US Business

Samsung Electronics said it expects around 12.3 trillion won ($10.6 billion) in operating profits for the third quarter, rising on the same period a year earlier and driven by stronger smartphone and consumer electronics sales.

Six current and former chicken-industry executives face price-fixing charges, marking an expansion of the U.S. government’s antitrust prosecutions in the $65 billion poultry industry.

The social-media company takes its latest step to combat potential confusion and abuse related to the vote.

Airports and airlines are searching for ways to avoid long quarantines that turn travelers off. How well they work remains to be seen.

Some U.S. business groups are pushing back against a White House directive to limit racial-sensitivity training, which has caused confusion for some private businesses with federal contracts.

Microsoft and Wells Fargo were contacted last week by the U.S. Labor Department questioning their plans to hire more Black employees as they seek to diversify their management ranks.

The biggest U.S. technology companies have leveraged their dominance to stifle competition and innovation, Democrats said in a report following a 16-month inquiry and called on Congress to take antitrust action.

Federal securities regulators have warned General Electric of a civil-enforcement action over its accounting for a legacy insurance business, adding a fresh hurdle to efforts to turn around the once-mighty manufacturer.

The aerospace company said the coronavirus pandemic will reduce global jetliner demand by around 2,000 planes over the next decade.

The pandemic accelerated a major shift in the retail industry. Traffic to stores evaporated. Online credit-card transactions soared and e-commerce sales jumped. Here, in charts, are some ways the sector has changed.