Economy Week Ahead: Fed, GDP, Consumer Spending
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The central bank’s two-day policy meeting is scheduled to conclude on Wednesday. Photo: Graeme Jennings/Press Pool...
Month: January 2022
UK Royal Navy seizes more than $20 million worth of drugs in Gulf of Oman
"In an operation lasting almost 10 hours, a team from the warship boarded a suspect in international waters off the...
Winter Olympics Sponsors Caught Between Beijing, U.S.
With less than two weeks to go before the start of the Winter Games in Beijing, several Olympics sponsors are...
Turkish journalist detained after ‘insulting’ President Erdogan in a TV interview
Sedef Kabas was arrested in Istanbul on Saturday following a live interview on the opposition TV channel Tele1 last Friday,...
Ireland’s data centers are an economic lifeline. But environmentalists say they’re wrecking the planet
If approved, it would be one of the country's biggest. A Dublin-based company called Art Data Centres Ltd. submitted the...
WSJ News Exclusive | Empty Private Jet Flights Hastened Credit Suisse Chairman António Horta-Osório’s Downfall
After relocating to Zurich last spring to run Credit Suisse Group AG CS -1.83% as chairman, António Horta-Osório flew to...
To Bargain With Their Landlords, Renters Form Tenant Unions
Tenant unions, also known as associations, have been around for more than a century. They have been especially active in...
Saudi-led coalition denies targeting Yemeni detention center after airstrikes kill dozens
The Iran-back Houthi rebels, who control much of Yemen, blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the strike in the northern city...
What’s getting more expensive
A combination of short supply and high demand has sent orange prices soaring. Frozen orange juice futures have risen by...
Cruise Lines Betting on Summer Rebound Face Obstacles From Omicron
The cruise industry’s bet on a big summer rebound is looking less certain. Travel agents and industry executives say that...
On Scotland’s Haunting Coast, a Village Dreams of Space
A’ MHOINE, Scotland—Dorothy Pritchard and her neighbors hadn’t always planned to host a spaceport.The retired schoolteacher lives along the coast...
US Embassy in Kyiv asks State Dept. to authorize departure of nonessential personnel
A State Department spokesperson said they have "nothing to announce at this time," adding, "We conduct rigorous contingency planning, as...
The Nanotechnology Revolution Is Here—We Just Haven’t Noticed Yet
Before there was a “metaverse,” before there were crypto millionaires, before nearly every kid in America wanted to be an...
Death of horse tripped on South Korean drama set prompts outcry
The horse fell on November 2 while filming a scene for period drama "The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won," Korean...
Kraft Heinz CFO Paulo Basilio to Depart in March
Paulo Basilio, the two-time finance chief of consumer-goods giant Kraft Heinz Co. who pruned the company's portfolio and brought down...
Deadly ISIS prison break attempt fuels fears of the group’s resurgence
The assault on the Ghweran prison, located in the northeastern city of Hasakah began Thursday when a car bomb exploded...
Netflix Plunge Deepens Nasdaq’s Correction
Plunging shares of Netflix Inc. NFLX -21.79% and other streamers dragged the Nasdaq Composite Index deeper into correction territory Friday,...
High school in Canada named after Prince Andrew to change name
"We are changing the name to move in a different direction due to the negative reports about Prince Andrew," school...
Airbus Cancels Qatar Airways Plane Contract, a Rare Move Amid Growing Spat
LONDON— Airbus SE EADSY -0.53% scrapped a $6 billion jet contract with Qatar Airways Ltd., part of an escalating legal...
Beijing’s Olympic ‘bubble’ will be the most ambitious Covid quarantine ever attempted. Will it work?
Having been largely sealed off from the world for two years, Beijing is bracing itself for the arrival of thousands...
