Corporations

Melissa Jacoby's new book argues that Chapter 11 has become a catch-all for corporations to get out of troubles beyond their debts.

Rising interest rates, a volatile stock market and a strict regulatory environment are just some of the factors that held back corporate dealmaking in 2023. Some of those obstacles could ease in 2024, but they aren't going away.

Both government and corporate bond yields have been climbing. For many companies, though, higher revenue more than covers the cost.

CEOs may not be economic wizards. But they have access to crucial data and make decisions that influence the economy.

A proposed carbon emissions disclosure law in the world's fifth-largest economy could push such requirements into the mainstream.

“Some companies are large enough that they can be the trendsetters,” one health economist tells us.

For some, it's about consumers spending less. For others, it's about other businesses spending less.

Many have been on a borrowing spree through the past two years of low rates.

A lot of companies promised to change their political giving following the insurrection.

GE, Johnson & Johnson and Toshiba plan to divide their operations, saying the units will be more flexible, responsive and targeted.