US, EU slap new sanctions on Nicaraguan officials before Ortega’s inauguration
The US and the EU have accused Ortega -- along with his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo -- of...
Month: January 2022
Intel Erases Reference to China’s Xinjiang After Social-Media Backlash
SINGAPORE—Intel Corp. removed references to the Chinese region of Xinjiang from an open letter it sent suppliers last month, after...
Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida to Resign
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said he would resign from the central bank on Friday, two weeks before his...
VW Finance Chief Expects Inflation to Ease and Chip Shortage to Drag On
BERLIN— Volkswagen AG VOW -0.22% , one of the world’s largest auto makers, expects inflation to ease later this year...
Uganda reopens schools after world’s longest Covid-19 shutdown
The tale of the two friends -- one a dropout, one joyfully resuming her education - is also the tale...
Hungry for Chips, Huawei Invests in Chinese Companies That Make Them
HONG KONG—Blocked by the U.S. from buying many of the chips it needs, Huawei Technologies Co. is stepping up investments...
Brits face a massive increase in energy bills. BP and Shell could be on the hook to pay
The main opposition Labour Party this weekend called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to impose a windfall tax on companies...
When You’re Burned Out at Your Job, But It’s Also Your Calling
Erine Cressell worked as a hospital nurse for 15 years, with dreams of finishing an advanced degree and treating patients...
Economy Week Ahead: the Fed, Inflation, Consumers
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, here testifying before the Senate Banking Committee in September, is set to return for a confirmation...
How Reliable Are Covid-19 Rapid Tests for Detecting Omicron?
The fast-spreading Omicron variant has made us increasingly reliant on at-home rapid antigen tests to tell us whether we have...
Americans’ Finances Got Stronger in the Pandemic—Confounding Early Fears
The Covid-19 pandemic threatened to ruin Americans’ finances. For many, the opposite happened.Though initial shutdowns caused unemployment to surge to...
Analysis: Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses
A third organization — the five-year-old Citizen News — announced last week that it would shut down, too. But unlike...
The Crowd That Lifted Up Eventbrite’s CEO
Attending a Star Trek convention while working on a documentary series showed Julia Hartz the power of live events. The...
McKinsey’s Top Executive Wants to Change How the Firm Operates
Bob Sternfels took over as McKinsey & Co.’s global managing partner in July at a difficult moment for the consulting...
Why Nike, Adidas and Ralph Lauren stuff is getting tougher to find
You're likely to have better luck these days snagging them from their own stores or on their websites than at...
Facebook’s Former Elections Boss Now Questions Social Media’s Impact on Politics
Katie Harbath joined Facebook FB -0.20% more than a decade ago as the first Republican employee in the company’s Washington,...
Aid workers say Ethiopia air strike in northwest Tigray killed 56 people
Military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and government spokesman Legesse Tulu did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The government...
U.S. to Spend $10 Billion to Boost Small Businesses
The U.S. is planning to hand out $10 billion to help upstart companies gain access to capital in a bid...
Three women brutally killed in one day in France, in ‘unbearable’ start to new year
It has seen people take to the streets over the past year in protest over the brutal deaths of women...
FAA Selects Airports for 5G Buffer Zones
U.S. air-safety regulators have picked dozens of airports that would get buffer zones to help avoid expected flight disruptions once...
