Advertisers Adjust Holiday Messages to Covid-19, Supply-Chain Challenges
Companies are rethinking their advertising strategies this holiday season as multiple problems, from supply-chain constraints to continued worries about Covid-19,...
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New Covid-19 Travel Restrictions Rattle Global Airline Industry, Hit Shares
The U.S. said it would restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in southern Africa starting Monday, joining...
Justin Bieber called on to cancel Saudi Arabia concert
"That's why I am writing to you with a plea: Cancel your Dec. 5 performance in Saudi Arabia," Hatice Cengiz...
Airlines Gird for Thanksgiving Travel Test After Rocky Year
Thanksgiving will test whether airlines have done enough to insulate their operations from shocks that have roiled air travel in...
The Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Theranos Founder Takes the Stand
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Elizabeth Holmes took the witness stand Friday afternoon to defend herself against criminal-fraud charges tied to the failure...
Marriott rejected Uyghur conference to maintain ‘political neutrality’
The Prague Marriott cited "reasons of political neutrality" for its decision to decline to host the World Uyghur Congress, according...
Oil selloff intensifies on Covid fears and risk of US-China intervention
US crude tumbled to a fresh seven-week low on Friday, settling at $76.10 a barrel. The slide is good news...
Gas price relief on the horizon as global oil supply picks up, says IEA
According to the International Energy Agency's latest market report, global oil supplies jumped by 1.4 million barrels per day in...
UK risks trade war with EU over Brexit deal on Northern Ireland
Speaking in Brussels just over a week ago, Frost suggested that if the EU does not give way to its...
General Electric to Split Into Three Public Companies
General Electric Co. said it would split into three public companies, breaking apart the more than century-old company that was...
SoftBank Suffers $54 Billion Bruise From China’s Tech Crackdown
TOKYO— SoftBank Group Corp. took a more than $50 billion beating from Beijing’s tech crackdown, but its leader said he...
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 | Hertz Will Have to Wait for Teslas, Just Like Other Buyers
Tesla Inc. and Hertz Global Holdings Inc. are negotiating over how quickly Hertz will receive deliveries from a bulk order...
Google to Pursue Pentagon Cloud-Computing Contract
Google is pursuing a massive cloud-computing contract with the Department of Defense, nearly three years after abandoning a similar bid...
Journalists Venture Beyond Their Newsrooms to Try to Cash In
Substack and Facebook Bulletin are among the new services pursuing high-profile reporters and commentators, creating tension within traditional news organizations....
President Xi Jinping’s pledge to redistribute wealth brings back bad memories for luxury brands in China
Many analysts believe the campaign could actually be good for business. While Xi's plans are still taking shape, his government...
Analysis: Boris Johnson thinks he doesn’t need business. It’s a huge gamble
The business community's fears that Johnson was more interested in delivering a hard version of Brexit that Euroskeptics could celebrate...
Microsoft Earnings Jump as Cloud Services Thrive
Microsoft Corp. MSFT 0.64% continued to benefit from the global shift toward remote work as its cloud business boosted its...
GE’s Profits Rise but Sales Miss Forecasts
General Electric Co. GE 1.20% reported stronger profits as cost cutting offset lower-than-expected sales of its industrial equipment in the...
Facebook Posts Slower Sales Growth With Apple Privacy Policy
Facebook Inc. blamed Apple Inc.’s AAPL -0.03% privacy rules for posting slower sales growth and warned of further uncertainty for...
