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Women’s apparel retailer The Limited Stores has hired Guggenheim Partners as financial adviser to explore a possible sale, people familiar with the matter said.

One of the U.S. auto industry’s best-known figures has extended an olive branch to President-elect Donald Trump by informing him the car maker won’t move a small amount of production to Mexico, the latest effort by a business leader to thaw tension stemming from the incoming administration’s position on key issues, including global trade.

The two major daily fantasy sports sites have agreed to set aside their bitter rivalry and become one as they face down regulatory and legal challenges to their business.

Chipotle Mexican Grill and William Ackman are nearing a settlement that would give the activist investor a say in the boardroom at the beleaguered burrito chain.

Volkswagen’s plan to cut 30,000 jobs in a restructuring of its VW brand disappointed investors who fear it still won’t close the gap with rivals.

The famed litigator and his law firm stopped doing work for Theranos after disagreeing about how to handle government investigations of the blood-testing company.

A push into as many as 20 smaller cities formed the centerpiece of plans laid out this week by United Continental to reinvigorate the No. 3 U.S. carrier by traffic.

Facebook’s growing clout has spawned a series of prominent controversies—and increased confidence in staring them down.

Flavored extensions of vodka and whiskey brands can attract new customers and spark interest in existing drinkers, but the boom often is short lived, resulting in choppy sales.

Central bankers throughout Asia are digging deep into their policy tool kits to find novel ways to respond to a wave of sharp market movements since Donald Trump’s surprise U.S. presidential election victory.

A routine National Labor Relations Board case moving through federal court took on greater implications with the election of Donald Trump as the first president in modern history who owns a large and well-known business.

Innovation comes from everywhere, and that could include Jakarta, Sao Paulo and Beijing.

Auto brands, including Fiat Chrysler, Ford and Mercedes-Benz, are turning to special-effects tools to help them envision how drivers might use visual information in future dashboard displays.

Bond markets since Donald Trump’s election victory have gone from obsessing over deflation to worrying about inflation. It’s an overreaction, Greg Ip writes.

Taiwan’s government has approved a $1.9 billion relief package for the country’s loss-making container shipping companies to prevent a collapse similar to Korea’s Hanjin.

Two companies, one affordable retail space: Here’s why you should consider co-retailing.

Here are a few things you can offer that will help clients choose you — and not your competitors.

Successfully navigating your unique entrepreneurial journey requires understanding the stages everyone goes through if they succeed.

Emmy-winning entrepreneur Natalie MacNeil’s 10 tips for conquering the world.

Mining giant Rio Tinto said it fired one of its most senior operational executives and its head of legal and regulatory affairs based on the findings from a continuing internal probe into $10.5 million in payments to a consultant who helped acquire mining rights in Guinea.

Facebook has found more discrepancies in how it calculated some measurements related to how consumers interact with content, raising more questions about the metrics that marketers lean on to decide whether to buy ads on the social media network.

No enterprise undertaken in hate will profit you and working for yourself probably won’t be a better job.

Your job starts as soon as your customer calls. Find out what you need to know while you’re on the phone, getting ready for the event and on the job in order to please your customers and earn their repeat business.

Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump promised to end the “war on coal,” but although limiting emissions makes the air cleaner, it comes at a cost.

Other businesses watch to see if the phone giant can push its planned merger with Time Warner through a still-undefined presidency. Cabinet appointments, especially at the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission, will help determine the outcome.

For Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, who seemed to defy gravity as he pursued a vision of challenging Apple, Netflix, Amazon.com and Tesla all at once with his LeEco conglomerate, funding problems may mean a return to Earth.

Here are three things to consider when deciding if you should invest in commercial real estate.

This is how the newest crop of entrepreneurs balances full-time parenting with running a business.

Scott Kirby can be a whiz with airline numbers, and that is just what United Continental shareholders are craving as the carrier prepares for its first investor day in two years on Tuesday.

Shareholders are set to vote Tuesday on a $1.2 billion deal for AMC to acquire Carmike Cinemas. If that is cleared, and combined with AMC’s $650 million purchase of Europe’s Odeon & UCI Cinemas, AMC’s theatrical footprint would expand to about 900 locations, from about 388.

The presidency of Donald Trump is poised to usher in a new era for the U.S. economy that forecasters say could boost economic growth, bring higher interest rates and inflation, and a new set of potential risks including international trade wars.

Here are some pros and cons of each model — decide which works best for you.

