Category: Business
The Apple Car is Dead, But the Innovation Behind It Lives on
Linked media – Related media Innovation on wheels Has Apple really crashed the car? The tech giant has killed its electric vehicle project as it…
Jool Baby Infant Swings Recalled Over Suffocation Hazard
Jool Baby, a brand of children’s products, has recalled about 63,000 infant swings that were sold at Walmart stores and online because they posed a…
U.S. Employers Add 275,000 Jobs in Another Strong Month
If the economy is slowing down, nobody told the labor market. Employers added 275,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department reported Friday, in another month…
Big American Tech Profits From Chinese Ad Spending Spree
The trade relationship between China and the United States has plenty of friction. But at least one area is booming: Chinese start-ups looking to establish…
Brighter Economic Mood Isn’t Translating Into Support for Biden
Economic vibes don’t necessarily predict electoral outcomes, though, and this campaign is different in many ways from those in the past. “We’re kind of in…
Activist Investors Raise Bid for Macy’s
The activist investor group that is seeking to buy Macy’s increased the pressure on the department store chain on Sunday, raising its offer and disclosing…
After Gains at Big Three, U.A.W. Aims at Nonunion Plants
When Shawn Fain, the United Automobile Workers president, unveiled the deal that ended six weeks of strikes at Ford Motor in the fall, he framed…
A.I. Frenzy Complicates Efforts to Keep Power-Hungry Data Sites Green
West Texas, from the oil rigs of the Permian Basin to the wind turbines twirling above the High Plains, has long been a magnet for…
Starbucks and Union Agree to Work Out Framework for Contract Talks
Starbucks and the union that represents employees in roughly 400 of its U.S. stores announced Tuesday that they were beginning discussions on a “foundational framework”…
Émigrés Are Creating an Alternative China, One Bookstore at a Time
On a rainy Saturday afternoon in central Tokyo, 50 or so Chinese people packed into a gray, nondescript office that doubles as a bookstore. They…