Wall Street Journal

Conagra Profit Grows Despite Lower Sales

Conagra Profit Grows Despite Lower Sales

The food manufacturer, which owns Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn and Slim Jim meat sticks, said fiscal first-quarter prof...

6 days ago
General Mills Names Dana McNabb to Succeed Jeff Harmening as CEO

General Mills Names Dana McNabb to Succeed Jeff Harmening as CEO

General Mills has named its chief operating officer, Dana McNabb, to succeed Jeff Harmening at the helm of the cereal an...

6 days ago
The Morning Risk Report: Trump Defends Light-Touch AI Strategy After Industry Sounds Alarms

The Morning Risk Report: Trump Defends Light-Touch AI Strategy After Industry Sounds Alarms

Plus: English soccer giant Manchester City found guilty of sweeping financial breaches, and OpenAI scraps release of new...

6 days ago
Hormel Foods to Buy Brakebush Brothers for About $1.06 Billion

Hormel Foods to Buy Brakebush Brothers for About $1.06 Billion

The parent of Spam lunch meat and Skippy peanut butter expects the Brakebush acquisition will expand its position in val...

6 days ago
Porsche SE Says German Court Has Dismissed $6.1 Billion Lawsuit Brought by Investors

Porsche SE Says German Court Has Dismissed $6.1 Billion Lawsuit Brought by Investors

The court dismissed appeals from hedge funds seeking damages from the company’s failed takeover bid for Volkswagen in 20...

6 days ago
Amex Adds AI, Expense Tracking to Corporate Card to Counter Fintech Rivals

Amex Adds AI, Expense Tracking to Corporate Card to Counter Fintech Rivals

American Express has rolled out an expense-management platform with AI features alongside its new corporate card, as the...

6 days ago
IPO Chill Effect in the Air? Plus, Carnival Logs Higher Profit

IPO Chill Effect in the Air? Plus, Carnival Logs Higher Profit

Also, NY Fed President Williams hints that the next rate hike can wait....

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Cal-Maine Swings to a Loss as Lower Egg Prices Hurt Sales

Cal-Maine Swings to a Loss as Lower Egg Prices Hurt Sales

The egg producer posted a loss of $58.6 million in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a profit of $199.3 million a ...

6 days ago
Chilly Markets and AI Safety Debates Derail Wall Street’s Blockbuster IPO Season

Chilly Markets and AI Safety Debates Derail Wall Street’s Blockbuster IPO Season

Plus, the U.S. military exits Iraq, and our latest poll shows Americans want populist policies that defy traditional pol...

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China Has the Power to Bail Out the Diesel Market. Will It Use It?

China Has the Power to Bail Out the Diesel Market. Will It Use It?

Chinese oil refineries are only using 75% of their capacity at the moment....

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Oil Prices Slip Further as Gulf Exports Recover

Oil Prices Slip Further as Gulf Exports Recover

Oil exports have likely recovered to 23.3 million barrels a day in the week through Sept. 29, roughly in line with their...

6 days ago
Greggs Plans to Close Four Manufacturing Sites, With 740 Jobs at Risk

Greggs Plans to Close Four Manufacturing Sites, With 740 Jobs at Risk

The U.K. bakery chain said the proposal to consolidate its in-house manufacturing activities was the result of a review ...

6 days ago
Navy Chooses Boeing to Build Next-Generation Jet Fighter

Navy Chooses Boeing to Build Next-Generation Jet Fighter

The more than $20 billion award for F/A-XX adds to string of wins for company’s defense business....

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Ellison Picks HBO Content Chief to Run Paramount-Warner Streaming Business

Ellison Picks HBO Content Chief to Run Paramount-Warner Streaming Business

Paramount streaming head Cindy Holland is leaving the company, making way for HBO’s Casey Bloys....

6 days ago
Why Kroger Is Trying to Be More Like Walmart

Why Kroger Is Trying to Be More Like Walmart

A hard-charging former Walmart executive who now helms Kroger has brought its emphasis on everyday low prices to his tur...

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He Was Rejected by Goldman Out of College. Now He’s Poised to Run the Bank.

He Was Rejected by Goldman Out of College. Now He’s Poised to Run the Bank.

John Waldron has said he didn’t do well on the firm’s financial modeling test when he applied for a job decades ago....

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Opinion | Justice Alito’s Climate Case Recusal

Opinion | Justice Alito’s Climate Case Recusal

The Court hasn’t said why, but Suncor v. Boulder County now could split 4-4....

