Investments and Business

A Key Question in Google’s Trial: How Formidable Is Its Data Advantage?

The federal government’s first monopoly trial of the modern internet era is less than a week old, but already a…

3 years ago

Strike Is a High-Stakes Gamble for Autoworkers and the Labor Movement

Since the start of the pandemic, labor unions have enjoyed something of a renaissance. They have made inroads into previously…

3 years ago

Instacart Prices I.P.O. at $30 a Share, Raising $660 Million

Instacart on Monday priced its shares at $30 each for its initial public offering, at the top of its expected…

3 years ago

Some Businesses Make ‘Woke Free’ a Selling Point

Jonathan Isaac is a forward for the National Basketball Association’s Orlando Magic, but he is perhaps better known as someone…

3 years ago

Why It Took So Long for the FDA to Tackle a Cold Medicine

Dr. Leslie Hendeles began prodding the Food and Drug Administration to reject a decongestant in cold medicines when he had…

3 years ago

Will Restart of Student Loan Payments Be the Last Straw for Consumers?

Mykail James has a plan for when payments on her roughly $75,000 in student loans restart next month. She’ll cut…

3 years ago

China’s Import Curbs on Cosmetics Face Pushback in Europe

In the gloom of China’s economy, one area of business is booming: cosmetics.After enduring nearly three years of mandatory masks…

3 years ago

A Spirited Start to the U.A.W. Strike at a Ford Plant Near Detroit

Rodney Cornett got up at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, hopped in his F-150 pickup and reported as usual for a…

3 years ago

UAW Union and Ford, General Motors and Stellantis Resume Talks

The United Auto Workers union and the three Detroit automakers on Saturday resumed negotiations on a new labor contract as…

3 years ago

Battle Over Electric Vehicles Is Central to Auto Strike

A battle between Detroit carmakers and the United Auto Workers union, which escalated on Friday with targeted strikes in three…

3 years ago