Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern Energy Sign Merger Agreement
Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy have agreed to merge in an all stock-transaction valued at $7.4 billion that is aimed...
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Walmart Expands Drone Delivery in Dallas as It Races Amazon
Listen to article(1 minute)Drones are more likely to be buzzing overhead this year if you live in Dallas.Walmart plans to...
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...
Your Local Newspaper Might Not Have a Single Reporter
The Gleaner, the local newspaper in Henderson, Ky., has sections focused on features, sports, news and opinion.What it doesn’t have:...
Exxon Makes Lithium Play in Long-Term Bet on EV Demand
Updated Nov. 13, 2023 10:02 am ETExxon Mobil said Monday it is starting to drill for lithium in Arkansas and...
Electricity Use Booms in Texas, a Harbinger for the Country
Updated Nov. 13, 2023 7:18 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)Everything is bigger in Texas, including its electricity use, which is...
UAW Strike Expansion With GM Shows Union Strategy: Surprise and Misdirection
Updated Oct. 29, 2023 5:46 pm ETThe decision by the United Auto Workers on Saturday to call a fresh strike...
Why No One’s Going Into Accounting
Listen to article(2 minutes)An accounting career, once a launchpad into the upper middle class for hundreds of thousands of Americans,...
Ford Averts Second Strike, Secures New Labor Contract in Canada
Talks with Unifor have been running parallel to those in the U.S. with the UAW, an unusual overlap that has...
Private Jets and Pop-Up Workspaces: Boeing Eases Return to Office for Top Brass
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The Race to Drill America’s Longest Oil and Gas Wells
With the shale boom’s end in sight, some companies are trying to impress Wall Street by eking out growth—and drilling...
The Airport Is an Increasingly Dangerous Place to Work
Aug. 15, 2023 12:10 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)Courtney Edwards carried an orange safety cone when she set out to...
