US Business

The Ford-GM rivalry—one of the business world’s fiercest for a century—is taking on an urgent new dimension as the companies enter the electric age.

Contractors are dangling an array of benefits—from signing bonuses to housing allowances—to attract and retain workers.

Companies with under 50 employees lost head count in three of the past four months, data show, reflecting the struggle to keep pace on wages and benefits.

Factory closures, shipping delays and port backlogs have led major retailers to start designing new products and placing orders further in advance, making it harder to react to shifts in consumer habits.

Consumers hit the brakes in the latest indication of damaged sentiment from macroeconomic headwinds and lengthy lockdowns.

The Chilean airline, the largest in Latin America, won U.S. bankruptcy-court approval for a financial restructuring.

Now with oversight of over 300 shows and an annual budget of around $10 billion, the longtime executive is known for having a deft touch with writers and producers.

On Lake Mead, five of six launch ramps have closed, causing hourslong waits. Amid a drought that scientists say is the worst in the region in more than 1,000 years, the lake is 28% full.

Economists have sharply raised the probability of a recession, now putting it at a level usually seen only on the brink of or during recessions.

Employees at the Towson Town Center Apple store outside of Baltimore voted 65 to 33 in favor of organizing. The move creates the first union of Apple retail employees in the U.S.