Startups fail for a lot of reasons: a lack of money (duh), poor marketing, a pivot gone awry, legal challenges. But another, different reason tops the list year after year.

Moviegoers drained by the drama of the U.S. presidential election sought refuge at the movies over the weekend, where ticket sales were robust. Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” led the North American box office for the second week with $43 million, according to estimates Sunday.

Columnist Christopher Mims says U.S. manufacturing industries have an opportunity to use technology innovations to revolutionize production.

Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to resurrect the ailing U.S. coal industry and put miners back to work. Delivering on that vow could prove nearly impossible.

The push to offer consumers battery-powered electric cars is building even as the market share for these vehicles remain less than 1%, and cheap gasoline makes the marketing job much tougher.

Slack Technologies built up a $3.8 billion valuation by getting millions of office workers to use its group messaging app. Now some of the tech industry’s biggest players want to be part of the conversation.

As the battle for control of the $40 billion media empire spanning Viacom and CBS was escalating over the summer, the grandson of controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone secretly reached out to Viacom’s embattled CEO to begin settlement talks.

Don’t let a lack of funding stop you from getting started follow these steps to start your business today.

The tens of thousands of parts that make up a vehicle often come from multiple producers in different countries and travel back and forth across borders several times. President-elect Trump has vowed to renegotiate the 1994 trade pact.

Federal regulators rejected an effort by the railroad industry to delay a proposed expansion of mandatory drug and alcohol testing, saying that a “crisis” of drug abuse requires immediate action.

Kellee Johnson, founder of The Ballast Group, chats about the importance of surrounding yourself with experts to build your business.

From live events to podcasts to product launches, Porterfield has done it all, and done it well.

Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is a business. Start small and then scale out.

With just two weeks until Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving that kicks off the holiday buying season—executives at the nation’s biggest department stores said Thursday they are seeing signs that consumers are turning their attention from voting to shopping.

Early in the campaign, Trump called himself a “low-interest rates person,” but by the end he was warning that low rates were fueling a bubble, distorting markets and robbing savers, Greg Ip writes.

Forget the secrecy. Instead, focus on running enough competitive analysis to successfully differentiate your product.

Nordic nation is the first to lobby to have a national symbol added to the world’s smartphones, including a sauna and a pair of socks.

Sales at thrift shops are growing every year. Get in on the growth.

If the thought of creating a social media presence for your personal training business has you overwhelmed, don’t be.

Here’s an inside look at the industry as well as the skills needed to run a successful catering business.

Pollsters are rethinking how they operate after a string of astonishing misses around the globe this year. They say a confluence of changes are making their jobs more difficult.

Google fired off its response to a third set of charges issued by the EU’s antitrust regulator—this time rebutting allegations the search giant abuses its dominance with its mobile operating service Android.

If you hire the right people, have the right tools and set a solid plan, running a remote team can be a piece of cake.

News Corp posted a loss in the September quarter amid a challenging print advertising environment for its newspaper unit and foreign currency headwinds.

Software analyst Brian Trautman left the high-pressure corporate world, sold his house and car and took to his sailboat. Eight years later, he’s still on board the Delos, and working just as hard at the helm of a multimedia enterprise.

Don’t get sucked into these businesses that promise big profits for just a small investment.

This self-made billionaire shares her success secrets.

The Commerce Department on Monday launched two new investigations into whether Chinese steelmakers are shipping metal to the U.S. via Vietnam to evade U.S. import tariffs.

The Federal Maritime Commission, the U.S. maritime watchdog, has seen no evidence of price-fixing by the recently formed ocean-shipping alliances and expects more consolidation from the industry during the worst downturn in 30 years, according to the agency’s head.

Lawmakers continued criticizing Mylan over its EpiPen injector, with two leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee calling for the Federal Trade Commission to review whether Mylan engaged in anti-competitive practices.

Nothing is easy but very little is impossible if you work your plan.

European and German officials vowed to follow up and evaluate any findings from California regulators on news reports of possible emissions-cheating software on some Audis.

After years of relative equilibrium, the job market for nurses is heating up in many markets, driving up wages and sign-on bonuses for the nation’s fifth-largest occupation.

Iran plans to sign a preliminary $6 billion deal with Total to help develop an offshore gas field, potentially the first Western energy investment there since international sanctions were lifted this year, an oil-ministry official in Tehran said.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to get a new chairman no matter who wins Tuesday’s presidential election, raising doubts about the agency’s priorities.

CBS has retained banks Moelis and Goldman Sachs to advise the company on a possible merger with Viacom. National Amusements Inc. controls both and has asked the two to examine a possible combination.

