Business

Activity for stock options is headed for a record in 2023, with an average 44 million contracts changing hands daily. Article Continues.. 

Stock bull markets helped make boomers rich. High bond yields are helping them retire. Article Continues.. 

A solid jobs report doesn’t alter the overall picture of a cooling labor market and falling inflation. Article Continues.. 

A New Zealand startup is turning forestry scraps into graphite for use in lithium-ion batteries. Article Continues.. 

As much as $1.2 billion is at stake in a lawsuit filed against Berkshire Hathaway by the Haslam family company Pilot Corp. Article Continues.. 

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news. Article Continues.. 

The stock index closed higher to post another weekly gain as investors digested slightly hotter-than-expected jobs data and earnings from companies including Lululemon. Article Continues.. 

The VMware acquisition and AI chips help chip maker’s transformation, but Apple still casts a large shadow. Article Continues.. 

Makers of prop money say handling big stacks of fake bills made them better at managing the real thing. Article Continues.. 

The drugmaker is doubling down on cancer and neurology as it seeks to replace falling revenue from its top sellers. Article Continues.. 

The security business makes products including electronic locks for big companies, hotels and hospital chains. Article Continues.. 

As growth slows across the luxury industry, designer labels need discreet places to unload excess inventory Article Continues.. 

India’s moment as a manufacturing hub is here but to truly capitalize on that, it needs labor market reforms. Article Continues.. 

While rate expectations have plunged for next year, further out they are still high. Article Continues..