Microsoft Executives Told Bill Gates to Stop Emailing a Female Staffer Years Ago

Microsoft executives in 2008 discovered flirtatious emails between Bill Gates and a female employee that they deemed inappropriate, according to people familiar with the matter. They told the co-fo...

Lawmakers Question Whether Amazon Executives Misled Congress

In a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, five members of Congress asked for “exculpatory evidence” to corroborate the sworn testimony offered by several company leaders, including founder Jeff Bezos....

Zillow Says It Can't Buy Any More Homes This Year

The real-estate company said it was experiencing backlogs related to renovating the homes and that it faces constraints for on-the-ground workers....

Apple Unveils Redesigned MacBook Pro, New AirPods

At the October “Unleashed” streamed event, the company revealed its newest high-end laptops and Apple-designed chips, along with a refresh of its standard earbuds....

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Calls for Government Action on Cybersecurity, Innovation

Sundar Pichai said the U.S. government should take a more active role in policing cyberattacks and encouraging innovation with policies and investments....

Auto Supply-Chain Constraints Weighed on September's Industrial Production

Disruptions from Hurricane Ida also contributed to last month’s 1.3% decline....

Foreign Investment Rebounds but Strained Factories Miss Out

Overseas investment around the world surged in the first six months of 2021 as rich economies rebounded strongly, but fresh bets on manufacturing fell despite widespread signs that capacity isn’t u...

China's Economy Slowed Sharply in the Third Quarter

China’s economy grew 4.9% in the third quarter from a year earlier, as power shortages and supply-chain problems added to the impact from Beijing’s efforts to rein in the real estate and technology...

Yellen Says Debt-Limit Deal Will Keep Government Funded Through Dec. 3

The Treasury secretary told Congress that it is imperative to increase or suspend the debt limit....

Warren Doesn't Receive Fed Trading Proposal as Requested

Regional Federal Reserve Banks haven’t presented Sen. Elizabeth Warren with a plan to ban stock trading by senior central bankers as the Democrat from Massachusetts requested last month....