Takata Corp., the Japanese automotive supplier of rupture-prone air bags linked to numerous deaths and injuries, is likely to face a reckoning sometime next year over the defective safety devices, said people familiar with the matter.

This company was tired of high prices and little transparency.

Hostess Brands is expected to start trading as a public company on Monday, serving as the first widespread test of investor appetite for the snack brands since they were bought out of liquidation almost four years ago.

If your product or service falls short of great, your company won’t last long.

A failure to clear a major Pacific trade agreement through Congress in coming weeks could realign the commerce of the world’s three biggest economies, with China muscling in on U.S. companies’ exports to Japan, the White House said.

Sam Cinquegrani, CEO and founder of ObjectWave, says you must define goals to achieve what you want in life.

Swiss watch giant Richemont is taking an unusual approach as it navigates a downturn in the luxury market: It is eliminating the post of chief executive.

It’s not the mistake that matters, but how you bounce back.

China’s Dalian Wanda Group is acquiring Dick Clark Productions for about $1 billion, the company announced Thursday, marking the Chinese conglomerate’s first foray into television production.

Discover the who, what and why of the various employees you need to staff your restaurant.

U.S. officials announced a recall affecting 2.8 million Samsung Electronics washing machines, in another blow to the company’s reputation.

Using your personal account for business and personal expenses can be messy.

The proposed merger of Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp. has received an endorsement from an influential shareholder proxy service, an important show of confidence for entrepreneur Elon Musk’s plan ahead of a Nov. 17 vote.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., Israel’s biggest shipping company, is exploring a sale of its global container network, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Ten of the world’s biggest oil companies plan to invest an average of $100 million annually over the next 10 years in low-carbon technologies, the companies said.

Easy credit and fiscal stimulus are inflating prices and volatility across Chinese financial markets. Some Chinese leaders worry the investing binge has gone too far, producing hazardous economic side effects.

Customers screamed at them when they started, but they kept buying.

AT&T’s practice of exempting its streaming video services from data usage caps is rankling competitors and shaping up as a big issue for regulators weighing the company’s proposed $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner.

Repeat after us: It’ll be ok.

Don’t prove too much, too soon.

There’s a right way to make a change.

A Silicon Valley darling moved too fast.

Shoppers who missed out on $97 Beats headphones, a $99 Nikon camera and other Black Friday deals last year needn’t worry. Chances are those same items will be on sale again this year—for the same price.

Fed officials are likely to leave short-term interest rates unchanged when they meet Tuesday and Wednesday, just a week before the election, and indicate they remain on track to raise them in December.

U.S. Steel Corp. lowered its full-year guidance as it continues to recover from unplanned outages in the third quarter and invest in additional maintenance spending. The company posted a third-quarter profit.

Valeant is in advanced talks to sell a big stomach-drug business to Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical for about $10 billion, a move that could ease pressure on Valeant over its hefty debt load.

It takes time, but it’s possible.

Entrepreneurs look back on the blooper they thought would kill their company.

A German political and business delegation has landed in Beijing just hours after a German embassy official was summoned to discuss Berlin’s decision to halt the takeover of a German chip maker by a Chinese fund on security grounds.

If you’re thinking about starting your own personal training business, know the characteristics, responsibilities and certifications of a successful personal trainer.

Sometimes one of the most difficult tasks of freelancing is getting clients to pay. Here’s how to avoid any issues.

AT&T boss Randall Stephenson’s deal for Time Warner will put him in charge of businesses in which he has little experience. But he’s familiar with stepping out of his comfort zone.

Big trucking companies have spent the second half of the year shrinking their fleets in hopes of changing an imbalance between the supply of rigs on the road and tepid shipping demand.

You might be doing this wrong.

A high-profile Silicon Valley startup nixed its plan to market an aftermarket kit that could be installed in some cars to take over driving, after U.S. regulators began asking questions about the product.

He’s creating the guides he’d always wanted.

The Saudi Arabian Oil Co. has confirmed that it has evidence of corruption involving one its employees and Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA involving the purchase of three aircraft from the company.

Elon Musk said his goal is to make solar roofs that look better than an ordinary roof, generate power and last longer, all at an installed cost that is less than a normal roof plus the cost of electricity.

Stop trading your time for money, and start trading value for money.

Amazon.com Inc.’s shipping costs are likely to spiral higher in the fourth quarter because of the combination of more expensive fast shipping and greater holiday-related volumes.

