New Lawsuit Seeks to Hold Facebook Liable in Shooting Death of Federal Security Guard
A lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to hold Facebook’s FB 2.89% parent company liable in the 2020 killing of a federal...
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Consumer Demand for Goods Drove U.S. Import Surge During Holidays
U.S. consumer demand for goods and an easing of supply-chain constraints drove a surge in imports in November, pushing the...
CDC Recommends First Covid-19 Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Covid-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds, making the doses available to the...
5G Truce Expected to Avert Many—but Not All—Flight Disruptions
A truce reached this week in the standoff over new 5G service and aviation safety will forestall serious air travel...
Fed Minutes Reflect Growing Unease Over High Inflation
Federal Reserve officials at their meeting last month eyed a faster timetable for raising interest rates this year amid greater...
AT&T Shed Media Assets in 2021. This Year It Wants to Add Investors.
AT&T Inc. T 0.83% faces a busy year as it tries to complete a divorce with its entertainment business, ease...
Candle Media Buys Stake in Media Company Co-Founded by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Candle Media, a firm led by two former Walt Disney Co. executives, has agreed to buy a stake in Will...
Walmart, Kroger Raise Prices of Covid-19 Test Kits
Prices are going up for some of the cheapest and most popular at-home Covid-19 test kits in the U.S. Walmart...
Toyota Overtakes GM as Bestselling Auto Maker in U.S.
The Japanese auto maker, which for decades has worked to expand its presence in the U.S., outsold GM by roughly...
Job Openings on Track for New High Ahead of Omicron Wave
U.S. job openings are on track to have ended last year at a record high in a strong labor market...
Tesla Opens Showroom in China’s Xinjiang, Region at Center of U.S. Genocide Allegations
Tesla Inc. TSLA 13.53% has opened a new showroom in Xinjiang, the remote region where Chinese authorities are carrying out...
The Elizabeth Holmes Verdict: Theranos Founder Is Guilty on Four of 11 Charges in Fraud Trial
SAN JOSE, Calif.— A federal jury convicted Elizabeth Holmes, the startup founder who claimed to revolutionize blood testing, on four...
U.S., European Factories See Easing Supply Strains, but Omicron Threatens Setbacks
Factories in Europe and the U.S. reported a further easing of supply-chain problems and associated cost increases as 2021 drew...
AT&T, Verizon Refuse FAA Request to Delay 5G Launch
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. rebuffed a request from federal transportation officials to voluntarily delay the launch of new...
Trump-Appointed Chairman’s Resignation Hands Control of FDIC to Democrats
WASHINGTON—Jelena McWilliams’s decision to resign as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. paves the way for Democrats to gain...
Economy Week Ahead: Eurozone Manufacturing, U.S. Jobs Report
A worker checked bodywork at the Iveco plant in Suzzara, Italy, in December. The state of European manufacturing will be...
A Booming Startup Market Prompts an Investment Rush for Ever-Younger Companies
Blank Street has a simple business: It sells coffee—sometimes in carts, usually in small stores. It launched its first location...
Chip Makers Contend for Talent as Industry Faces Labor Shortage
The world’s largest chip makers are fighting for workers to staff the billion-dollar-plus facilities that they are building around the...
Pricey Chicken Puts Thighs on Restaurant Menus
Short supplies and escalating costs of chicken breasts and wings are leading restaurants to add thighs and other dark poultry...
Headaches and Backlogs Loom as Tax Filing Season Nears Again
WASHINGTON—The third tax-filing season during the coronavirus pandemic is set to begin soon with more delays, uncertainty and frustration likely...
