s recovery remains uneven, at...
