Black and Hispanic Employees Often Get Stuck at the Lowest Rung of the Workplace
For all of the effort companies have poured into hiring and advancing people of color, those moves rarely benefit the...
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Teva Agrees to Settle Opioid Lawsuits for as Much as $4.25 Billion
The proposed settlement is the latest move by a company seeking to resolve the costly litigation. Under the terms, the...
WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair
Elon Musk engaged in a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, prompting the Google co-founder to...
Russia, Ukraine Clear Way for Grain Exports to Resume Amid Fears of Global Food Crisis
ISTANBUL—Russia and Ukraine agreed Friday to resume exports of millions of tons of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea for...
Twitter-Musk Trial Set for October in Lawsuit Over Stalled $44 Billion Takeover
Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the chief judge of the Delaware Chancery Court, ordered a five-day trial in October, over...
Supermarkets, Restaurants Hire Security, Limit Hours to Combat Crime
Restaurants and grocery stores said they are revamping operations in response to crime, with some operators limiting hours, spending more...
Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Rocked by Fight Over His $230 Billion Fortune
Mr. Birchall, a straight-laced, 48-year-old wealth manager who rose to become Mr. Musk’s top deputy and the head of his...
Elon Musk Fires Back at Twitter Lawsuit
Lawyers for Mr. Musk filed papers with the Delaware Chancery Court, their first public response to the lawsuit filed earlier...
Volkswagen to Keep Factory Running in China’s Xinjiang Region
HONG KONG— Volkswagen AG VOW 3.45% reiterated a commitment to producing vehicles in China’s western region of Xinjiang, an area...
Hilcorp, Exxon and Conoco Top Greenhouse Gas Emitters, Environmental Groups Say
Hilcorp Energy Co., Exxon Mobil Corp. , Conoco COP -4.96% Phillips and Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY -3.13% are the U.S....
Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Enforce $44 Billion Merger
Twitter Inc. TWTR 4.32% sued Elon Musk over the billionaire’s attempt to walk away from his $44 billion takeover bid,...
Elon Musk Seeks to Abandon $44 Billion Twitter Deal
Twitter “is in material breach of multiple provisions of that agreement” and appears to have made “false and misleading representations”...
FDA Suspends Ban on Juul While Vaping Company Appeals
The Food and Drug Administration said it would suspend its ban on Juul Labs Inc.’s products while the e-cigarette maker...
Jerry Hall Files for Divorce From Rupert Murdoch
Jerry Hall filed for divorce from Rupert Murdoch on Friday, citing “irreconcilable differences” and seeking spousal support.Ms. Hall, a model...
Walmart, Target Show Divergence on Companies’ Abortion Coverage
Employees of Target Corp. have access to health-insurance plans that broadly cover abortion. Walmart health plans don’t cover an abortion...
Pension Funds Plunge Into Riskier Bets—Just as Markets Are Struggling
U.S. public pension funds don’t have nearly enough money to pay for all their obligations to future retirees. A growing...
Fertility Doctors Move Embryos, Expecting Abortion Law Changes
Fertility companies and patients have been moving embryos and making contingency plans, anticipating that if Roe v. Wade were overturned,...
Biden Administration Targets Removal of Most Nicotine From Cigarettes
The Biden administration is moving forward on a plan to mandate the elimination of nearly all nicotine in cigarettes, a...
Elon Musk Talks Staffing, Free Speech, Remote Work in Twitter Employee Meeting
Elon Musk, speaking via a smartphone that he appeared to be holding in front of him, told Twitter Inc. TWTR...
Google Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for $118 Million
Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the tech giant had discriminated against women in pay...
