Citigroup Joins Industry Effort to Lend to People Without Credit Scores

Citigroup is joining a government-sponsored effort to expand access to credit in underserved communities. The bank is launching two pilot programs early next year under the Office of the Comptroller o...

Russia to Keep Nord Stream Pipeline Shut, Citing Mechanical Problems

Russia indefinitely suspended natural gas flows to Europe via a key pipeline hours after the Group of Seven agreed to an oil price cap for Russian crude—two opposing blows exchanged between Moscow and...

Elon Musk and Twitter Set to Face Off at Omnibus Hearing Next Week

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Bed Bath & Beyond Finance Chief Gustavo Arnal Found Dead

By Ginger Adams Otis and Ryan Felton Updated Sept. 4, 2022 7:00 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Bed Bath & Beyond Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal was found dead Friday after falling from...

British Pound Falls to Lowest Level Since 1985 as U.K. Economic Pain Mounts

Updated Sept. 4, 2022 5:41 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The British pound slid to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since 1985, a reflection of the U.K. economy’s dire economic situation...

Europe Girds for Energy Market Turbulence After Russian Gas Cut

Listen to article (2 minutes) Governments in Sweden and Finland offered billions of dollars of guarantees to utilities to prevent a meltdown in energy trading when markets open Monday after Russia shu...

Enough, Bosses Say: This Fall, It Really Is Time to Get Back to the Office*

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Germany Agrees on Gas Relief Package for Businesses, Consumers

BERLIN—Germany unveiled its third energy crisis relief package this year to shield consumers from soaring prices over the winter, a day after Russia indefinitely suspended gas deliveries to Europe’s l...

Russia Signals Opposition to OPEC+ Oil-Production Cut

Russia doesn’t support an oil-production cut at this time, and it is likely OPEC+ will keep its output steady when it meets Monday, people familiar with the matter said, as Moscow maneuvers to thwart ...

Chinese E-Commerce Companies Suffer as Economy Sours

Chinese consumers are cutting back on discretionary purchases and becoming more thrifty as the country’s economic slowdown drags on, impeding the once-inexorable growth of the country’s e-commerce com...

Wells Fargo Fined $22 Million for Alleged Whistleblower Retaliation

Wells Fargo & Co. was fined more than $22 million by the U.S. Labor Department for allegedly firing a senior manager in its commercial banking unit after the employee reported concerns about misco...

IRS Says It Exposed Some Confidential Taxpayer Data on Website

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service inadvertently posted what is normally confidential information involving about 120,000 individuals before discovering the error and removing the data from its w...

Porsche Family to Acquire More Than 25% of the Car Maker as IPO Nears

BERLIN—Volkswagen AG largest shareholder, Porsche Automobil Holding SE said it would acquire 25% plus one additional share of the voting stock in Porsche AG when VW lists the sports-car brand, which c...

The Other Doomsday Scenario Looming Over Markets

By James Mackintosh Sept. 3, 2022 10:00 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Think inflation is the biggest threat to your investments? Perhaps not: One fund manager that successfully navigated the pas...

CVS Is in Advanced Talks to Buy Signify Health for Around $8 Billion

CVS Health is in advanced talks to acquire the home-healthcare company Signify Health for around $8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. CVS appears to have beat out other heavy hitt...

Ford’s U.S. Sales Rose 27% in August on Strong EV Demand

Listen to article (2 minutes) Ford Motor U.S. sales rose 27% in August, rebounding from year-ago production shortages and benefiting from increased demand for electric vehicles. Ford has been posting ...

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor Sued for Alleged Tax Fraud in Washington, D.C.

By Vicky Ge Huang and Richard Rubin Aug. 31, 2022 6:17 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The District of Columbia attorney general sued Michael Saylor, the founder and chairman of software intellige...

Sears Gets Green Light to Wrap Up Bankruptcy Case After 4 Years

A bankruptcy judge signed off on a $180 million settlement of a Sears Holdings Corp. creditor lawsuit against former Chairman Edward S. Lampert and other executives, clearing the final hurdle for the ...

NewAge Says Cost of Internal Probe Contributed to Bankruptcy

NewAge Inc., a publicly traded seller of beverages, supplements and other health and wellness products, said its bankruptcy filing is due in part to the cost of an investigation into a potential viola...

Starbucks Names Laxman Narasimhan New CEO

Starbucks named as its new CEO consumer products executive Laxman Narasimhan, months after former head Howard Schultz temporarily took over to steer the coffee giant through rising costs, a unionizati...

Celebrity Medicare Sales Pitches Are Toned Down After Scrutiny

If it’s football season, you can count on seeing Joe Namath on television, along with William Shatner and Jimmie “J J” Walker. They are the most prominent pitchmen for what has become an annual fall s...

Nvidia Warns of Sales Hit from New U.S. Chip Licensing Requirements For China

Listen to article (2 minutes) Nvidia could lose as much as $400 million in quarterly sales after the U.S. imposed new licensing requirements on shipments of some of its most advanced chips to China, t...

China’s Property Market Has Slid Into Severe Depression, Real-Estate Giant Says

Listen to article (1 minute) One of China’s largest developers said the country’s property market has tumbled into a severe depression, using some of the strongest language yet to describe the yearlon...

3M’s Bankruptcy Setback Deepens Earplug Litigation Troubles

3M Co. had good reason to bet that it could use U.S. bankruptcy laws to shield itself from a mountain of personal-injury lawsuits filed over its allegedly defective military earplugs. But after a bank...

Exxon Escalates Dispute With Russia Over Barred Exit From Giant Oil Project

Exxon Mobil Corp. has notified Russian officials it will sue the federal government unless Moscow allows the company to exit a major oil-and-gas project, according to people familiar with the matter. ...

Inventory Pileup, Uneasy Shoppers Put Retailers in Jeopardy

For retailers, it is a season of discontent. From Walmart Inc. to Nordstrom Inc., retailers have a glut of inventory and are discounting items to clear out space for holiday goods. Many have already l...

Paramount Sues Company Behind McDowell’s Pop-Up, Citing ‘Coming to America’ Infringement

A pop-up restaurant that paid homage to the 1980s classic comedy “Coming to America” now faces a lawsuit from Paramount Pictures over copyright infringement.  JMC Pop Ups LLC created a temporary versi...

Here’s What a $2 Million Retirement Looks Like in America

For many Americans, retirement advice is limited to encouragement to save more or warnings that they haven’t saved enough. But most people get little guidance or give little thought to what to do with...

Ryan Cohen’s Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Sales Highlight Gray Area in Disclosure

WASHINGTON—Investor Ryan Cohen might have run afoul of disclosure guidelines in his surprise sale of Bed Bath & Beyond stock this month, securities lawyers said, but regulatory action against him ...

Europe’s Energy Crisis Threatens Glass Production

BERLIN—European businesses as diverse as car makers, bottle manufacturers and skyscraper builders—not to mention artisanal glassblowers—are preparing for a possible glass shortage if the loss of Russi...

Shorting Zillow Is Your Best Bet in Housing This Year

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