Glassmakers are betting the backlash against single-use plastics can stem a decadeslong decline in the use of their bottles and jars. First they have to boost poor glass-recycling rates that undercut the material’s environmental pitch.

Once the packaging kingpin for milk, ketchup, beer and soft drinks, glass has been muscled aside by lighter,...

Google’s decision to cut jobs at its cloud-computing division is the latest move in a yearlong effort by Thomas Kurian to shake up the unit and put greater focus on delivering growth to parent Alphabet Inc.

Mr. Kurian, after joining from Oracle Corp. in November 2018, imposed hard project deadlines, riling some workers used to looser execution targets, according to former Google employees, some of whom left because of the move. The job cuts that Google disclosed last week to The Wall Street Journal were part of a restructuring...

Boeing Co. is planning more support for suppliers for its 737 MAX jetliner to prepare them for restarting production—and to dissuade some from seeking more business from Airbus SE.

Boeing suspended MAX production in January after building more than 400 planes it was unable to deliver. Regulators grounded the aircraft in March last year, following the second of two fatal crashes that claimed a total of 346 lives.

That...

Jane Cline has been bombarded by political texts from different Democratic 2020 presidential campaigns. She doesn’t recall signing up for any of them.

Americans, particularly in early nominating and battleground states, are already receiving millions of texts from Democratic and Republican political campaigns, with fundraising messages and calls to action regularly lighting up their smartphone screens.

Ms....

Joyce Parks was struggling to afford her Kia Soul when, she says, the dealership where she had bought it pitched her an unconventional idea: Stop making the payments.

Ms. Parks, 63, says employees told her that she couldn’t trade in the Soul, but that she could buy another car. To get rid of the Soul, the dealership told her, she should have the lender repossess it, Ms. Parks said.

The...

Redwood City, Calif.—Capitalism’s ultimate heroes were once the professional CEOs. Get an MBA; do time at P&G, GE, or IBM; find a company that needs a turnaround artist, cost cutter or dealmaker. Glory went to those who scaled the corporate ladder.

These days, we celebrate those attempting to knock the ladder down. Chobani Inc. founder Hamdi Ulukaya calls these types of leaders the anti-CEOs who believe “the playbook that guided business and CEOs for the last 40 years is broken.” A better CEO blueprint, he contends,...

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However the Democratic caucuses in Iowa turn out, it’s time for a closer look at the business policies of Sen. Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator — who is leading the results so far, along with Pete Buttigieg — has described himself as a democratic socialist. So what would that mean for business?

WASHINGTON—Seeking to blunt the dominance by China’s Huawei Technologies Co., the White House is working with U.S. technology companies to create advanced software for next-generation 5G telecommunications networks.

The plan would build on efforts by some U.S. telecom and technology companies to agree on common engineering standards that would allow 5G software developers to run code atop machines that come from nearly any hardware manufacturer. That would reduce, if not eliminate, reliance on Huawei equipment.

Health concerns are sparking restrictions on advertising alcohol on billboards and television, but on social media—which transcends national borders—lax age controls and the use of influencers make booze marketing hard to police.

While...

Once again, Tom Brady is starring in the Super Bowl—this time, without playing in the actual game.

Hulu enlisted the veteran New England Patriots quarterback for a commercial it hopes will generate buzz and help distinguish it in a crowded streaming-video marketplace where Netflix Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and a raft of new entrants are also...