Frida Kahlo Sells for $34.9 Million, Smashing Record for a Latin-American Artwork
A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $34.9 million at Sotheby’s on Tuesday, an auction record for any...
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U.S. Shoppers Boosted Spending Last Month, Taking on Higher Prices
U.S. retail sales rose by 1.7% in October, a sign that consumers are willing to spend more headed into the...
Thanksgiving Dinner Staples Are Low in Stock Thanks to Supply-Chain Issues
The supply-chain crunch is about to hit another part of American life: Thanksgiving dinner. Supplies of food and household items...
Consumers Trade Rib-eye for Ground Beef as Grocery Prices Rise
Americans are cutting back on steak as rising grocery prices squeeze spending. Supermarkets say shoppers are buying more store-brand meat...
Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Win Jolt of Energy in Congress
The roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package passed by Congress on Friday provides a spark to efforts to build a national...
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...
GameStop’s Chief Operating Officer Departs
GameStop Corp.’s chief operating officer, Jenna Owens, has left the company, less than a year after joining. GameStop didn’t give...
WSJ News Exclusive | Carvana Faces Government Scrutiny and Fines Following Consumer Complaints
Carvana Co. CVNA 4.40% says its goal is to help consumers sidestep everything people hate about buying used cars, thanks...
Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Retailers Vetted Theranos Without Testing Devices
SAN JOSE, Calif.—In 2010, Theranos Inc. was courting two major retailers, hoping to put its laboratory technology in busy pharmacies...
Carvana Barred From Selling Vehicles In Raleigh, N.C., Area Until January
North Carolina has suspended online used-car retailer Carvana Co. from selling cars in the Raleigh area until January next year,...
WSJ News Exclusive | Chicken Producer Sanderson Farms Nears Sale to Continental Grain, Cargill
Sanderson Farms Inc. is nearing a deal to sell itself for around $4.5 billion, according to people familiar with the...
Masks Are Back On at Home Depot, McDonald’s and Target
The masks are back. On Monday, Home Depot Corp. , McDonald’s Corp , Target Corp. and Facebook Inc. said they...
Social-Media Manager, the Most Millennial Job, Comes of Age
Some social-media veterans have been doing their jobs for 15 years at this point, giving unprecedented sway to work once...
$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:...
Median Pay Shows How Companies Diverged in Their Covid-19 Response
Employees of Costco Wholesale Corp. and Home Depot Inc. saw demand for their services swell last year as homebound Americans...
