When General Motors Co’s $27 billion EV program went up in flames in August, it also singed EV enthusiasts’ high hopes for a new generation of long-lasting batteries that could take cars farther while keeping costs low. The storied American car company was forced to recall the 140,000 electric Chevy Bolts made since 2017. Turns out that the car’s expensive ...

What is going on at 3M Co? Shares of the maker of Post-it notes, automotive parts and Nexcare bandages have slumped about 25% since Michael Roman was named chief executive officer in March 2018. That ranks 3M among the top-10 worst performing S&P 500 industrial stocks over that period. To put that in perspective, consider that five of the other ...

The US government has worked hard over the past decade to stop Americans from hiding bank accounts offshore to evade taxes. But not hard enough. It has become more difficult to maintain secret accounts, but it’s still happening, as recent examples show. People who have dual citizenship, minimal connections to the US and a willing accomplice at a bank have ...