Category: Industries

September 13, 2019

Apple’s newest iPhones sport faster processors, more cameras, and a lower price in the base models. But don’t count on those features to revive the company’s fortunes in the all-important China market, where customers don’t want to wait for 5G […]

September 10, 2019

It’s hardly surprising that health care is shaping up to be a central issue of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign. Despite several plans floated by Democratic candidates, much of the debate still comes down to one question: Who will get […]

September 9, 2019

Apple Inc. and manufacturing partner Foxconn violated a Chinese labor rule by using too many temporary staff in the world’s largest iPhone factory, the companies confirmed following a report that also alleged harsh working conditions. The claims came from China […]

September 5, 2019

After finishing college, most graduates strike out on their own, looking for a job where they can apply their recently-earned degree. With a very low U.S. unemployment rate and a record-setting streak of 106 consecutive months of job growth, 2019 […]

September 4, 2019

JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to add Chinese government debt to its widely followed indexes, marking the latest stamp of foreign approval for the country’s assets and one that is likely to draw yet more money from abroad. The bank’s […]

August 30, 2019

Oil futures fell Friday, but the U.S. benchmark remains on track for a more-than-3% weekly rise after a large fall in U.S. inventories and some cautious optimism on trade. West Texas Intermediate crude for the October delivery CLV19, -1.32% fell […]

August 28, 2019

Samsung’s effort to change its product strategy for the year has benefitted the smartphone manufacturer and helped it increase its market share globally and in the Middle East and Africa region, amid a fall in overall global sales, industry experts […]

August 27, 2019

Can GE stage a comeback by reviving its fabled collection of industrial businesses that make everything from ultrasound scanners to B-52 engines to turbines for nuclear plants? That’s the pledge from its newly-installed, superstar CEO Larry Culp, who has praised […]

August 26, 2019

This is the chart that WeWork created to convince investors that it will be profitable in the future. It shows that in the early days of a lease, expenses will outrun revenues, leaving the lease running at a loss for […]

August 23, 2019

Oil futures dived Friday morning after China announced it would impose retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion worth of imports from the U.S., including a levy on crude, amplifying concerns about the global economy and demand prospects for crude. West Texas […]