For Decades, the Swimming-Pool Industry Thought Small. Then Came Vance Gillette.
Gillette, who died at 75, charmed and prodded pool sellers to see their product not as concrete-lined holes that contain water. They […]
The New Stars of ‘My Brilliant Friend’ on Their Humble Roots and Bringing the Adult Characters to Life
Italian actresses Alba Rohrwacher and Irene Maiorino reflect on their upbringings, their passion for acting and developing the roles of Elena and Lila.
U.S. Incomes Climbed Last Year, Census Bureau Says
Household incomes rose 4% from 2022 to 2023, the first rise since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Southwest Airlines Overhauls Board Amid Activist Pressure
Executive Chairman Gary Kelly plans to retire as part of a shake-up of the airline’s board, under pressure from activist investor Elliott […]
Fed Backpedals on Plan to Increase Big Bank Capital
Banks spent over a year fighting earlier proposals that would have raised some banks’ capital buffers by nearly 20%.
An Ugly Picture Emerges for Cosmetics Makers in China
Once their most important market, sales are plunging, sending an economic warning signal.
China Faces the Inevitable, Raising Its Low Retirement Age
A 1950s policy that lets women retire in their 50s and men at 60 is no longer tenable amid economic gloom and […]
SpaceX Launches Private Astronauts Who Will Attempt First Commercial Spacewalk
The mission, called Polaris Dawn, has been more than two years in the making, and funded in part by one of those […]
Hedge-Fund Billionaire Paul Marshall Buys U.K.’s Spectator Magazine
Marshall, who chairs the London-based hedge-fund firm Marshall Wace, agreed to pay close to $131 million for the right-of-center weekly magazine, whose […]
Hedge-Fund Billionaire Paul Marshall Buys U.K.’s Spectator Magazine
Billionaire Paul Marshall, who chairs the London-based hedge-fund firm Marshall Wace, agreed to pay £100 million, or close to $131 million, for […]
After EVs, China Seeks to Dominate AI-Powered Autonomous Driving
The nation’s top carmakers and technology companies are stepping up plans for end-to-end AI driving.
Republicans Run Into Trouble on Citizenship Voter-ID Bill
GOP leaders attach the measure to a spending bill needed to avoid a government shutdown.