GM and Ford, Driving to Beat Tesla, Turn on Each Other
Ten miles away at Ford F -0.18% Motor Co.’s headquarters, executives were plotting a pre-emptive public-relations strike, said people familiar...
Month: June 2022
Boris Johnson recovering after ‘routine’ sinus operation
The "minor" operation on Johnson's sinuses took place early on Monday and Johnson is back at Downing Street recovering, his...
Anxious times for Sweden’s Kurds as country attempts to join NATO
"It's not a comfortable position to be in," he sighed, speaking to CNN last month.The Nordic nations' applications initially appeared...
Covid Fallout Flattens JD.com’s Online Birthday Bash
SINGAPORE—Chinese online shopping giant JD.com midyear e-commerce extravaganza recorded the slowest sales growth in at least five years, in the...
Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidential race
The former guerrilla won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes, against 77-year-old entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernandez. In...
Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ Generates Lackluster Buzz at the Movie Theater
Fewer families than expected went this weekend to see “Lightyear,” underscoring the challenge of winning big audiences in a summer...
Latam Airlines Cleared to Depart Chapter 11 Under Creditors’ Control
A bankruptcy judge approved a chapter 11 exit plan for Latam Airlines Group SA that puts $5.44 billion of fresh...
Germany Steps Up Measures to Conserve Gas as Russia Slows Supply to Europe
BERLIN—Germany will restart coal-fired power plants and offer incentives for companies to curb natural gas consumption, marking a new step...
Recession Probability Soars as Inflation Worsens
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal have dramatically raised the probability of recession, now putting it at 44% in...
Proud to be back: Singapore’s Pink Dot rally makes colorful return
Lim, 21, was born male and now identifies as trans feminine. This year's rally was her first, and she attended...
Colombia elections: peace accord and, with it, safety of women at stake
The fate of the country's historic peace process -- and how it impacts Colombians living amid a fragile truce --...
Apple Employees at Maryland Store Vote to Unionize
Apple Inc. AAPL 1.15% employees at a retail store outside of Baltimore voted to unionize on Saturday. The move creates...
Fed’s Waller Supports 0.75-Percentage-Point Rate Hike in July
Governor Christopher Waller says the Fed took a significant step toward achieving its inflation goal when it raised its key...
The Myth of the Central Bank ‘Soft Landing’
“Soft landings” are easier to find in the legendarium of central banks than in historical reality. It was a big...
Putin lambasts the West and declares the end of ‘the era of the unipolar world’
"When they won the Cold War, the US declared themselves God's own representatives on earth, people who have no responsibilities...
Analysis: Boris Johnson’s wish to pick fights with his old enemies risks making the UK a pariah
On Monday, Johnson's foreign secretary, Liz Truss, revealed the long-awaited Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, a piece of legislation that, if...
Fire at Shanghai petrochemical complex kills at least one person
The fire occurred in the ethylene glycol plant area of Sinopec's petrochemical complex at approximately 4 a.m. in the city's...
Self-Driving Big Rigs Are Coming. Is America Ready?
Some day in the next few years, if you’re on the right stretch of highway in America’s Sunbelt, you are...
The Crypto Party Is Over
On Super Bowl Sunday, a Crypto.com ad featuring billionaire NBA star LeBron James lit up millions of Americans’ TVs. “If...
WSJ News Exclusive | Merck Explores Purchase of Biotech Seagen
Merck MRK -0.32% & Co. is eyeing a purchase of biotech Seagen Inc., SGEN 12.72% according to people familiar with...
