An activist investor is said to be pushing for change at the French conglomerate, which announced a sweeping reorganization of its top ranks this week.

In California, legislators come out as tenants to form a renters’ caucus.

Cirque de Soleil is hoping that it can expand its audience, perhaps with perfume that smells like a trapeze artist or a couch that embodies the spirit of clowning.

Iberdrola, Pharos Energy and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

Lowering inflation to 2 percent without causing a recession and throwing people out of work would be a rare achievement. The markets are acting as if it has already happened.

There’s still time this year to make adjustments, especially with the coming resumption of student loan payments.

Leading A.I. firms, including Microsoft, Google and OpenAI, will agree to voluntary guidelines that may be a first step to wider regulations.

Cirque de Soleil is hoping that it can expand its audience, perhaps with perfume that smells like a trapeze artist or a couch that embodies the spirit of clowning.

The FTC said it is pausing its in-house trial against Microsoft’s $75 billion takeover of game developer Activision Blizzard, another signal that the deal is winning over regulators. 

Record temperatures in the U.S. and Europe offer a preview of the harsh conditions farmers in food-producing regions will likely face as the climate changes.