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Mondelez’s takeover of Hershey would rank as top deal of 2024

December 10, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.

Snack-food giant Mondelez International Inc.’s potential takeover of chocolate maker Hershey Co. would rank as the year’s top M&A deal. Chicago-based Mondelez, the maker of Oreo, Ritz, Wheat Thins, Cadbury...

Workers build R1T trucks Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Rivian misstep triggered parts shortage hobbling its EV output

October 7, 2024 at 7:20 p.m.

The ongoing shortage has already hobbled production of its R1 pickup and SUV models as well as the delivery van Rivian makes for Amazon.com Inc.

Microsoft investigating access issues with Azure and 365 services

September 12, 2024 at 9:56 a.m.

Microsoft Corp. is investigating a possible outage, saying users may be unable to access its services from AT&T Inc. networks.

Kroger Co. sold $10.5 billion of notes to help fund its acquisition of fellow grocer Albertsons Cos. in one of the biggest corporate bond deals of the year.

Kroger sells $10.5 billion of bonds to fund Albertsons buy

August 22, 2024 at 12:52 p.m.

The sale was one of the biggest corporate bond deals of the year.

Pandemic shifted US jobs out of big cities into smaller metros

August 8, 2024 at 3:16 p.m.

Job listings in large central metro areas now account for about 38% of total listings nationwide, down from 46% prepandemic.

A clinic staffer prepares for a patient at an examination room.

A year after the end of Roe v. Wade, getting an abortion is now much more expensive

June 26, 2023 at 8:26 a.m.

While the long-term consequences of the end of Roe v. Wade could take years to tally, one outcome is already clear: a year after the Supreme Court ended the constitutional...

Men are returning to offices faster than women, new data show

June 23, 2023 at 7:52 a.m.

Men are giving up remote work and returning to offices in the U.S. faster than women, according to new government data. The share of men who worked at least partly at home...

Fans dressed as Taylor Swift in different eras in the parking lot at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., May 26, 2023.

Taylor Swift fans have to barter, borrow and plead to get into her shows

May 29, 2023 at 7:18 a.m.

For Taylor Swift fans, 52 concerts in massive football stadiums were never going to be enough to satisfy their pent-up demand to watch the superstar perform live for the first...

More Americans struggling with their finances, Fed survey shows

May 25, 2023 at 2:20 p.m.

Increasing numbers of Americans say they are struggling with their finances, according to a new Federal Reserve report revealing the toll that inflation has taken on U.S. households over the...

A CTA passenger descends a stairwell at the Adams Street stop Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Commuters ditched public transit for work from home. Now there’s a crisis.

May 21, 2023 at 6:58 a.m.

The post-pandemic reality for America's public transportation is bleak. Work from home has solidly set in, leaving transit agencies that rely on fare-box revenue facing a fiscal cliff. As pandemic...

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