11 of Our Best Weekend Reads
Pete Wells on Peter Luger. Elizabeth Warren’s Medicaid for All plan. Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women.’ Thom Yorke. And more.
View ArticleBlizzCon Is Today. Here’s Why Gamers Are Protesting It for Hong Kong.
Blizzard, the video game company, sparked a backlash after punishing a player who supported demonstrators in Hong Kong. Now, the company’s convention in California is facing a protest of its own.
View ArticleBarneys Is Sold for Scraps, Ending an Era
The bankruptcy saga of the famed New York department store involved last-minute alliances and vain attempts to cobble together competing bids.
View ArticleUber, After Going Public, Fights to Get Its Edge Back
Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s chief executive, is pushing employees to do more with less and to perform better, as he battles skepticism over the ride-hailing firm’s business.
View ArticleBehind Apple’s ‘Slow-Roll’ Marketing Push for Its New Streaming Service
The company is spending more to promote the iPhone than it is on ads for ‘The Morning Show’ and other programs on the Apple TV Plus streaming service.
View ArticleStocks Hit Record After Jobs Report
The S&P 500 set a new high for the third time this week, while the Nasdaq composite also rose to a record.
View ArticleThe World’s Best Cheese? It’s Blue and Comes From Oregon
Rogue Creamery, which took the top prize at the World Cheese Awards with its Rogue River Blue produced in Oregon, has seen sales and interest jump.
View ArticleDeadspin’s Last Staff Member Quits. But Deadspin Is Not Dead, the Boss Says.
The site’s editorial team, more than 20 journalists, resigned after an instance of what they saw as meddling by G/O Media.
View ArticleJoseph Flannery, Who Turned Uniroyal Around, Dies at 87
Mr. Flannery took over as chief executive in 1980, when the company was in its “darkest hour.” He then fended off a hostile takeover bid by Carl Icahn.
View ArticleW.T.O. Allows China to Impose Trade Sanctions on U.S. Goods
The global trade body found that the United States had not followed its rules in the way it imposed the duties and allowed China to retaliate with its own tariffs.
View ArticleTesla Batteries Investigated for Possible Defects
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into why a number of Tesla vehicles have spontaneously burst into flames.
View ArticleElon Musk Bids Twitter Farewell — for Now
The Tesla chief executive announced that he was “going offline” and that he was “not sure about good of Twitter.”
View ArticleWhat Could Come Between These Two Allies? A $100 Jar of Honey
New Zealand producers, in the face of protests by their Australian counterparts, want to trademark manuka honey, a costly nectar beloved by celebrities.
View Article7 Must-Have Items for Your Next Ultra-Budget Flight
On an ultra-low-cost carrier, there seems to be a price for anything extra. Here’s the gear we suggest you pack to have a comfortable flight.
View ArticleWarren Health Plan Tightens Democrats’ Embrace of Tax Increases
A ‘Medicare for all’ proposal would push the boundaries of taxing corporations and the rich to fund expanded government programs.
View ArticleGary Jones, U.A.W. President, to Take a Leave of Absence
He is taking a leave amid a federal investigation into financial wrongdoing at the union.
View ArticleWe Just Wanted to Talk E.U. Farm Policy. Why Was Someone Always Looking Over...
The European Union conceals data showing where billions in subsidies go. So we needed a workaround.
View ArticleAn Unnamed Source Who Shouldn’t Be Anonymous
Tom Workman’s name doesn’t appear in our report on the tests underpinning a million drunken-driving cases a year. But he was crucial to it.
View ArticleWhy Barbie, a Blimp and a Wienermobile Are Posting on Airbnb
The home-sharing platform has offered several novelty lodging opportunities lately, like a stay in Barbie’s mansion or a night in the Goodyear blimp. They earn headlines, and that’s the point.
View ArticleThis Week in Business: Twitter Cancels Political Ads
What will you do with your extra daylight-saving hour today? I suggest taking a tiny fraction of it to peruse the week’s top stories in business and tech, and then use the rest to enjoy the sunshine...
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