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The group that surrounded the late Zappos boss comprised a dozen or so men and women drawing salary and commissions from his $840 million fortune. They helped sustain his drug habit, protected him from outsiders and lived off his largess.

Between the growth of container vessels and the hydrodynamics of the canal, conditions were ripe for a mishap like the Ever Given’s predicament in Egypt this week.

Raising the federal minimum wage would make it harder for many teens to get or keep jobs, adding to the employment challenges they have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, many economists say.

Natural gas, long seen long seen by energy companies as a bridge between fossil fuels and renewables, faces growing environmental scrutiny and competition from cleaner energy sources.

Hope rises that the ship can be refloated and cleared by Saturday, earlier than expected.

WeWork has agreed to merge with a special-purpose acquisition company, in a deal that would take the shared-office provider public nearly two years after its high-profile failure to launch a traditional IPO.

Dominion Voting Systems is seeking $1.6 billion in damages for what it alleges were defamatory on-air comments about the company’s products in the aftermath of the presidential election.

Changes to the ways we live and work could mean years of extra business for pet-supply stores.

Apps and advertisers are looking for other ways to connect with consumers and target ads, as the iPhone maker prepares to roll out an update allowing users to limit ad-tracking.

A deal valuing the chat app at $10 billion or more could help Microsoft boost both its videogame business and its social-networking footprint.