Articles by Erin Slifka

Gap executives said consumers are eager to buy the kinds of apparel that they have been able to forgo during much of the Covid-19 pandemic.

EBay is working to prevent the resale of six Dr. Seuss books pulled this week by the company in charge of the late author’s works because they contain offensive imagery.

The wholesale retail chain’s sales climbed again as Americans continue to shop for food and goods for the home during the pandemic.

Alphabet’s Google has crushed almost all its competitors in the world of digital-advertising technology, but one rival, The Trade Desk, has emerged as the best hope to challenge the tech giant.

Federal and state agencies conducted fewer inspections than in the past and often handled coronavirus complaints through no more than an exchange of letters, a Wall Street Journal investigation shows. Hundreds of workers’ deaths have gone uninvestigated, sometimes because employers didn’t report them.

The board of the Texas electric-grid operator fired Chief Executive Bill Magness, less than a month after the state’s power grid came within minutes of collapse.

A move by Google to rein in tracking of web users drew mixed reviews in the ad world, with some executives expressing cautious optimism the change will be good for consumers and others worrying it will increase the tech giant’s industry stranglehold.

CEO Carlos Tavares said the auto company is holding talks with the Cherokee Nation over use of the Native American tribe’s name in Jeep’s line of vehicles.