A Ford exec pushing for fewer cars? That’s right. Cities must have less cars on their streets to ease congestion and free up alternative forms of transportation, Ford’s F, +0.66% Europe president will say at a Future of the Car conference Wednesday, the Financial Times reported in a preview of the…

New York Markets After Hours Market Snapshot Winners and Losers Home Industries Computers/Electronics The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: May 9, 2017 5:44 p.m. ET Share Home device to start shipping in June Amazon.com Inc. Amazon's Echo Show features a…

Pandora Media Inc.’s stock see-sawed in after-hours trading Monday after the streaming-music company released a lot of news just minutes before its earnings call with analysts, and most investors focused on the news that KKR is now an investor and Pandora may be getting more serious about selling…

Talent 10x Talent10X: A Chat with Workforce’s Rick Bell on Talent Rick Bell joins Frank Kalman on Talent Economy podcast Talent10X. They discuss SHRM's talent conference, workplace culture issues and more. May 8, 2017 by Frank Kalman In this week’s episode of Talent10x, Frank Kalman welcomes…

Anthony Sullivan, the British pitchman of Oxiclean and, most recently, McDonald’s MCD, +0.36% “ frork ” — a piece of plastic that mops up tomato sauce and guacamole when you stick three McDonald’s French fries into it — started out selling tee-shirts in an English market in Croyd Bay, Devon. Shortly…

On a February evening in 2011, Watson—a supercomputer with artificial intelligence created by International Business Machines Corp.—made history when it beat humans in a game of cognitive intelligence. And these weren’t just any humans. These were longtime “Jeopardy” champions, deemed among the most…

What’s going on with America’s middle class? Some members of America’s middle class are getting richer and moving up in the world. But millions of lower income people are also getting left behind. The share of people in the middle class in the U.S. is less than in any of 11 countries from Western…

Researchers have found the keys to being a successful chief executive — and they have nothing to do with looks or education. The findings are the results of a 10-year study, called the CEO Genome Project , conducted by researchers at Chicago-based consulting firm ghSmart. With assistance from…

Who will have the hot hand when hedge-fund titans take the stage for the 22nd annual Sohn Conference on Monday? The charity event, which sees some of the world’s most high-profile investors take turns explaining their best trading ideas, is often a market mover. This year’s event sees the return of…

By the Numbers By The Numbers: Pet-friendly Workplaces Forget the pet store. Unleash your beast at work. Learn how many employers permit pets at the office and more. May 5, 2017 by Rick Bell Each month Workforce looks at important stats in the human resources sector. Here are the topics we’re…

Want a job at Google GOOGL, -0.47% or Facebook FB, -0.40% Going to a public university could be the best route to a job in Silicon Valley. The University of California, Berkeley, had more graduates than any U.S. college score a job at one of the top 25 companies in Silicon Valley, according to a…

Home General International news Key Words Get email alerts Published: May 4, 2017 5:56 p.m. ET Share Getty A view from Red Square Here’s an allegation of crossborder election meddling that the Kremlin can get behind: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s accusation that Britain’s June election is…

The country’s high school graduation rate continues to climb, but disparities remain when it comes to who has the best shot at donning that cap and gown. Currently, the national high school graduation rate is 83.2%, representing an all-time high, according to an annual report from researchers at…

by Greg Petraetis, COO, Midmarket and Partner Ecosystem for SAP North America Earlier this year, Microsoft President Brad Smith called on nations to adopt a so-called Digital Geneva Convention. While aimed at world governments, I doubt few would argue at the need for some set of international laws…

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Technologies Inc. aimed to buy a startup from an engineer while he was still working on self-driving technology at Google parent Alphabet Inc., court documents revealed Wednesday. The revelation Wednesday is part of a high-profile legal battle between Alphabet Inc. GOOG, +1.16%…

Getty Images Facebook’s marketing research highlighted ‘moments when young people need a confidence boost.’ The largest social network on the planet has gotten into some hot water down under. Facebook FB, -0.05% carried out research on when teenagers feel stressed out, overwhelmed, anxious or…

New York Markets After Hours Market Snapshot Winners and Losers Home General International news Key Words Get email alerts Published: May 2, 2017 5:52 p.m. ET Share Wikimedia Commons/David.Monniaux Garry Kasparov speaks at a conference in Manchester, England. Chess champion and noted Soviet…