Tag: Business News
Would Ticket Holders Pay $25 if They Got Unlimited Food? One Movie Theater Decided to Find Out
A 10-screen movie theater in Woodhaven, Mich., needed help, fast. After closing…
Restaurants Want to Have It Their Way in Congressional Budget Deal
BUDGET PACKAGE TESTS RESTAURANT INDUSTRY, which is pressing to remove many of…
Deaths Raise Safety Concerns Around Gene Therapy
Safety scares, including deaths of several young study subjects, have set back…
Democrats Delay Vote on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON—House Democrats dropped plans to vote on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure…
Disney, Scarlett Johansson Settle ‘Black Widow’ Suit
Walt Disney Co. and Scarlett Johansson have resolved their legal battle over…
Zoom’s Acquisition of Five9 Is Scrapped
Zoom Video Communications Inc.’s ZM 1.59% nearly $15 billion bid to acquire…
Bill Averting Government Shutdown Signed Into Law
The partisan battle over the debt limit pushed lawmakers right up to…
Powell Sees ‘Difficult Trade-Off’ for Fed if Inflation Doesn’t Ease
WASHINGTON—Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told lawmakers Thursday that the central bank…
Facebook’s Efforts to Attract Young Users Come Under Senate Scrutiny
WASHINGTON— Facebook Inc.’s efforts to expand its reach among young people will…
U.S. Frackers Fear Vaccine Mandate Will Worsen Worker Crunch
American frackers, already struggling to hire enough workers, are concerned that the…
Tight Labor Market Seen Keeping New Jobless Claims in Check
Worker filings for unemployment benefits are expected to have fallen last week…
China’s Manufacturing Weakens, as Power Cuts Threaten More Damage
BEIJING—China’s manufacturing activity contracted in September, ending an 18-month expansion that powered…