Biz/Tech

At a McDonald’s drive-thru in a Chicago suburb, customers may notice something different about the voice that takes their orders for Big Macs…

The oil market is starting the Biden era with a bang. And that means Covid-weary Americans returning to the roads this spring and summer will be…

For Kamille Elizabeth, delivering Amazon packages in Wilmington, Delaware feels carefree and comfortable. She has deliveries to make and rules to…

Foxconn, the Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing company best known for assembling the Apple iPhone, is working on an agreement with the…

ViacomCBS has been heavily advertising Paramount+, its new streaming service, with an ad campaign that has some of its biggest stars — everyone…

Global stocks tumbled Friday as a sharp bond selloff encouraged investors to dump riskier assets. Asian markets followed US stocks lower.…

Beyond Meat has inked two new major new deals, with McDonald’s and Yum Brands, that will bring new plant-based items to fast food menus. The…

Americans may be itching to travel again now that more people are getting vaccinated for Covid-19 — and there are several stocks poised to benefit…

German footwear brand Birkenstock is selling a majority stake to L Catterton, a private equity firm backed by Bernard Arnault’s LVMH. The…

Netflix has made progress adding diverse content created by and starring women, Black and Asian people on its platform in recent years, but the…

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved final rules for a new broadband subsidy program that could help struggling families pay…

Hasbro is dropping the honorific “mister” from the “Mr. Potato Head” brand, renaming the shapeshifting plastic spud to the…

Every Friday, groggy Marvel fans either wake up early or stay up late to follow along with the weekly adventures of streaming’s favorite…

India’s economy is out of recession but still a long way from returning to rates of growth seen before the pandemic. Asia’s third biggest…

A burst of anxiety is ricocheting across financial markets as Wall Street sets expectations for the next phase of the pandemic, which could take hold…

The United Kingdom should introduce special visas and overhaul its stock market rules to allow entrepreneurs to keep control of their companies if it…

AT&T on Thursday sold a minority stake in its video business to private equity firm TPG. The deal values DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-Verse at…

Airbnb and DoorDash went public the same week in early December and were both met with strong demand from investors. But in their first earnings…