NIO, which had resisted cutting prices until recently, has become a symbol of the challenges automakers face in the world’s largest electric-vehicle market.
Buy now, pay later programs boomed during the pandemic as consumers looked for an accessible alternative to credit cards. But even as their customer bases grow, these companies are struggling to turn a profit.
Bosses argue that starting off the week in person—instead of remotely— creates good energy.
Obesity treatments are currently limited to injections, but pills could expand the market and lower costs.
There has been a flurry of trading tied to continued advances in everything from artificial-intelligence stocks to smaller, economically sensitive companies and regional banks.
They joke that retirement is boring, but some acknowledge a deeper fear of becoming irrelevant if they quit.
The tension between the company and some employees over in-store decorations comes amid contract negotiations with unionized stores.
Gaps in campaign rules allow politicians to spread images and messaging generated by increasingly powerful artificial intelligence technology.
Government aid and the effects of the pandemic are blunting the impact of higher interest rates, for now.
The entertainment mogul is an influential adviser to the Biden re-election campaign, with Harrison Ford and Mick Jagger as role models for the octogenarian president.