Long hours during the pandemic and lengthy stints of working remotely have left some finance employees feeling miserable, but some junior staffers at Blackstone Group Inc. have a different story to tell.
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Topline American tennis star Serena Williams retired from her first round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday after suffering an injury, ending her quest of tying the record for most-ever Grand Slam tournament wins by a woman through winning this year’s tournament. Key Facts This is only the second time Williams, 39, has retired from a…
The FBI is using a controversial technology traditionally used to locate smartphones as a car tracking surveillance tool that spies on vehicles’ on-board WiFi. Known as a Stingray or a cell-site simulator, the tool masquerades as a cell tower in order to force all devices in a given area to connect into it. Agents can…
ANTITRUST USED to be as American as apple pie. The Boston Tea Party was, in part, a protest against the monopoly of the British East India Company. The word itself stems from the trusts, such as Standard Oil, that lorded it over the American economy in the 19th century. For stretches of the 20th it…
AS LOCKDOWNS LOOMED last year, people scrambled to stock up on home-survival essentials: food, medicine and a Netflix subscription. In the first half of 2020 the streaming giant registered 25m new members globally, twice as many as had signed up in the same period a year earlier. With viewers hunkering down to see out the…
What’s happening? Tough talk on Northern Ireland, and a Brexit-exacerbated trucker shortage adds to “pingdemic” woes.
Biogen Inc. fought back against criticism of the unusual circumstances that led to the U.S. approval of its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, saying in an open letter it has been the subject of “extensive misinformation and misunderstanding.”
Fort Worth, Texas (AP) -- American Airlines eked out a second-quarter profit of $19 million, its first since the pandemic started, thanks to nearly $1.5 billion in federal relief.
Chinese regulators are considering serious, perhaps unprecedented, penalties for Didi Global Inc. after its controversial initial public offering last month, according to people familiar with the matter.
Abbott Laboratories posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit and revenue results, even as demand for its Covid-19 testing products dropped when U.S. virus cases ebbed in the spring.