Chipotle Is Fined $1.4 Million in Vast Child Labor Case
Massachusetts said Chipotle let teenagers work too many hours per week and too late on school nights. The chain settled without admitting to the estimated 13,000 violations.
View ArticleJ. Crew Names Former Victoria’s Secret Executive Its C.E.O.
Jan Singer will take over the struggling retailer, which has been without a permanent leader since late 2018.
View ArticleContaining the Coronavirus: Countries Limit Travel to China
With cases spiking in China and early signs of a spread outside Asia, Hong Kong severely cut back transportation to the mainland.
View ArticleArnold Aronson, Who Revitalized Saks in the ’80s, Dies at 85
He transformed a venerable retail chain with a “dowager image” by courting baby boomers, renovating its flagship store and expanding its national reach.
View ArticleF.D.A. Warns Purell to Stop Claiming It Can Prevent Ebola or Flu
The Food and Drug Administration told the maker of Purell hand sanitizers to discontinue marketing campaigns that the agency complained also included claims for avoiding illness from other viruses.
View ArticleResearchers Are Racing to Make a Coronavirus Vaccine. Will It Help?
New technology and better coordination have sped up development. But a coronavirus vaccine is still months — and most likely years — away.
View ArticleHow Much Are We Paying for Our Subscription Services? A Lot
The dollars are adding up fast. So here are some tips for pruning the subscriptions you no longer use.
View ArticleTrump Signs Trade Deal With Canada and Mexico
President Trump signed the trade deal at the White House, fulfilling a campaign promise to rewrite the North American trade rules.
View Article‘Eat, Sleep and Play’: Atari Plans to Open 8 Video-Game Themed Hotels
Each hotel will provide an “ecosystem” for e-sports players, said an executive behind the project.
View ArticleLyft Plans Job Cuts as Part of Restructuring
The ride-hailing company has faced questions about whether it can make money.
View ArticleYou Remember Jessica Simpson, Right? Wrong
The singer and fashion mogul is ready to talk about sexual abuse, addiction, dating John Mayer and everything else.
View ArticleTalk of Milk Industry Merger Draws Justice Dept. Scrutiny
Antitrust officials have been investigating a potential merger of the struggling milk giant Dean Foods with Dairy Farmers of America, a marketing cooperative.
View ArticleAfter All These Years, Barbie Is Still Reinventing Herself
Mattel continues to try to appeal to more consumers, this time by making dolls with a prosthetic limb, no hair and vitiligo.
View ArticleFacebook’s Revenue Rises Again, but More Slowly Than Ever
The social network’s business has remained robust, though its sales growth slowed to 25 percent in the fourth quarter.
View ArticleHarry Harrison, ‘Good Guy’ Radio D.J., Is Dead at 89
As the ‘Morning Mayor of New York’ from 1959 to 2003, he hosted shows on WMCA, WABC and WCBS-FM, a singular trifecta.
View ArticleAs Coronavirus Explodes in China, Countries Struggle to Control Its Spread
The time to prevent more epidemics is now, and countries are trying to seize the moment.
View ArticleAltria Takes a $4.1 Billion Hit on Juul Stake
After an earlier write-down of $4.5 billion, the tobacco giant’s stake in the vaping start-up is now worth one-third of what it paid in 2018.
View ArticlePompeo Calls China’s Ruling Party ‘Central Threat of Our Times’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the stark statement at a meeting with his British counterpart, where he also talked up the prospect of a U.S. trade deal with Britain.
View ArticleWilbur Ross Says Coronavirus Could Bring Jobs Back to the U.S.
The commerce secretary said the virus, while “very unfortunate,” could prompt companies to reconsider operating inside China.
View ArticleNational Asian American Theater Partners With Regional Companies
The initiative, with New York Theater Workshop, Soho Rep and others, aims to foster inclusion of Asian-American theater artists, technicians and administrators.
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