Boeing prioritizing diversity and inclusion over flier safety, Elon Musk says after near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines mishap

Boeing prioritizing diversity and inclusion over flier safety, Elon Musk says after near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines mishap

Elon Musk ripped Boeing over a filing that appeared to show the aeronautical giant two years ago began using diversity, equity and inclusion goals as incentives for executive compensation after previously focusing solely on safety and quality controls. “Do you want to fly in an airplane where they prioritized DEI hiring over your safety? That…

Wolverine World Wide sells Sperry to Authentic Brands Group in shoe retail deal

Wolverine World Wide sells Sperry to Authentic Brands Group in shoe retail deal

Sperry Top-Sider Bill fish Tan and Beige. Mayra Beltran | Houston Chronicle | Getty Images Wolverine World Wide has sold Sperry to brand management firm and Reebok owner Authentic Brands Group, as the footwear retailer looks to focus on better performing assets, the company announced Thursday. Canadian retailer the Aldo Group has been tapped as…

Advice | Work Advice: How a boss can learn to stop worrying and love hybrid work

Advice | Work Advice: How a boss can learn to stop worrying and love hybrid work

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save I’m continuing the discussion of return-to-office policies, this time from a well-meaning leader’s perspective. Reader: Most articles I see paint the boss as evil for pushing for in-office work and dismiss the value of in-office work. I would like to share the perspective of a…

More money is helping the IRS. Republicans still want to cut its budget.

More money is helping the IRS. Republicans still want to cut its budget.

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save President Biden and Democrats in Congress turbocharged the Internal Revenue Service in 2022, handing the tax collector tens of billions of dollars to modernize and train a harder gaze on high-income earners and major corporations. Not even two years later, Republicans in Congress have succeeded…

Chesapeake, Southwestern to Merge as New Gas Behemoth

Chesapeake, Southwestern to Merge as New Gas Behemoth

Updated Jan. 11, 2024 7:14 am ET Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at $7.4 billion that would create one of the largest natural-gas producers in the U.S. The companies on Thursday said the value is based on Chesapeake’s closing price as of Wednesday. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones…

Amazon Misses EU Deadline for Concessions Over iRobot Deal

Amazon Misses EU Deadline for Concessions Over iRobot Deal

Updated Jan. 11, 2024 6:14 am ET Amazon.com missed a Wednesday deadline to offer remedies to the European Union over its $1.7 billion acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot, after the bloc had raised concerns that the deal could stifle competition in the robot vacuum cleaner market. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, made its…