US Business

Last year’s discussions about combining the oil giants, which could be one of the largest corporate mergers ever, were described as preliminary but could come back in the future.

Short sellers have bet against some of the firms targeted by followers of Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum. Here is an analysis of the challenges and prospects for those businesses.

The social network struggled to balance CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s mantra of free expression against internal findings that misinformation and rabid partisanship had overrun a feature meant to be central to its future.

Americans drinking at home are splashing out on pricier whiskey, tequila and other spirits during the pandemic, helping distillers post their strongest sales in four decades.

Thousands of Amazon employees at an Alabama warehouse are set to cast mail-in ballots over whether to organize into a union, a vote that could reshape the relationship between workers and the nation’s second-largest employer.

Lawmakers from high-tax states see a chance to repeal the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction.

Americans’ incomes climbed for the first time in three months in December as a new round of government-aid efforts kicked in, priming the economy for stronger growth this year.

Traders and politicians are making new, risky arguments about low interest rates to justify their actions.

Whirlpool and others say challenging logistics, higher costs are curtailing output of in-demand appliances, boats and paint.

Demographic changes and the pandemic are prompting companies to launch new products aimed at consumers they say are increasingly interested in aging well.