Michael Abramowitz, a former Washington Post journalist who is currently the president of the nonprofit Freedom House, is expected to start in the role this summer.Michael Abramowitz will be the next director of the federally funded broadcaster Voice of Americ... More »
Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut.For months, the shelves of Carrefour, France’s biggest supermarket chain, have been dotted with bright orange signs placed in fron... More »
The decision by a Massachusetts solar company to abandon plans to build a $1.4 billion U.S. factory highlights the risks amid a flood of Chinese clean energy exports.Less than a year ago, CubicPV, which manufactures components for solar panels, announced that ... More »
From cars to solar panels to furniture, China is using lavish bank lending and enormous investments in robotics to cement its global leadership in manufacturing.China’s car shipments to foreign markets have quintupled in the past four years. Its solar panels d... More »
A rally at the start of the year has given way to worries about economics and geopolitics on Wall Street.Stocks are on course for their longest losing streak in many months, as geopolitical turmoil rattles Wall Street and investors slash their bets on the Fede... More »
The I.R.S. estimates that 940,000 people who didn’t file their returns for that year are due back money. The deadline for filing to get it is May 17.Who wouldn’t grab an income tax refund if they had one coming?About 940,000 people, it turns out — because they... More »
Euphoria has been replaced by a much more somber mood, changing the value calculations in a host of markets, our columnist says.The markets are mercurial but their tone has thoroughly changed — from the sky-is-the-limit bullishness that dominated only a month ... More »
The chief executive’s 2023 pay package rose 26 percent from the year before, while the company’s losses totaled $3 billion.David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, received $49.7 million in compensation last year, a 26 percent increase from... More »
If workers at a plant in Tennessee agree to unionize, it would reflect the growing power of groups like the U.A.W. at a crucial political moment.A vote to unionize a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee would reflect the resurging might of organized labor in the U.S.... More »
The 136-year-old company’s products have been staples in American Jewish households for generations. After a major rebranding, the matzo ball soup comes with merch.Something wasn’t quite right about the chicken soup.The team at Manischewitz had gathered in the... More »
Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo have been buddies since college, a situation that those who study the workplace say can foster success.Researchers who study social networks in workplaces have found that having friends at work can make employees m... More »
Over the course of a career, the high fees and a lower-quality menu of investment options found in some plans can shrink your balance significantly.Chris Gentry is meticulous about his craft — he’s a professional woodworker at a small company in Brooklyn, N.Y.... More »