US Business

As chief executive of student-lending giant Sallie Mae, Al Lord helped drive up the costs of college. Now that he is footing tuition checks for his grandchildren, he said he has new sympathy for ordinary families.

Tokyo’s kickoff came a year late and without fans because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

More than a third of the S&P 500—including McDonald’s, Ford and Exxon—are expected to provide quarterly updates in the coming week.

Chicago is hoping a megacasino will aid its underfunded pensions but such projects face high costs and potential for political and zoning issues.

Companies are starting to summon workers back, though many employees have said they prefer more flexible office schedules. “We can’t be a great company working remotely.”

The consumer-goods maker lowered its sales and profit outlook, as rising materials costs and weaker demand for paper products weighed on its second-quarter results.

The company is asking owners of 2017-19 model year Bolts to keep their electric-vehicle charges at a certain level and to park the cars outside after charging them.

Comcast’s streaming service is featuring original programming around the Tokyo Games—much of it free, including a recap show with Snoop Dogg and Kevin Hart

With prices rising, demand at diaper banks is surging. Now federal funding and state sales-tax breaks are on the table.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar introduced legislation that would strip online platforms of liability protections if their technologies spread misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines or other public-health emergencies.