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A Trinseo plant in Bristol, Pa., released an estimated 8,100 gallons of latex emulsion product after an equipment failure.

A Trinseo plant in Bristol, Pa., released an estimated 8,100 gallons of latex emulsion product after an equipment failure.

Process can involve weeks of debate as employee performance, skill sets are reviewed

The Wall Street Journal analyzed more than 20 years of federal data on accidents

Potential beneficiaries of a move to expand tech production stretch from Mexico to Poland, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Once a popular gold mining site, around 117,000 documented troy ounces have been extracted from the land

W.R. Grace (GRA) 40 North Management revealed a 14.9% interest in W.R. Grace, equal to 9,865,008 shares of the maker of specialty chemicals. On Nov. 9, 40 North offered to take W.R. Grace private for $60.00 cash per share. That offer was rejected by W.R. Grace’s board, and prompted 40 North to raise its bid to $65.00 per... Close From

After making big gains of more than 35% in November following positive Covid vaccine news and developments, the cruise stocks have cooled off over the past month. In a research note Friday, Woronka attributed that turnaround “to multiple reasons, with perhaps the most important being a bit less optimism of late about the timing of a return to sailings out of U.S. ports.” “It’s unlikely, in our view, that entire fleets will be back in the water much before year end,” he wrote. “The c...

Ralph Laurens Fifth Avenue Polo store in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Ralph Lauren is rising early Friday after an upgrade from RBC Capital Markets, which argues that the preppy fashion brand is “poised for outperformance into 2021.” Analyst Kate Fitzsimons raised her rating on Ralph Lauren (RL) to the equivalent of Buy from the equivalent of Hold, and her target price to $138 from $77. She wrote that the move stems from her belief that Wall Street’s profi...

Order Reprints Print Article The recovering economy should lift corporate profits this year. But that doesn’t mean companies will pay taxes on the gains, even with rates potentially going up under the Biden administration. Generous tax breaks in the Cares Act, along with the heavy losses racked up by companies in 2020, may produce a tax shield for years. The higher the tax rate goes, the more companies could save. The... Close The recovering economy should lift corporate profits th...