Desperate Parents Turn to Shopping Bots to Hunt for Hottest Christmas Gifts
Frustrated by empty store shelves, some parents are turning to a new kind of Santa’s helper: the consumer-friendly shopping bot....
Month: November 2021
Analysis: The EU realizes it can’t rely on America for protection. Now it has a blueprint for a new joint military force
Recent geopolitical crises, most notably the messy withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, has cemented thinking that the EU cannot rely...
Airlines Gird for Thanksgiving Travel Test After Rocky Year
Thanksgiving will test whether airlines have done enough to insulate their operations from shocks that have roiled air travel in...
The Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Theranos Founder Takes the Stand
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Elizabeth Holmes took the witness stand Friday afternoon to defend herself against criminal-fraud charges tied to the failure...
Marriott rejected Uyghur conference to maintain ‘political neutrality’
The Prague Marriott cited "reasons of political neutrality" for its decision to decline to host the World Uyghur Congress, according...
Construction halted on secret project at Chinese port in UAE after pressure from US, officials say
The port project has been the focus of a flurry of diplomatic engagements in recent months by senior US officials...
Oil selloff intensifies on Covid fears and risk of US-China intervention
US crude tumbled to a fresh seven-week low on Friday, settling at $76.10 a barrel. The slide is good news...
Covid-19 Boosters From Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna Cleared for All U.S. Adults
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared Covid-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE and from Moderna Inc....
House Passes Roughly $2 Trillion Social Spending and Climate Bill
WASHINGTON—The House passed a roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate package on Friday, as Democrats corralled their slim majority...
Oil prices are finally falling. Thank China and Joe Biden
What's happening: West Texas Intermediate futures, the US benchmark for oil prices, and Brent futures, the global benchmark, are now...
India’s Prime Minister Modi to repeal controversial farm laws
"Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that we have decided to withdraw all three agricultural laws,"...
Copy of U.S. Constitution Sells for $43.2 Million as Crypto Group DAO Is Outbid
The art market wasn’t ready for revolution. A rare, first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution sold for $43.2 million at...
Microsoft Pressures Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Corp.’s videogame boss said the company is evaluating its relationship with Activision Blizzard Inc. in the wake of a...
Electric-Vehicle Spat Looms Over Biden’s Meeting With Canadian, Mexican Leaders
President Biden’s summit with counterparts from Canada and Mexico at the White House brings him face-to-face with visitors who have...
Iranians sanctioned and charged for alleged cyber-based bids to influence 2020 US elections
The Treasury Department announced sanctions against six Iranian individuals and one entity "for attempting to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential...
U.S. Unemployment Claims Fall in Tight Job Market
Jobless claims hovered above pre-pandemic levels last week as employers avoid layoffs and many workers quit or remain sidelined in...
Paytm crashes 27% after milestone IPO for India
But Paytm, which started trading in Mumbai on Thursday, spoiled the party: Its shares opened below the 2,150 rupees ($28.60)...
Former England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent shares racist letter she received
The 37-year-old, who became the first Black woman to play for England's cricket team in 2001, shared a picture of...
Deere Workers Approve New Contract, Ending Strike
Workers at Deere & Co. ratified a new six-year contract Wednesday, ending a strike against the farm and construction machinery...
Philippines accuses Chinese Coast Guard of firing water cannons on its supply boats
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said no one was hurt during the November 16 incident at the Second Thomas Shoal,...
