Business (58)
06:32 4 mins read
Hoping to Land Next Summer's $50,000 Internships? Too Late
Elite financial firms are recruiting earlier and paying handsomely for prospective talent By Callum Borchers The school year is barely a month old, but for college students hoping to land a primo internship next summer...
06:32 4 mins read
The Sunday Scaries Are Real
As workloads mount, people struggle to tame the pre-Monday dread spiral By Ray A. Smith Jill Davis's official work week starts Monday morning. Unofficially, it kicks off every Sunday afternoon when, like clockwork, anx...
06:32 3 mins read
Fain Claims Victory in UAW Election Rout
Union's fiery leader wins decisive victory and places allies in key positions By Christopher Otts United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and his allies on Friday claimed an easy victory in the union's election, cemen...
06:32 3 mins read
Delta CEO Says It's Prepared for Swings
'Just because someone says they're going premium, that does not make them a premium airline,' says Ed Bastian By Alison Sider Fuel is taking a chunk out of Delta Air Lines' profits. The carrier on Friday sharply lowere...
09:30 4 mins read
The Sunday Scaries Are Real-and They're Getting Worse
Jill Davis's official work week starts Monday morning. Unofficially, it kicks off every Sunday afternoon when, like clockwork, anxious thoughts begin seeping into her brain. "Am I organized and ready enough? Am I prepar...
17:00 5 mins read
America's Gig Workers Turn to an Old-School Union
LOS ANGELES -- When Margarita Peñalosa began driving for Uber and Lyft in 2017, eight hours a day was enough to cover living expenses and send cash to family in Colombia. Now she said it takes 12-hour days. "The cost of...
06:33 5 mins read
U.K. Plays Political Football
Club's sanctions risk financial relationship with Abu Dhabi's soccer supporters By Max Colchester, Joshua Robinson and Eliot Brown LONDON -- The acquisition of Manchester City by an Abu Dhabi royal was always much more...
06:33 2 mins read
New Italian Job's Loot: $5.6 Million in Wine
Bandits used a company's own forklifts to steal some 30,000 bottles, including prized reds By Margherita Stancati, Nick Kostov and Laura Cooper ROME -- Thieves stole thousands of bottles of wine worth around $5.6 milli...
06:33 7 mins read
Robot Push Proves Tricky for Walmart
Machines sorting merchandise hit kinks with some products; 'peak complexity' By Sarah Nassauer | Photography by Brian Kaiser for WSJ Walmart has relied for years on more than 140,000 warehouse workers to unload trucks,...
00:37 2 mins read
Correction to Cable One Article on Oct. 8
Cable One is nearing a deal to raise roughly $1.25 billion in new financing to address its balance sheet, according to people familiar with the matter. The new first-lien term loan will be provided by both existing and...
06:33 4 mins read
Refiners To Reap Earnings Bonanza From Wars
Independent fuel makers Valero Energy, Marathon Petroleum and Phillips 66 are set to crush their near-record earnings results of the June quarter By Collin Eaton and Benoît Morenne The earnings of America's largest oil...
06:33 1 min read
Larry Ellison Relists Waterfront Estate in Florida
The tech billionaire is relisting his roughly 8.4-acre North Palm Beach property as he continues adding to his estate in nearby Manalapan By Katherine Clarke Tech billionaire Larry Ellison plans to relist his oceanfron...
06:33 2 mins read
Former Eli Lilly Exec Sells Wyoming Estate
The property, which has a roughly 12,700-square-foot mountain-style house, is one of the priciest to sell in the Jackson Hole area By E.B. Solomont A former executive at Eli Lilly -- maker of popular weight-loss drug Z...
06:33 1 min read
Vodafone Lifts Savings Target for U.K. Unit
It also aims to more than triple operating free cash flow at VodafoneThree by fiscal 2032 By Adrià Calatayud Vodafone Group is dialing up its cost-savings target for its U.K. unit VodafoneThree, saying it expects the b...
06:33 2 mins read
Xbox Seeks to Boost TV, Film Exposure
Microsoft game business forms unit to expand fan base for its videogames By Kelly Cloonan Microsoft's Xbox is forming a new division focused on extending its franchises into areas like film and television, as the video...
06:33 2 mins read
7-Eleven Owner Logs 12% Decline In Earnings
It maintained its top- and bottom-line forecasts for the fiscal year By Kosaku Narioka and Ronnie Harui Seven & i Holdings' second-quarter net profit fell as its domestic business proved a drag despite stronger earning...
06:33 2 mins read
Uniqlo Owner Fast Posts A Record Annual Profit
North America sales made up 9.2% of the company's total revenue By Kosaku Narioka The Japanese owner of Uniqlo and other brands reported another record year, driven by stronger earnings across regions as new store open...
06:33 2 mins read
PepsiCo Trims Outlook for Year
The maker of snacks and soda pointed to weakness in North American business By Connor Hart PepsiCo cut its full-year earnings outlook as it faces inflation, higher advertising costs and continued weakness in its North...
06:33 4 mins read
Diesel Still Beats EVs As Trucking Cost Option
California ports consider $60-a-trip subsidies as truckers struggle to cover the steep costs of zero-emission fleets By Paul Berger Even soaring diesel prices aren't enough to make the economics of battery-electric tru...