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Opinion | Woke 2 Still Looks Pretty Crazy, AOC

Opinion | Woke 2 Still Looks Pretty Crazy, AOC

A fake Palestinian and an AI-generated black woman walk into a lesbian bar . . ....

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Opinion | How the U.S. Can Strengthen Its Diesel Supply

Opinion | How the U.S. Can Strengthen Its Diesel Supply

America’s biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel producers are responding as asked....

1 week ago
Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads

Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads

White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may v...

1 week ago
Carnival Logs Higher Profit, Revenue on Accelerating Demand

Carnival Logs Higher Profit, Revenue on Accelerating Demand

The cruise line posted net income of $1.92 billion, or $1.40 a share, in the third quarter, up from $1.85 billion, or $1...

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Piper Sandler Holds Talks to Buy Perella Weinberg

Piper Sandler Holds Talks to Buy Perella Weinberg

The deal would join the two Wall Street advisory firms....

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AT&T, Corning Enter $3 Billion Deal for Fiber

AT&T, Corning Enter $3 Billion Deal for Fiber

AT&T signed a $3 billion deal with Corning, which will supply the mobile carrier with the fiber and cable needed to ...

1 week ago
Nike Overhauls Its China Strategy to Halt Discounting and Rebuild Premium Cachet

Nike Overhauls Its China Strategy to Halt Discounting and Rebuild Premium Cachet

Plus, Meta expands beyond its core ad business with a push into AI services for enterprise customers....

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Alaska Air Upgrades Lounges and Cabins in Battle for High-Paying Travelers

Alaska Air Upgrades Lounges and Cabins in Battle for High-Paying Travelers

The airline’s moves to boost its international business class and premium economy seating are designed to challenge larg...

1 week ago
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Eutelsat, Nvidia, YMTC and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom....

1 week ago
Mesabi Metallics Plans to Build $15 Billion Steel Mill in Iowa

Mesabi Metallics Plans to Build $15 Billion Steel Mill in Iowa

Plus, the Trump administration is rolling back Biden-era fuel-efficiency rules, and Saudi Arabia restarts the East-West ...

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CarMax Posts Higher Profit as Vehicle Sales Rise

CarMax Posts Higher Profit as Vehicle Sales Rise

CarMax logged higher profit and sales in the latest quarter, as the used-care retailer sold more vehicles at higher pric...

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Oura Postpones IPO Over Market Uncertainty

Oura Postpones IPO Over Market Uncertainty

The smart-ring maker said it was delaying its listing despite strong demand....

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Etsy Aims to Get More Personal and Boost Business With AI

Etsy Aims to Get More Personal and Boost Business With AI

The online marketplace is using detailed shopper profiles to know its customers better....

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OpenAI Halts New Model Over Safety Worries

OpenAI Halts New Model Over Safety Worries

Plus, Middle East oil exports rebound and Goldman’s board discusses a plan to name its next CEO....

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Car Dealers Are Desperate for New Models but There’s an Industrywide Drought

Car Dealers Are Desperate for New Models but There’s an Industrywide Drought

Fewer new models are hitting the market than at any time in recent history—a direct hangover from the industry’s massive...

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Shell to Double Production Capacity at LNG Canada

Shell to Double Production Capacity at LNG Canada

The British energy major said it would build two additional liquefaction plants to double production capacity to 28 mill...

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Legrand Shares Rise After Data-Center Boom Prompts Guidance Upgrade

Legrand Shares Rise After Data-Center Boom Prompts Guidance Upgrade

Legrand shares climbed after the French supplier of electrical equipment raised its 2030 targets as it laid out plans to...

1 week ago
Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-Iran Talks Remain Uncertain

Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-Iran Talks Remain Uncertain

Oil prices rose Tuesday as investors assessed uncertainty around U.S.-Iran ceasefire efforts against recovering Middle E...

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Hapag-Lloyd Raises Guidance Again on Strong Demand, Freight Rates

Hapag-Lloyd Raises Guidance Again on Strong Demand, Freight Rates

It cautioned, however, that freight rates are volatile and that the outlook is subject to a high degree of uncertainty g...

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Shein’s Earnings Disappoint, Sending Stock Lower

Shein’s Earnings Disappoint, Sending Stock Lower

The fast-fashion retailer’s rocky start as a publicly listed continued as its first earnings since listing disappointed,...

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RFK Jr.’s Push to Revamp American Food Runs Into White House Resistance

RFK Jr.’s Push to Revamp American Food Runs Into White House Resistance

Concerns about whether Kennedy’s ideas on food are even feasible have prompted clashes within the administration, castin...

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