There were no signs of a rebound in Best Buy Co’s latest financial results. While the company is painting a hopeful picture for the longer term, prospects for the core retail business and new at-home services remain lackluster. Investors could be forgiven for wondering whether some problems are too hard to fix. The consumer-electronics retailer reported weaker-than-expected revenue for the ...

  For nearly two years, pandemic-weary Americans have been pleading for one thing: We want our lives back. And in many ways, we now have our lives back — just not our work lives. Too many employees are still working from home. It’s reached the point where employers need to prioritise returning to the office, an argument President Joe Biden ...

  When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, cryptocurrency fans appeared to be trapped in a decadent fantasy. A batch of CryptoPunk NFTs (blockchain collectibles) had just been yanked from auction at Sotheby’s amid fading enthusiasm and a broader market sell-off. The seller tweeted Drake memes to laugh off the cancelled event, but considering the glitzy marketing campaign, it was ...