China was supposed to be crucial to Apple Inc.’s future. A tech-savvy audience, impressive mobile infrastructure and growing wealth had executives and investors believing the world’s most populous country would drive growth. So far, the data indicate otherwise. The Greater China region — which comprises China, Hong Kong and Taiwan — just posted yet another period of underperformance, contributing little ...

You can’t turn a supertanker quickly, as the old saying goes. Bailing out, on the other hand, takes no time at all. The last week’s double dose of weak Big Oil earnings from Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. followed hard on the heels of Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s debacle on January 30. Shares of both companies were down about ...

Airlines are perpetually on the alert against crashes. That doesn’t mean the coronavirus epidemic will lead to any corporate disasters. The outbreak that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan could push some airlines in Asia to the wall, according to Alan Joyce, chief executive officer of Australia’s biggest carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. “A lot of airlines may not be ...