US Business

Highly sought-after tech workers don’t want to go back to the way things used to be. Their employers are making their work day more flexible and less distracting, whether they’re (occasionally) in the office or fully remote.

Disney joins competitors in ad-supported model as pressure builds to jump-start subscriber growth.

Tesla has secured local approvals to formally begin electric-vehicle productions at its new plant outside Berlin, a key pillar of CEO Elon Musk’s push to rapidly boost output and sales.

The Department of Justice is examining whether sharing of employment information kept wages lower for plant workers.

Businesses are choosing to postpone or cancel equity-raising transactions as markets seesaw.

Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma and grew wealthy from sales of OxyContin agreed to give back $6 billion to settle lawsuits accusing them of helping fuel the opioid epidemic.

Rivian’s chief executive said the company is trying to cope with rising costs of parts and materials, but it erred by applying price increases to existing orders.

Amazon has given the Federal Trade Commission a fast-approaching deadline to deliver a verdict on its proposed $6.5 billion acquisition of the MGM movie and television studio, a move that could make it difficult for the agency to challenge the deal before the tech giant completes it.

Microsoft, SpaceX, Airbnb and GlaxoSmithKline are among the businesses helping the country fend off cyberattacks, supplying painkillers and providing internet service during Russia’s assault.

The fighting in Ukraine has shut down small but important suppliers to the car industry, closing plants far from the conflict zone, while sanctions and severed trade routes are hindering car and parts shipments to and from Russia, once seen as a growth market.