There are no shortcuts to building a solid network of engaged investors.

Hyundai Merchant Marine and four other shipping groups submitted preliminary bids for the assets of Hanjin Shipping’s Asia-U.S. route, as Hanjin is broken up as part of a restructuring plan.

Exxon Mobil said that it may be forced to recognize that billions of barrels of its reserves are no longer profitable to produce. The disclosure came as the oil producer reported a 38% decline in quarterly profit.

The backlash against the high and rising cost of medicines may be cracking the foundation of the convoluted U.S. drug-pricing system, hitting the bottom lines of manufacturers and industry middlemen that have benefited from increases.

Merger discussions between General Electric Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. are advancing and could result in a transaction as early as next week, people familiar with the matter said.

The offering for ZTO Express, which delivers parcels for e-commerce giants like Alibaba and JD.com, is the largest IPO in the U.S. this year.

Apple is delaying the shipment of its AirPod wireless headphones, saying it needs more time to deliver the product to consumers. The $159 headphones had been expected to ship by the end of October.

Fox News star Megyn Kelly has changed agents and publicity teams since last year. Now the question is if she will change TV networks. The host of “The Kelly File” is in active talks over her contract, seeking an average annual salary north of $20 million.

A boss tells people what to do. A leader inspires them to do it.

Get the skinny on the equipment you’re going to need to run your restaurant properly.

Oil and gas companies are cutting their exploration budgets and shifting away from expensive, high-risk exploration. World-wide, oil-exploration spending last year was the lowest since 2007.

She went from desperate to dominating her industry in less than three years.

Don’t let the legal obstacles deter you from building the next big cannabis company. Because the opportunities vastly outstrip the risks.

Find out how this entrepreneur started, runs and self-funds her e-business, all while (still!) working a full-time job

Swedish car maker Volvo Car Corp. on Thursday upgraded its full-year profit guidance, buoyed by strong third-quarter sales of its SUVs in China and the U.S., and said that it expects record sales in 2016.

The host of the CNBC show, who owns two small businesses, shared his top tips Saturday during the American Made Summit.

Both women had careers as actors, but they were inspired to start businesses based on personal needs.

Some policy experts say Hillary Clinton’s free-state-college plan would deliver hundreds of billions of additional dollars to schools without a clear strategy to ensure they spend it wisely and keep costs in check.

The Panama Canal Authority’s chief executive is concerned about anti-trade rhetoric taking center stage in the U.S. election campaign, but believes American consumers will step up their shopping after the result.

Federal investigators have launched a probe into whether U.S. companies linked to a Chinese billionaire illegally avoided punitive import tariffs on Chinese aluminum.

Five authors share their strategies for time-management, promotion and writing.

British American Tobacco’s offer for full control of Reynolds American, if accepted, could give the London-based giant a chance to catch up in the technological race over alternatives to cigarettes.

The U.S. economy is inching along, productivity is flagging and millions of Americans appear locked out of the labor market. One key factor intertwined with this loss of dynamism: The U.S. is creating startup businesses at historically low rates.

Rockwell Collins agreed to pay $6.4 billion to buy B/E Aerospace in a deal that would unite two of the global aerospace industry’s biggest suppliers.

Venture capitalists are always chasing the next big thing. Lately, they are struggling to figure out what that might be, spreading their bets across technologies for which the path to profit is unclear.

Columnist Christopher Mims saw some curious results when he banned tablets in his house on weekdays. And new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics are backing up his experiment.

Since 2000, small businesses have been on the rise. But the space still has some catching up to do.

AT&T’s blockbuster $85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner promises to reshape the media landscape—if the companies can navigate a series of obstacles, including possible opposition from U.S. antitrust authorities and objections by lawmakers and media and telecom rivals.

Columbus, Ohio, is the fastest-growing city in the country for startup activity.

The company’s decision to close all of its 10 business operations in Europe is the latest sign that it is heading toward liquidation.

Nothing is better than meaningful success, and nothing is worse than regret.

‘Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween,’ the director’s latest turn in his Madea wig, fared the best of the three sequels that led the box office over the weekend, with a $27.6 million debut at No. 1.

Self-pity is a huge waste of time. Learn from every experience.

On the verge of challenging Apple’s global dominance in mobile phones, the South Korean company made a rushed decision, based on incomplete evidence, that would later force it to kill the model.

An incident involving U.S. promoter AEG, rock band Bon Jovi and the Dalai Lama illustrates the difficulties and quirks that Western entertainment companies contend with in China.