Retailers Need a Last-Minute Holiday Gift From Shoppers
Discounts are back as stores try to entice cost-conscious customers. The strategy hinges on a final flurry of shopping this...
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Survival Lessons From Past Tech Downturns
People who have been in the tech industry long enough to remember its previous major downturns have a message for...
Amazon’s Quest for the ‘Holy Grail’ of Robotics
Automating some warehouse functions could let the giant do more with its existing workforce—or the retailer may not require all...
Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China
In recent weeks, Apple Inc. has accelerated plans to shift some of its production outside China, long the dominant country...
Toy Makers Are Betting on Last-Minute Holiday Shopping to Save the Year
Too many toys are sitting on shelves as the holiday buying season gets under way. Retailers and toy makers hope...
The Best and Worst Airports of 2022
San Francisco and Sacramento top The Wall Street Journal’s rankings for large and midsize airports. Newark and LaGuardia rank last....
Walmart Is Flexing Its Muscle Again
America’s biggest retailer has a new message for its suppliers: We’re not going to pay higher prices anymore.Walmart Inc. Chief...
Why Elon Musk’s Quest to Revive Twitter Is Likely to Fail
Elon Musk is treating Twitter like a startup. The thing about startups is, most of them fail.At Twitter, as is...
The War to Define What Work Looks Like
Employees at General Motors Co. balked at a request to return to the office. At Meta Platforms Inc., META -1.16%...
Meet the Army of Robots Coming to Fill In for Scarce Workers
A new wave of robots is arriving—and, in a world short of workers, business leaders are more eager to welcome...
Want to Get Ahead? Pick the Right Company
Retail workers at Gap Inc. GPS 3.25% are significantly more likely to become managers than at other companies in their...
How the Inspire Brands CEO Learned to Care About Company Culture
In Personal Board of Directors, top business leaders talk about the people they turn to for advice, and how those...
The Next Big Battle Between Google and Apple Is for the Soul of Your Car
A few years from now, in addition to deciding your next vehicle’s make and model, you may have another tough...
Why Even Big Tech Companies Keep Getting Hacked—and What They Plan to Do About It
The companies that should know best how to fight hackers, tech firms, have reached an arresting conclusion: The weakest link...
The Man From Rivian Who Wants to Change How We Buy Cars
Jim Chen, the chief lobbyist for Rivian RIVN -1.08% Automotive Inc., one of the most ambitious electric-vehicle startups, wants to...
More Bosses Are Spying on Quiet Quitters. It Could Backfire.
In the battle against “quiet quitting” and other obstacles to productivity in the workplace, companies are increasingly turning to an...
How a CEO Rescued a Big Bet on Big Oil; ‘There Were a Lot of Doubters’
Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY 1.75% entered the thick of the pandemic among the worst prepared of its U.S. oil-and-gas peers....
TV Networks Have a New Role: Farm Teams for Streaming Shows
Broadcast networks are launching fewer new shows than usual this fall, the latest sign of their diminished popularity and ambitions...
Enough, Bosses Say: This Fall, It Really Is Time to Get Back to the Office*
Labor Day marks the line in the corporate sand.Many company leaders say the end-of-summer holiday represents the best chance to...
A Boss Ordered All Workers Back to the Office a Year Ago. He Has No Regrets.
Last summer, a Michigan company decided all employees needed to return to their desks five days a week. A year...
