Online Brands Try New—and Old—Ways to Stand Out to Shoppers
Selling things online is easier than ever. Standing out to shoppers is getting harder. Kevin Stecko has spent more than…
Condé Nast Agrees to Contract With New Yorker Union, Averting Strike
Condé Nast has agreed to its first contract with unionized employees at the New Yorker and two other publications, marking…
Royal Caribbean Postpones July Cruise After Crew Members Test Positive for Covid-19
Royal Caribbean Group is postponing a voyage in July after eight crew members tested positive for Covid-19, demonstrating the challenges…
Justice Department Sues to Block Aon Acquisition of Willis Towers Watson
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit challenging insurance broker Aon PLC’s proposed $35 billion acquisition of rival…
Fed Pencils in Earlier Interest-Rate Increase
WASHINGTON—Federal Reserve officials signaled they expect to raise interest rates by late 2023, sooner than they anticipated in March, as…
U.S. Housing Market Needs 5.5 Million More Units, Says New Report
Construction of new housing in the past 20 years fell 5.5 million units short of long-term historical levels, according to…
Apple Struggles in Push to Make Healthcare Its Greatest Legacy
Apple Inc. AAPL -0.64% Chief Executive Tim Cook has said the company’s greatest contribution to mankind will be in health.…
Lina Khan, Critic of Large Tech Firms, to Lead Federal Trade Commission
WASHINGTON—The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Lina Khan for a seat on the Federal Trade Commission, and President Biden tapped her…
Federal Judge Stops Biden Administration From Blocking New Oil and Gas Leases
A federal judge in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Biden administration from pausing new oil and gas leases…
Platinum Equity Strikes Deal to Buy McGraw Hill From Apollo
Private-equity firm Platinum Equity has struck a deal to buy McGraw Hill from Apollo Global Management Inc. APO 0.87% The…