US Business

Warner Bros. will release its 2021 slate of theatrical films in both theaters and on HBO Max, the most drastic step yet in eliminating the exclusivity theater chains have enjoyed.

A lawsuit accuses the social-media company of illegally reserving high-paying jobs for immigrant workers it was sponsoring for permanent residence and of failing to adequately search for U.S. hires.

Nearly four million Americans have stopped working or looking for jobs, a 2.2% contraction of the U.S. work force. A smaller labor market leaves fewer workers to build machines and clean tables, restraining the economy’s long-term prospects.

Here’s a look at the spending patterns emerging this shopping season—in a year when in-store purchases have fallen 16% at department stores and surged 212% online.

Democratic leaders signaled readiness to reduce their demands for the next round of coronavirus relief, fueling hopes that an agreement could be reached with Republicans by year’s end.

The delivery giant recently imposed volume restrictions on Gap, Nike and some other large retailers, as the pandemic-driven surge in online shopping puts pressure on its capacity.

Discovery+ will launch on Jan. 4 and feature shows from channels including Food Network, TLC and Animal Planet.

Business schools are expected to be more selective as applications surge for the class of 2021, after programs granted record deferrals earlier in the coronavirus pandemic.

The roughly $500 billion home-appliance industry is making a hard pivot toward hygiene as the Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of moderating.

Britain became the first Western nation to grant emergency-use authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine, clearing a shot developed by Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech to be distributed in limited numbers within days.