Business

Even at companies run by prominent women — where it seems that gender diversity has made great strides — why is a female leader hardly ever replaced by another woman?

The Justice Department’s argument is the start of its second attempt to stop the $85.4 billion merger between AT&T and Time Warner.

Corporate boards could authorize companies to purchase $1 trillion of their own stock this year.

The former editor of Cosmopolitan was one of the company’s top executives. But last week Troy Young became the new president of its magazine division.

Airline lounge access and early boarding are more than V.I.P. perks. Companies want their employees relaxed and ready to do business when they land.

The City Council is weighing whether to approve new regulations for Uber and other ride-hail companies. We want to understand how readers view the proposals.

Many foreign internet giants are blocked, leaving some young Chinese to wonder what those services even are — and reinforcing Beijing’s ideological control.

Ms. Nooyi, who has been at the helm of the company for 12 years, is to be replaced in October by Ramon Laguarta.

Some businesses are beginning to steer money toward Democratic lawmakers who could take leadership roles after the midterm elections.

H.F. Lenfest, a Philadelphia philanthropist who made $1 billion in the cable industry and gave most of it away, died on Sunday.