US factory activity shrank in October for an eighth straight month, driven by a pullback in production and tepid demand.

Compass Minerals International Inc. will adopt a formal board policy on strategic transactions to end stockholder allegations they misrepresented the quality of its fire retardant in an acquired unit.

Arbitrator Thomas J. Nowel ruled that INEOS Pigments USA, Inc. violated Article 13.4(b) of the CBA when it bypassed the grievant twice in 2023 in distributing overtime, and only compensated him for ...

The US Food and Drug Administration’s lead drug regulator George Tidmarsh resigned two days after being placed on administrative leave over personal conduct concerns, according to the US Department of ...

Permian Basin explorer SM Energy Co. agreed to buy rival Civitas Resources Inc. in an all-stock transaction for about $2.8 billion, the latest move to consolidate the US shale industry.

Coeur Mining Inc. agreed to acquire New Gold Inc.for about $7 billion in an all-stock deal that consolidates two midsize North American gold producers amid rising investor interest in the sector.

Milbank is launching a cross-disciplinary Digital Infrastructure Practice Group to meet the “insatiable” demand for legal ...

A six-month bull run in US stocks is set to continue, with investors gearing up for earnings from Palantir Technologies Inc. and a slate of private economic reports for fresh direction on the path for ...

Zohran Mamdani’s lead heading into the New York mayoral election has withstood a furious push from Republicans, establishment Democrats and a coalition of Wall Street dealmakers, leaving Democrats to ...

Is the city that defines modern capitalism really about to elect a self-described democratic socialist as mayor? If the answer turns out to be yes, as seems likely, then the explanation may lie in New ...

Federal regulators have a hard enough job overseeing banks’ financial risks. They shouldn’t have to safeguard their reputations as well. A proposed rule that would remove the nebulous concept of ...

Larry Friedman says he sees a golden opportunity to go beyond talking and writing about the need for bankruptcy reform by using the Boy Scouts proceedings to expose the inflated fees and shoddy ...