Business

The day almost two years ago when Harvard Business School informed Francesca Gino, a prominent professor, that she was being investigated for data fraud also happened to be her husband’s 50th birthday....

The unintended economic consequences of a shutdownWe’re less than 48 hours before the federal government shuts down, and Congress appears no closer to breaking an impasse over funding. Hard-right Republicans in the...

As the U.S. government hurtles toward a near-certain shutdown this weekend, a different kind of high-stakes shutdown will happen tonight.In 2021, as part of a rescue package to combat the pandemic, the...

Germany’s automakers are facing steep challenges as they convert to battery-powered lineups and confront rising competition from China. But business is booming in another corner of the German transport industry: e-bikes.Sales of...

The United Automobile Workers union increased the pressure on Ford Motor and General Motors by extending its strike to two more car assembly plants on Friday, saying the companies had not moved...

Toys “R” Us, the once ubiquitous chain that drew generations of children with its signature primary colors and its Geoffrey the Giraffe mascot, will attempt a comeback six years after filing for...

Tom Conway, the president of the United Steelworkers union and a friend and unofficial adviser to President Joe Biden, died on Monday at his home in Pittsburgh. He was 71.His sons Justin...

Federal Reserve officials received more good news in their battle against rapid inflation on Friday, when a key inflation measure continued to slow, the latest evidence that a return to normal after...

SHOP TALKCompany leaders talk a lot about “moats.” That can sometimes invite regulatory scrutiny, as it did with Amazon, which was sued this week.So what exactly is a moat?/ mōt /A word...

A federal agency on Thursday filed a lawsuit that accuses Tesla of discrimination against Black employees who it said were bombarded with racial epithets, given worse work assignments than white workers and...