In the early days of the company, Mr. Trudeau recalled, he would visit the Andrewses to work on his nascent strip, as all the syndicate’s artists did. “I would go and stay with them and help them pretend they had a viable business, which unbeknownst to me was very much in jeopardy,” he said. “I […]

Tim Cook, testifying on Friday in a trial that could undermine Apple’s efforts to fend off growing scrutiny of its power, defended his business from accusations that it hurt app makers while on the hunt to expand its profits. Mr. Cook, who took the witness stand for the first time as Apple’s chief executive, answered […]

“The purchase of Tribune reaffirms our commitment to the newspaper industry and our focus on getting publications to a place where they can operate sustainably over the long term,” Heath Freeman, the president of Alden, said in a statement Friday after the shareholder meeting. Tribune didn’t immediately reply to requests for comment. The vote on […]

The CNN prime-time host Chris Cuomo offered public-relations advice to his brother, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, after a series of sexual harassment allegations threatened the governor’s political career earlier this year, an unusual breach of traditional barriers between lawmakers and journalists. CNN said on Thursday that the conversations were “inappropriate” and that […]

In California, he learned the basics at Zaca Mesa, a leading Santa Barbara winery in the 1970s. There, he also met Mr. Tolmach, who would become his partner at Au Bon Climat. Mr. Clendenen left again in 1980 to work harvests in Australia before another trip to Burgundy in 1981. “I learned that everything else […]

He added that office workers represent “the first wave of a very essential layering of the density of New York City that’s needed to bring this city back.” Today in Business Updated  May 19, 2021, 2:36 p.m. ET Still, people will be returning to a new type of corporate environment. Saks started making changes to […]

Here’s what you need to know: Wall Street and corporate America have finally bought into Bitcoin, just in time for one of the ugly crashes the cryptocurrency regularly experiences. Stocks slumped for a third day as a bust in the world of crypto — until recently considered a side show to actual financial activity — […]

WASHINGTON — An expansive bill that would pour $120 billion into jump-starting scientific innovation by strengthening research into cutting-edge technologies is barreling through the Senate, amid a rising sense of urgency in Congress to bolster the United States’ ability to compete with China. At the heart of the sprawling legislation, known as the Endless Frontier […]

Here’s what you need to know: A Walmart in Mililani, Hawaii. The retailer reported that its operating profit grew about 27 percent to $5.5 billion in the first quarter.Credit…Marie Eriel Hobro for The New York Times Walmart reported a strong first quarter on Tuesday, as its e-commerce business continued to drive sales and customers were […]

Japan’s economy shrank in the first three months of 2021, continuing a swing between growth and contraction as its plodding vaccination campaign threatened to stall its recovery from the pandemic even as other major economies appeared primed for rapid growth. In the year or so since the coronavirus emerged, Japan’s domestic demand has experienced cycles […]