Amazon.com Inc. is nearing a deal to buy the Hollywood studio MGM Holdings for almost $9 billion including debt, said people familiar with the matter, a pact that would turn a film operation founded in the silent era into a streaming asset for the e-commerce giant.

An agreement could be announced as early as this week, people close to the situation said, assuming the talks don’t fall apart at the last minute.

The deal would mark Amazon’s second-largest acquisition in history,…

Amazon.com Inc. is nearing a deal to buy the Hollywood studio MGM Holdings for almost $9 billion including debt, said people familiar with the matter, a pact that would turn a film operation founded in the silent era into a streaming asset for the e-commerce giant.

An agreement could be announced as early as this week, people close to the situation said, assuming the talks don’t fall apart at the last minute.

The deal would mark Amazon’s second-largest acquisition in history,…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…

For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now, as vaccination campaigns take hold, people are indulging in close-contact services—haircuts, dining out, live music events—that were off limits for so long.

That switch back to services is at the center of a high-stakes debate for businesses, economists and policy makers.

They must discern whether Western consumers’ new spending on services, in…