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Shari Redstone's Path to Power

How heiress Shari Redstone overcame a falling out with her father to become the most significant female media owner in America....

Intel CEO Challenge: Pick From Thin Bench, or Look Outside

Brian Krzanich’s resignation this week leaves Intel’s board with a tough choice: Name the next CEO from a small pool of internal candidates, or go outside for the first time in the chip maker’s 50-...

The Second Wave of Luxury Electric Cars

Old guard auto makers are mounting a challenge to Tesla with their own premium electric vehicles....

Big Media Firms Pay CEOs More for Less

Chief executives in the media and telecom industries made twice as much as their peers in the S&P 500 even though the group’s performance came up short....

Police: Operator in Self-Driving Uber Crash Was Streaming 'The Voice'

The test operator of a self-driving Uber car that hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona last March was streaming the TV show “The Voice” on her phone just before the collision, police say....

Trump Threatens 20% Tariff on European Cars

President Trump threatened tariffs on European Union-made cars, citing barriers to American exports and the need for incentives to move production to the U.S. ...

State Sales-Tax Officials Rev Their Engines

Some state tax officials have begun preparing to use the new sales-tax collection power the Supreme Court handed them on Thursday. ...

Eurozone Business Activity Picks Up

Business activity in the eurozone picked up in June for the first month in five—a first sign that the currency area’s economy may be shaking off a sluggish start to the year. ...

A Generation of Americans Is Entering Old Age the Least Prepared in Decades

Low incomes, paltry savings, high debt burdens, broken family structures, failed insurance—the U.S. is upending decades of progress in securing life’s final chapter. According to a Wall Street Jour...

Job Layoff Gauge Falls Heading into the Summer Months

The number of Americans filing applications for new unemployment benefits fell for the fourth straight week in mid-June, signaling continued strength in the labor market....