Corporate governance - Vigil

French luxury goods giant LVMH said it would walk away from its planned $16 billion takeover of U.S. jeweler Tiffany, in the most high-profile example of a deal to face collapse following the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a major overhaul at Netflix Inc., Bela Bajaria has been put in charge of global television and Cindy Holland, an architect of the streaming giant’s original-content strategy, is leaving, the company said Tuesday.

It may be a step on the way to China becoming a financial superpower

Empower Retirement, a unit of Canadian insurer Great-West Lifeco Inc, said on Tuesday it would buy the retirement services business of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company for $4.4 billion.

Rate decision Wednesday will see central bank brush off stronger-than-expected rebound and stick to narrative of a long, bumpy recovery

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many small businesses to finally open online stores—and turned e-commerce software provider Shopify Inc. into one of the biggest winners of the retail shakeout.

Samsung Electronics Co. has signed a $6.65 billion contract with Verizon Communications Inc. for network equipment and services, a major boost to the South Korean firm’s quest to become a key 5G supplier.

Mr. Audet didn’t follow that script in last week’s release. Instead, he spelled out his family’s values. Call it the cult of the purpose-driven corporation.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s landmark shift to a more tolerant stance on inflation will be a drag on the dollar for years and will raise hard questions about the role of central banking, challenging policymakers from Frankfurt to Tokyo.

From Amazon to UPS, Boeing to Tesla, here’s a glimpse at the ways U.S. businesses are navigating these challenging times

Two Canadian online companies that have experienced soaring demand during the pandemic held meetings with investment bankers in the past month to explore initial public offerings.

The Montreal-based bank says the profit amounted to 77 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended July 31 compared with a profit of $47.8 million or $1.05 per share a year earlier.

The Financial Times reported on Friday that the sprawling Japanese conglomerate was the mysterious “Nasdaq whale” that caused a buzz among traders in recent weeks by purchasing billions of dollars worth of call options on prominent tech stocks.

Tiffany said it has filed a lawsuit in Delaware to enforce the agreement

Stakeholderism—granting corporate leaders discretion to give weight to the interest of all stakeholders—should not be expected to deliver its purported benefits to stakeholders. Furthermore, it could well impose substantial costs on shareholders, stakeholders themselves, and society at large, and therefore should be rejected, even by those who are deeply concerned about stakeholders.

Lululemon said its direct-to-consumer business, which includes its online platform, rose 155 per cent in the quarter

Aurora Cannabis Inc on Tuesday named Miguel Martin its chief executive officer, tasking the insider to turn around the troubled pot producer, and said it would book $1.8 billion in charges related to a restructuring.

Apple reached a staggering $2 trillion market valuation in August, despite years of doubt from critics over whether the tech giant could continue to succeed after the death of Steve Jobs. Here’s a look at Apple’s rise to the very top.

As government and private money pour into the global race for a Covid-19 vaccine, drugmakers are under great pressure to keep the shot affordable while also keeping investors happy. WSJ explains what this means for the final price tag of the jabs. Illustration: Crystal Tai

The world’s biggest brewer is considering external candidates to replace Brito, who has been its CEO for 16 years and has overseen a string of mergers that transformed two Brazilian and Belgium drink-makers into a global giant, the FT reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

As Bharat Masrani watches deposits pile up in customer accounts at Toronto-Dominion Bank, he raises a pivotal question: How soon can some of that pent-up spending power be “unleashed” into North American economies?

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s landmark shift to a more tolerant stance on inflation will be a drag on the dollar for years and will raise hard questions about the role of central banking, challenging policymakers from Frankfurt to Tokyo.

The U.S. lacks a key ingredient that helped propel it to economic dominance in the 20th century: productivity gains from higher education. Figuring out why could help influence the economy’s long-term trajectory once it emerges from the coronavirus crisis.

From India to Mexico and Brazil, the world’s biggest developing countries are witnessing some of the steepest economic contractions on record, throwing tens of millions out of work and turning back the clock on gains against poverty.