Samsung to Choose Taylor, Texas, for $17 Billion Chip-Making Factory
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to build a roughly $17 billion chip-making plant in Taylor, Texas, according to people familiar with...
Month: November 2021
US announces new Nord Stream 2 sanctions on Russian-linked entity and a vessel
The State Department reported to Congress that it has designated a vessel and a "Russian-linked entity" called Transadria Ltd. that...
Zoom Shares Skid as Sales Growth Slows
Zoom Video Communications Inc. sales growth slowed last quarter as the extra demand for remote work and the company’s videoconferencing...
U.N. warns of ‘colossal’ collapse of Afghan banking system
In a three-page report on Afghanistan's banking and financial system seen by Reuters, the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) said the...
Biden Will Tap Powell for New Term as Fed Chairman
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U.S. Home Sales on Track for Biggest Year in 15 Years
U.S. home sales rose in October as buyers continued to compete for a limited number of homes for sale. Existing-home...
China may have to juice its economy soon as ‘stagflation’ risk rises
Liu Shijin, a member of the People's Bank of China's monetary policy committee, told an online forum on Sunday that...
Justin Bieber called on to cancel Saudi Arabia concert
"That's why I am writing to you with a plea: Cancel your Dec. 5 performance in Saudi Arabia," Hatice Cengiz...
Five Chinese nationals kidnapped in DR Congo after attack near mine
It was not clear who carried out the attack near the village of Mukera in South Kivu province. Relations are...
WSJ News Exclusive | Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Tells Colleagues He Would Consider Leaving if He Can’t Quickly Fix Problems
Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can’t...
Economy Week Ahead: Home Sales, Consumer Spending, Inflation
Reports on U.S. consumer spending and inflation highlight this holiday-shortened week. Outside of regular data, markets are also waiting for...
Sudan’s military chief reinstates prime minister ousted after last month’s coup
Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan appeared with Hamdok at a signing ceremony in the Presidential Palace, according to a live video...
Biden Nears Endgame on Fed Chair Decision
President Biden faces one of the most important economic policy decisions of his presidency, which is expected this week, when...
Violent clashes erupt during anti-lockdown demonstrations in Europe
Rioting broke out at The Hague on Saturday over the Dutch government's new coronavirus measures. Video from the scene shows...
Prosecutors in Elizabeth Holmes Trial Revealed Untruths, but Did They Prove Intent?
As Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in the criminal case against her, her testimony faces a challenge: persuading jurors that...
The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distractio
The nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS), which won an outright majority in 2015, has seen its grip on parliamentary...
Opinion: Where Xi’s China is heading
Their country, home to one of the greatest and most ancient civilizations in the world, long a leader in science...
Tax Plan Inflames Democratic Debate in Senate Over Biden’s $2 Trillion Spending Bill
WASHINGTON—House passage of Democrats’ $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate package has inflamed an intraparty debate about whether the bill...
Thanksgiving Is On, and So Is the Hunt for Ingredients
Bigger Thanksgiving gatherings mean bigger meals—and fuller shopping carts are putting supermarkets to the test, as many of them are...
At 1.9%, Nebraska Now Has the Lowest Unemployment Rate of Any State, Ever
Nebraska logged the lowest unemployment rate of any state on record in October, reflecting the acute labor shortages that have...
