US Business

Plans to quickly complete a deal between the Chinese parent company of TikTok and suitors for the app’s U.S. operations have been thrown off track as the parties huddled this weekend to weigh new Chinese restrictions that appear designed to affect a potential sale.

David Fairhurst, McDonald’s former head of human resources, is emerging as a focus of the company’s investigation into possible impropriety under former CEO Steve Easterbrook.

United Airlines said it is permanently ending flight change fees for most domestic tickets, the latest effort to boost demand in an air-travel industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Farmers Business Network wants to revolutionize e-commerce for farming supplies. It has hit headwinds from established manufacturers and retailers.

The central bank’s new inflation policy means almost any action is justified—and what that means for markets.

U.S. consumer spending rose more moderately in July than in prior months as new coronavirus infections rose and the expiration of enhanced unemployment checks loomed.

China announced new restrictions on artificial-intelligence technology exports that could further complicate the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations, while intensifying the tech battle between the world’s two largest economies.

Traffic at Heathrow’s once-teeming terminals is down to a trickle, leaving the London airport’s retail establishments largely closed. Like many airports around the world, the drop in sales has a major impact on its business.

Redemptions of digital coupons in the U.S. have surpassed redemptions of paper coupons for the first time as more people shop online.

The back-office software company would fetch roughly $4.7 billion, including debt, from a group led by private-equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice.