Two of The Wall Street Journal’s top editors will leave the publication, its new editor in chief, Emma Tucker, said on Thursday. In an email to the staff, Ms. Tucker said that Neal Lipschutz and Jason Anders, both deputy editors in chief, would depart “after many years of distinguished service.” “A new deputy editor will be announced in due course,” […]

Is Icahn on the cusp of a big win? One of the biggest fights in corporate America is coming to a head on Thursday: Shareholders in Illumina, the gene-sequencing giant, are set to vote on whether to back the company’s incumbent directors or candidates nominated by the billionaire Carl Icahn. A board fight involving one of Wall Street’s top activist […]

The rows of towering buildings crowding the banks of the Gan River are a testament to the real estate boom that transformed Nanchang in eastern China from a gritty manufacturing hub to a modern urban center. Now those skyscrapers are evidence of something very different: China’s real estate market in crisis, reeling after years of overbuilding. As China’s economy prospered […]

Semafor, the digital-media start-up, has raised $19 million from investors including the Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, replacing the money it had received from the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried. The money from Mr. Bankman-Fried, roughly $10 million, will be placed in an account separate from Semafor’s other funding and returned to his creditors at the direction of the authorities, said […]

Not much time may be left for Boston Market fans who want to get a fix of chicken carver sandwiches, rotisserie ribs or mashed potatoes at the once-popular fast-casual chain that has been based in Golden for nearly three decades. Boston Market is down to three locations in Colorado — Westminster, Aurora and Colorado Springs — and its owner, Engage […]

When Congress held a series of hearings on jobs and technological advancement in October 1955, the head of a railroad worker organization took the stand to express his fears about automation. “There is uneasiness among our workers as they assess the advance of the new technology,” said W.P. Kennedy, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. “Will it bring increasing […]

For decades, a group of the world’s biggest oil producers has held huge sway over the American economy and the popularity of U.S. presidents through its control of the global oil supply, with decisions by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries determining what U.S. consumers pay at the pump. As the world shifts to cleaner sources of energy, control […]

I slide into a cushy leather chair in this bustling shop next to a small flooring business. The hum of clippers echoes throughout the room. Jay Organez swoops a crisp cape across my shoulders and grabs a pick, combing it through my hair as I describe my go-to cut: a little off the top with a shadow fade on the […]

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said on Friday that inflation continues to be “far above” the central bank’s target but said policymakers “haven’t made any decisions” about whether to raise rates at their next meeting in June. The comments, made at the Fed’s annual Thomas Laubach Research Conference, came as businesses and investors around the world are trying […]

Interest rates on new federal student loans are expected to exceed 5 percent for the first time in five years, adding to the pressure on families already struggling to pay for college. Rates for undergraduate student loans for the coming academic year are expected to rise to nearly 5.50 percent, from 4.99 percent. Just three years ago, rates were below […]