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Some investors and corporate-governance groups are questioning the handling of Steve Easterbrook’s departure and the supervision of the company.

Tesla Inc. said it would enact a 5-for-1 stock split after a share-price surge over recent months vaulted the electric-vehicle maker to the status of most-valuable car company as Chief Executive Elon Musk navigated the pandemic.

A federal appeals court threw out a trial judge’s antitrust judgment against Qualcomm, ruling the federal government hadn’t shown the chip maker engaged in illegal monopolization.

TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google’s Android operating system to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows the app to track users online without allowing them to opt out, a Wall Street Journal analysis has found.

Airbnb plans to file IPO paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission later this month, laying the groundwork for a potential listing before the end of the year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Chinese consumers flocked back to auto dealerships in July, boosting car makers’ hopes of returning to growth in the second half of the year and signaling a broader rebound in the world’s second-largest economy.

SoftBank Group has returned to profit, after earlier this year posting its worst results in the company’s history.

A California judge said ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft shouldn’t classify their drivers as independent contractors, citing the state’s gig-worker law that went into effect this year.

The fast-food giant is seeking to recoup tens of millions of dollars it paid to Steve Easterbrook in severance and benefits, alleging that he lied to the board about sexual relationships with employees before his ouster last fall.

Toilet paper and frozen vegetables are making a comeback, but other backlogs in the supply chain are causing bare shelves and higher prices. Here is a charts-filled look at supermarket shelves during the pandemic.