Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas offered a crash course in nondisclosure agreements, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts urged former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg to release former employees from NDAs on live television. After ABC News DIS, -1.15% reported on lawsuits alleging that the billionaire had created a hostile work environment at his company with sexist comments, ex-employees told the outlet they couldn’t speak publicly due to confidentiality...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly paying $165 million for a palatial Beverly Hills mansion and, according to SEC filings, for that price the Amazon AMZN, -0.70% founder could have footed the 2019 federal tax bill his company is planning to pay this year, and still have $3 million left over. Bezos purchased the Warner Estate, originally designed in the 1930s for the late Warner Bros. T, -0.16% president Jack Warner, from music mogul David Geffen, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing...

President Donald Trump touted the country’s economy in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, saying low and moderate-income workers were seeing some of the biggest benefits. “This is a blue collar boom,” the Republican president said to rounds of applause, likely from his side of the aisle, while Democrats stayed stone-faced most of the night. But here’s what else is booming for the workers who are supposed to be reaping this economy’s rewards — the costs of housing, child care,...

Home builder confidence increased by a single point to 66 in August, according to the National Association of Home Builders' monthly index released Thursday. Readings above 50 on the index are a sign that confidence has improved, but sentiment still remains below the levels seen a year ago. The index components that measure current sales conditions and buyer traffic both increased two points, to 73 and 50. However, the gauge of expectations for sales conditions over the next six months fell...

A new bill could make it harder for makeup companies to cover up contaminated children’s cosmetics. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require warning labels on makeup marketed to children that could contain asbestos. The proposed legislation comes after the Food and Drug Administration reported finding the carcinogen in makeup sold by national cosmetics and accessories retailers Claire’s APO, -1.54% and Justice earlier this month. The FDA found asbestos in...