01:00 7 mins read
For Walmart, Replacing Humans With Robots Is a -2
Walmart has relied for years on more than 140,000 warehouse workers to unload trucks, forklift pallets of merchandise into warehouses, sort and store the goods on towering racks, then reverse the entire flow to send them...
18:12 2 mins read
Cable One Nears $1.25 Billion Financing Deal
Cable One is nearing a deal to raise roughly $1.25 billion in new financing to address its balance sheet, according to people familiar with the matter. The new first-lien term loan will be provided by both existing and...
06:33 2 mins read
British Pharmacy Chain Boots To Be Acquired for $8.9 Billion
Deal includes Boots' retail operations in the U.K. and Ireland; the Boots Opticians chain, No7 Beauty Co., and its Thailand and franchised businesses By Robb M. Stewart Canada's Weston family has reached a deal to buy...
06:33 3 mins read
Porsche to Raise Some Prices 20%
By Dominic Chopping Porsche plans to make its cars even more exclusive while continuing to cut costs and streamline its operations as it targets higher profitability in coming years. The German sports-car maker said ah...
06:33 6 mins read
A Risky Strategy Clinched Deal for Ellison
David Ellison's megadeal combining Paramount and Warner Bros. closed Tuesday, ushering in a new era for Hollywood By Joe Flint David Ellison was on the ropes. It was late July, and a judge had handed down a temporary...
01:09 1 min read
Jon Rahm's Exit Deals Blow to LIV Golf Restructuring--Update
Jon Rahm, the professional golfer with the largest creditor claim in bankrupt LIV Golf, said he is leaving the organization, a move that could deal a blow to the tournament organizer's future. During a Wednesday hearing...
01:00 4 mins read
The Race Is Already on for Next Summer's $50,000 Internships
The school year is barely a month old, but for college students hoping to land a primo internship next summer it might already be too late. Elite financial firms that pay around $50,000 for 10-week programs have been re...
06:33 2 mins read
Wall Street Bonuses Head North
Industry on pace for $90 billion in profits this year, leading to compensation boost By Ben Glickman Wall Street took home a record bonus haul in 2025. This year is expected to be even better. The nation's biggest ban...
06:33 1 min read
Norsk Hydro Hit By Gas Shortages At Alumina Plant
The company had to temporarily cut alumina production at Alunorte by 50% due to gas shortages in August By Dominic Chopping Norsk Hydro said it expects a further financial hit in the fourth quarter following gas supply...
06:33 1 min read
Uber Buys Business Catering Firm for $2.3 Billion
The deal gives Uber Eats access to ezCater's network of more than 140,000 restaurants across the United States By Adriano Marchese Uber Technologies is expanding its food delivery service with its $2.3 billion acquisit...
02:44 6 mins read
A High-Stakes Gambit Clinched Paramount's Warner Deal
David Ellison was on the ropes. It was late July, and a judge had handed down a temporary restraining order halting the media mogul's $81 billion deal to combine his Paramount entertainment company with the much larger...
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Aspen's Airport Renovation Has Become a Fight for -2
WSJ. MAGAZINE IN JUNE, Aspen's City Council members gathered for a presentation from the mountain town's largest employer about the state of its business -- and future of the place itself. "What does Aspen want to be?"...
10:25 3 mins read
Wealth Adviser: Banks and the Cycle of Rising Rates
When the Federal Reserve starts raising interest rates, the market immediately starts to wonder: What will break? During the last cycle of rising rates, which started in 2022, one thing that broke was regional banking....
06:33 5 mins read
Special Bonuses Are More Common
Boards are more frequently adding one-time awards to top pay packages By Theo Francis Special executive payouts are becoming more commonplace. Not long ago, CEOs and other senior leaders typically got these one-off aw...
06:33 7 mins read
Baseball for Kids Is Breaking the Bank
Travel teams, specialized training and high-end gear crank up the costs By Harriet Ryan The second baseman stood 3-foot-6. The shortstop weighed 44 pounds. At a club baseball tournament east of Los Angeles this summer...
06:33 2 mins read
Aramco CEO: Oil Recovery Could Take Two Years
Emergency reserves wouldn't resolve longer-term supply constraints, Amin Nasser says By Farhan Rafid Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser said that global oil inventories have been sharply depleted by the Middle Ea...
06:33 2 mins read
GE HealthCare to Buy Sofie for Nearly $1 Billion
Deal expands GE HealthCare's footprint in radiopharmaceuticals, its fastest-growing segment By Peter Loftus GE HealthCare Technologies said Monday it planned to purchase a manufacturer of radioactive substances used in...
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Mattel Faces Growing Investor Pressure
Ariel Investments, which has a 5.4% stake in the toy maker, said it believes the company's shares remain significantly undervalued By Connor Hart A major Mattel shareholder is calling for the toymaker to explore strate...
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Paramount Names New Leadership
Ellison and Kreiz to serve as co-CEOs, with Bari Weiss and Mark Thompson continuing as news chiefs By Kelly Cloonan Paramount Skydance laid out more details of its leadership structure ahead of the close of its deal fo...
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Brands' Events Have Become All the Rave
Why marketers like HBO and Spotify think dance parties offer good returns on their investment By Megan Graham The downtown dance party featuring electronic music by John Summit this spring wasn't the typical all-nighte...