Pfizer’s New Omicron-Targeting Booster Produces Strong Immune Response
The retooled Covid-19 booster from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE generated a strong immune response against the Omicron substrains BA.4...
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TSMC Reports Record Profit, Gains Exemption From U.S. Chip Curbs on China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said that its third-quarter net profit rose 80% to a new record, and that it had...
Jury Orders Alex Jones to Pay $965 Million in Damages for Sandy Hook Claims
A Connecticut jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $965 million in damages for repeatedly claiming on his Infowars...
Steve Wynn Can’t Be Forced to Register as Foreign Agent, Judge Rules
WASHINGTON—A federal judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to force casino mogul Steve Wynn to register as a lobbyist...
U.S. Supplier Prices Increased in September, Maintaining Pressure on Inflation
U.S. suppliers raised prices in September from the prior month, keeping pressure on inflation that remains high but is easing...
Coal Miner Peabody Energy in Deal Talks With Australian Rival Coronado
ADELAIDE, Australia— Peabody Energy Corp. BTU -2.62% is in talks to combine with an Australian rival that could result in...
WSJ News Exclusive | Peloton Co-Founder John Foley Faced Repeated Margin Calls From Goldman Sachs as Stock Slumped
John Foley, the co-founder and former chief executive of Peloton Interactive Inc., PTON -3.41% faced repeated margin calls on money...
Biden Rule Would Add More Gig Workers to Company Payrolls
The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that could put more gig workers on company payrolls, scrapping a Trump...
Lego Owner to Acquire Education-Technology Firm Brainpop
Lego owner Kirkbi A/S is buying U.S. video-learning firm Brainpop for $875 million, according to the companies, as the family...
WSJ News Exclusive | Saudi Arabia Lures Executives to Neom With Million-Dollar Salaries, Zero Taxes
Saudi Arabia’s megadevelopment Neom is paying senior executives roughly $1.1 million each annually, according to an internal Neom document, showing...
Nobel Prize in Economics Winners Include Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke
The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded Monday to former Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke and two other U.S....
World’s Emergency-Lending Capacity Is Getting Stretched as Crises Deepen
WASHINGTON—Rapidly rising interest rates are squeezing the flow of private capital to the world’s poorest countries. The problem is that...
Fed’s Evans Says Rates Will Need to Remain at Higher Levels
The Federal Reserve will need to hold interest rates high enough to slow the economy after it lifts them through...
WSJ News Exclusive | CEO of Biotech Lobbying Group BIO on Leave Amid Clash Over Direction
The chief executive of the biotechnology industry’s top lobbying group in Washington is on leave amid dissent within the organization...
Not Ready to Go Full EV? Some Car Companies Bet Bigger on Hybrids
Demand for hybrid vehicles is hot, reinforcing the view from Toyota Motor Corp. and other auto makers that the gas-electric...
As Europe Caps Energy Bills, the Merits of Price Controls Get Another Look
The highest inflation in decades and the steep drop in Russian natural gas exports to Europe have pushed a growing...
Israel’s Defense Industry Is Big Winner Two Years After Abraham Accords
TEL AVIV—When the United Arab Emirates was looking last year for ways to protect its high-profile World Expo from possible...
Elon Musk’s Monster Week of Juggling Twitter, Tesla and SpaceX
Even by the standards of Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and serial entrepreneur, this week was one for the...
Local Newspapers Try Mail Delivery as Drivers Choose Better-Paying Gigs
The publisher of the Odessa American found it so difficult to find workers to deliver the West Texas newspaper in...
Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Some Economists Fearing an Unnecessarily Deep Downturn
Some economists fear the Federal Reserve—humbled after waiting too long to withdraw its support of a booming economy last year—is...
