US Business

Emerson Electric plans to merge two of its software businesses with Aspen Technology in a roughly $11 billion deal aimed at capturing growing demand for industrial technology.

Brian Goldner will take a leave of absence from his job running the toymaker to receive medical care.

The weekend snarl is the latest difficulty for the carrier after it struggled over the summer.

What companies reveal about the impact of any supply-chain problems, labor shortages and the continuing pandemic could determine the tone of trading.

The U.S. economy added 194,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 4.8%. The Delta variant and a tight labor market held back hiring.

Many have yet to return to the labor market, acting as a check against stronger job growth, and some who did return haven’t been able to remain in the job as the Delta variant of Covid-19 disrupted their plans.

From Topeka to Bemidji, Minn., localities try to boost populations with offers of cash, free coffee and grandparent stand-ins. “They’re giving me $10,000.”

The top 1% of paid streamers so far this year got over half of all revenue, according to data made public in a high-profile leak.

The spotlight on Biden administration enforcement has focused on the FTC, but DOJ has been more active so far, despite lengthy period of transition.

Friday’s disruption for some users of the social-media giant’s products came in the wake of a global outage earlier in the week.