US Business

A health crisis is creating a divide in the restaurant world. Big, well-capitalized chains are thriving while small independents struggle to keep their kitchens open.

A California federal judge said Apple doesn’t have to return the popular videogame “Fortnite” to its App Store but maintained that it can’t block the game’s creator from accessing its critical software development tools.

The utility disclosed in securities filings that it recorded alarms on certain equipment supporting a power line that served an area near where the deadly Zogg Fire is believed to have originated in Shasta County.

The decision is another sign that workplace changes made in recent months in response to the Covid-19 pandemic will be enduring.

It’s a tale of two Orange Counties as Florida and California have adopted different approaches to reopening during the Covid-19 pandemic.

AMD is in advanced talks to buy rival chip maker Xilinx, people familiar with the matter say, in a deal that could be worth more than $30 billion and mark the latest big tie-up in the rapidly consolidating industry.

The Labor Department is investigating companies with federal contracts that have included numerical goals in their pledges to hire more-diverse staff.

The AT&T-owned company is seeking to reduce costs by as much as 20% as the pandemic drains income from movie tickets, cable subscriptions and TV ads, according to people familiar with the matter.

IBM plans to spin off a major part of its information-technology services operations, as the 109-year-old tech pioneer sharpens its focus on the faster-growing cloud-computing business and AI.

McDonald’s said its U.S. sales have bounced back from the initial shock of the pandemic, thanks to sped-up drive-throughs and a meal promotion with musician Travis Scott.