Europe’s Industrial Firms Flash Warning on Energy Costs
Steelmakers, glass manufacturers and other energy-hungry businesses in Europe are calling on governments to take action to stop record gas...
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Business Lobby Seeks to Delay Tax Rise That Funds Biden Spending Plan
WASHINGTON—A coalition of large multinational companies has launched a late lobbying blitz to delay a tax increase on foreign earnings...
BHP to Sell Controlling Stake in Two Coal Mines for Up to $1.35 Billion
ADELAIDE, Australia— BHP Group Ltd. said it would sell its controlling interest in two metallurgical coal mines to Stanmore Resources...
WSJ News Exclusive | DuPont Plans Moves That Would Remake Chemicals Company
DuPont de Nemours Inc. is planning deals that would remake the famed chemicals company, according to people familiar with the...
Farewell Offshoring, Outsourcing. Pandemic Rewrites CEO Playbook.
Uncertainty in the global supply chain is driving executives to seek operations away from cheaper countries to locales affording greater...
Toyota Is Accused of Using Stolen Motor Technology in Rare Lawsuit
TOKYO— Toyota Motor Corp. used stolen technology for a steel material in electric motors, Nippon Steel Corp. alleged in a...
Unfinished Tractors, Pickup Trucks Pile Up as Components Run Short
Manufacturers are stacking up unfinished goods on factory floors and parking incomplete vehicles in airport parking lots while waiting for...
Intel Lands Pentagon Deal to Support Domestic Chip Making
Intel Corp. said it would provide commercial foundry services in the first phase of a broader Defense Department program that...
Steelmakers Grapple With How to Cut Carbon Emissions
A recent shipment of 24 metric tons of Swedish steel could mark the beginning of what the steel industry hopes...
BHP Considers Sale of $15 Billion-Valued Petroleum Business
SYDNEY— BHP Group Ltd. , the world’s biggest mining company, said it is considering the sale of its petroleum business,...
A Gold Mine Takeover Highlights Increasing Mining-Sector Risk
Canada’s Centerra Gold Inc. invested more than $3 billion over nearly three decades to turn a remote gold prospect in...
WSJ News Exclusive | McDonald’s Pushes Diners to Use Trays as Food Bags Run Tight
Burger lovers will have to get used to eating off fast-food trays inside McDonald’s again. McDonald’s Corp. is facing tight...
Apple, Amazon, Tesla Among the Giants Set to Post Results
Corporate giants from Apple Inc. to Visa Inc. are expected to report their financial results over the coming week, giving...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says He Personally Owns Bitcoin—and So Does SpaceX
Elon Musk didn’t specify the size of his personal bitcoin holding or that of SpaceX. Photo: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg News Tesla...
The World’s Biggest Miner Picks Profit Over Production
SYDNEY— BHP Group Ltd. BHP -2.74% ’s chief executive earlier this year reminded investors that mining companies that bet big...
Mortgage-Refinancing Costs Expected to Fall as Fannie, Freddie Drop Fee
WASHINGTON—The cost of refinancing government-backed home loans is expected to fall as mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are...
Norwegian Cruise Line Sues Florida Surgeon General Over ‘Vaccine-Passport’ Ban
The cruise operator is sticking with its policy to require full vaccinations for all crew and passengers, including children, for...
