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Rather than paying attention to ESG factors, investment firms should concentrate on the “highest and best use” of their money. [...]

Asian markets trended down in early trading Friday, following a pullback by the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a continued drop in oil prices. [...]

Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission want more time to work out their dispute over whether the Tesla Inc. chief executive violated a court order restricting his use [...]

Intel Corp.’s new chief executive officer Bob Swan pulled the band-aid off on some of chip giant’s issues this quarter, hoping to solve them in one swoop, and get on [...]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought back about $1.3 billion of its own stock last year, but the billionaire says that figure could wind up totalling as much as $100 [...]

Amazon.com Inc. expects to improve the delivery times for customers who sign up for its Prime subscription program, cutting free deliveries to one day instead of two, an executive said [...]

Amazon.com Inc. doubled its profit in the first three months of 2019, according to a Thursday earnings report, sending shares less than 1% higher in the extended session. [...]

Licensing company Authentic Brands Group LLC has emerged as a leading contender to buy Sports Illustrated from Meredith Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. [...]

Intel Corp. shares dropped in the extended session Thursday after the chip giant’s outlook fell way below Wall Street estimates offsetting an earnings beat. [...]

The Trump administration’s proposal to vastly expand offshore oil and gas drilling has been sidelined indefinitely as the Interior Department grapples with a recent court decision that blocks Arctic drilling, [...]