US Business

Private-equity firm Atlas Holdings agreed to acquire the West Coast-based chicken company and put former Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith at its helm.

Chief Executive Robin Hayes is pointing to the deal’s growth potential as the target airline’s shareholders prepare to vote Friday on Frontier’s rival bid.

Its Zenith ad-buying unit expects the global ad market to remain strong despite inflation and supply-chain issues.

The retailer said it will discount or cancel orders for products such as patio furniture and small appliances to more quickly restock shelves with in-demand goods.

Experts advising the FDA endorsed Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, voting overwhelmingly that the shot’s benefits outweighed its risks. The agency is expected to next decide on authorizing the shot.

The Texas attorney general asked Twitter for documents on how it calculates user data, while Elon Musk accused the company of not complying with his request for data on the number of spam and fake accounts on the social-media platform.

A deal with Franchise Group could value the department-store chain at $8 billion.

Peloton Interactive is exchanging its top finance executive about four months after it named a new chief executive, a move that comes as the fitness-equipment maker navigates persistent losses.

The unanimous opinion goes against a trend of recent rulings making it easier for businesses to avoid class-action lawsuits brought by workers.

Americans are deeply pessimistic about the U.S. economy and view the nation as sharply divided over its most important values, according to a new Wall Street Journal-NORC Poll.