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...
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The data that shows Boomers are to blame for the labor shortage
One of the more insidious myths making the rounds this year was that young people didn't want to work because...
Inside AMC’s Crazy, Bonkers, Upside-Down Year of Apes, Memes and Shorts
A mob rescued the world’s largest movie-theater chain from the edge of bankruptcy. It turned out to be only the...
Electric cars have given a jolt to Ford’s stock price
Today, Farley is CEO himself -- he replaced Hackett five months after that purchase -- and the stock is now...
London bars and restaurants are shutting themselves down as Omicron rips through UK
Restaurants and other venues are instead deciding they have no choice but to close early for Christmas due to a...
Biden to Nominate Sandra Thompson to Lead Fannie and Freddie’s Overseer
WASHINGTON—President Biden plans to nominate Sandra Thompson to become the permanent director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the White...
Surprise! Holiday packages are moving on time
Deliveries of packages by UPS, FedEx and the US Postal Service are all moving at close to 100% on-time performance,...
Harley-Davidson’s Electric-Vehicle Division to Go Public Via SPAC Merger
Harley-Davidson Inc.’s HOG 6.94% electric-motorcycle division will become a separate publicly traded company via a blank-check merger, a move the...
Tech Giants Microsoft, Amazon and Others Warn of Widespread Software Flaw
Cybersecurity officials at major tech companies are scrambling to patch a serious flaw in a widely used piece of internet...
GE, Union Pacific Suspend Covid-19 Vaccination Mandates After Injunction on Biden Order
General Electric Co. , Union Pacific Corp. and other large employers have suspended Covid-19 vaccine requirements for workers after a...
How Blood Samples Are Helping Scientists Test Covid-19 Vaccines Against Omicron
Human blood samples and the substance that makes fireflies glow are among the tools that scientists are using for early...
CNN President Jeff Zucker Protected Chris Cuomo. Then Came a U-Turn.
CNN President Jeff Zucker stood by Chris Cuomo last spring after revelations that the star anchor had helped his brother,...
Banning US oil exports would be a ‘gift to OPEC and Putin,’ Big Oil CEO says
But American Petroleum Institute CEO Mike Sommers told CNN that the powerful oil-and-gas trade group is "absolutely" taking the risk...
Chris Cuomo Addresses CNN Suspension, Saying ‘It Hurts’
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said being suspended by the network was embarrassing, addressing the controversy over his role in the...
Here’s how Omicron could make the supply chain mess worse
"It's way too soon to tell. But I do worry, because we know people are afraid to go to work,"...
Europe unveils its $340 billion answer to China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative
The aim of the EU program — called Global Gateway — is to help underpin the global recovery by mobilizing...
Appliance Business Cast Off by GE Thrives Under Chinese Ownership
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—When General Electric Co. agreed to sell its appliance unit to a Chinese manufacturer in 2016, the future wasn’t...
Planning a Wedding for 2022 May Be Harder Than Finding Your Soul Mate
Couples still high on the euphoria of a new wedding engagement had better prepare themselves for a cold reality: Right...
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,...
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...
