The aerospace industry better be ready for Boeing Co. to become even more of a behemoth. The plane maker has reportedly held preliminary talks about acquiring Woodward Inc., a $5 billion maker of cockpit controls and fuel-metering units. No deal is imminent, and truth be told, Woodward is a weird choice (more on that later). But the fact that Boeing ...

Uber is trying to defeat the gender pay gap by relying on an algorithm that has no idea whether drivers are men or women. But is it working? A recent paper studying more than a million drivers reached a conclusion: not so much. Men earn about 7 percent more than women do, as it turns out. This could be taken ...

Bloomberg Asian stocks rose amid signs markets are beginning to stabilize after the biggest weekly rout in two years. Japanese equities pared gains as the yen advanced. Shares in Hong Kong and China led the rally in Asia after the S&P 500 Index posted its biggest two-day advance in 18 months. Japan’s equities retreated from the day’s highs after traders ...