Business
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French Journalists Call Off Strike, Failing to Block ‘Far-Right’ Editor
Reporters and editors at a leading newspaper, Le Journal du Dimanche, ended a 40-day walkout, but many were expected to…
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Hollywood Writers and Studios to Restart Talks After 3-Month Standoff
A strike by writers and actors has caused nearly a complete production shutdown of scripted entertainment.
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A Stairway to Nowhere Sells for $32,000 in London
An entrepreneur saw what others didn’t and now owns the unused set of stairs, which are attached to the back…
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Uber Posts 14% Rise in Revenue as Growth Slows
The company’s growth decelerated as the rebound from the pandemic normalized and its freight business declined. It also swung to…
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Solar Supply Chain Grows More Opaque Amid Human Rights Concerns
The global industry is cutting some ties to China, but its exposure to forced labor remains high and companies are…
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Disney Goes Back to the Future
Robert Iger has reportedly brought in two former heirs apparent, Kevin Mayer and Thomas Staggs, for advice, renewing focus on…
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China Is Trying to Make Its Gloomy Consumers Spend More
The central government listed measures aimed at prodding people to open up their wallets, but absent was how much it…
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Why One Country Is Struggling to Break Away From Russian Gas
Austria, unlike most European Union countries, is still buying nearly as much natural gas from Russia as it was before…
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‘X’ on Twitter’s Headquarters Faces Investigation Over Permit Violations
An “X” sign, installed on the roof of the company’s headquarters in San Francisco as part of its rebranding, lacked…
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David Gilmour, Who Brought Fiji’s Water to the Masses, Dies at 91
An entrepreneur for more than 50 years, he built a luxurious club in Fiji and started a bottled water company,…