Adidas sells diversity but black employees say the company doesn’t practice it
In the United States, Adidas has built much of its name — and sales — through its association with black superstars. In the 1980s, the...
Boeing, FAA face scrutiny after deadly Lion Air crash
Boeing’s strategy set off a cascading series of engineering, business and regulatory decisions that years later would leave the company facing difficult questions about the...
Cities’ secretive offers for Amazon’s HQ2 are raising concerns for many city leaders
Across the country, the search for HQ2 is shrouded in secrecy. Even civic leaders cannot find out what tax credits and other inducements have been...
Insurer balks at paying for ER visits for certain ailments
Anthem denied thousands of claims last year under its “avoidable ER program,” which reviews claims based on the final diagnosis of patients.
5 more Nike executives are out amid inquiry into harassment allegations
The latest departures may reassure employees seeking signs that Nike is trying to address its workplace problems. But the departures could also raise concerns on...
‘Natural’ label sells, but consumers, lawyers, government wrangle over what it means
A spate of lawsuits and consumer-advocacy efforts shows that one person’s “natural” is another person’s methylisothiazolinone.
Millennials’ growing demand for makeup is the lipstick on retail’s pig
Always camera ready, millennial shoppers are buying and using almost 25 percent more cosmetics than they did just two years ago.
Knotty question for online giant Wayfair: Can it ever make money delivering furniture for free?
Online home-furnishings giant Wayfair will have sales of about $4 billion this year, nearly double what it sold two years ago. But with its free...
Medicare payments surge for in-office vein, artery procedures
Unlike heart procedures, which must be done in a hospital or outpatient facility, the opening of the peripheral arteries and veins of the arms and...