US Business

The FDA’s planned rule, which if implemented would upend the $95 billion U.S. cigarette industry, is based on research suggesting very low-nicotine cigarettes are less addictive.

The food company is seeking to jump-start its larger, faster-growing snacks business while helping its namesake cereal brands regain their footing on supermarket shelves.

Canada approved legislation that targets what video- and audio-sharing platforms can broadcast to a Canadian audience, as the country follows in Europe’s footsteps in imposing a heftier regulatory burden on the digital sector.

The global aviation industry has been battling to keep up as governments have dropped or minimized Covid-era travel restrictions and the subsequent demand for flying has taken airlines and airports by surprise.

The first film from the Disney-owned studio in theaters in more than two years earned $51 million domestically in its opening weekend.

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.