Wal-Mart Raises Wages, and Bitcoin Plunges on S. Korean Ban Talks

Wal-Mart announced it would raise its starting wage to $11 an hour, thanks to the newly passed tax reform. The company will also expand maternity and paternal leave benefits and give some employees a $1,000 one-time bonus. And South Korean regulators say they may ban trading in Bitcoin, sending the price of cryptocurrencies plunging. Officials raiding exchanges in the country over tax evasion. Plus we spoke to one of the original designers of the iPhone to get his thoughts on what Apple can do to stave off smartphone addiction. And Hyundai makes an investment in Singapore's Grab to get into the southeast Asian ride-hailing market

More In Business

Walgreens Agrees to $10 Billion Private Equity Takeover

Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners.

Big Business This Week: Those On-Again, Off-Again Tariffs!

No one's happy about anything this week, it seems, not even lumberjacks, Gen Z music fans, and Goldman Sachs VPs.

You may want to jump off Wall Street’s wild ride, but markets do this

Much like all the upheaval shaking the world, the huge swings rocking Wall Street may feel far from normal. But, for investing at least, this is normal.

Trump Grants One-Month Exemption for US Automakers from New Tariffs

President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers.

Big Business This Week: Fear, Greed, and Eggs

Who's being chicken about eggs? Plus, cable's last(?) stand, quantum competition, and crypto crime.

Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines

Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations.

IRS Layoffs Could Hurt Revenue Collection and Aid Tax Dodgers

Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after tax dodgers.

Big Business This Week: Guess Who’s Back? Inflation!

President Trump said so! Plus, delivery app duels, Southwest's executive nosedive, and the truth behind Truth Social.

How Dream Exchange Is Serving Underserved and Minority Markets

Joe Cecela, Dream Exchange CEO, explains how they are aiming to form the first minority-controlled company to operate an exchange in U.S. history. Watch!

All Survive As Delta Jet Flips Upside Down on a Snowy Toronto Runway

A Delta Air Lines plane has flipped upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and ended up on its roof, injuring 18 people.

Load More