States want to boycott Russian vodka. Here’s why that won’t work
So far, officials in Ohio, Utah and New Hampshire have called on liquor stores to remove Russian-made or Russian-branded products...
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Global Air Travel Is Disrupted by Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Competing aviation sanctions and the narrowing of airspace available for commercial travel over Russia and Eastern Europe are adding strain...
Financial sanctions are easier than ever for Russians to evade. Thank Bitcoin
But some experts say those measures, which so far do not target Putin himself, are becoming increasingly easy to evade,...
How much longer can China’s economy handle ‘zero-Covid’? – CNN Video
CNN's Kristie Lu Stout examines the growing economic impact of China's tough "zero-Covid" policies -- from a slump in domestic...
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is on the scrap heap because of the Ukraine crisis. Here’s why that matters
The 1,230-kilometer pipeline was supposed to ferry huge amounts of natural gas directly from Russia to Europe via Germany, and...
Haiti hikes minimum wage by up to 54% following worker protests
The office of Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Twitter posted a sliding scale of wage hikes that vary by economic...
US adds sites operated by Tencent and Alibaba to ‘notorious markets’ list
The list identifies 42 online markets and 35 physical markets that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark...
Inside Subway’s Turnaround Plan
Subway, which has the most locations of any restaurant chain in the U.S., is pursuing a new way to try...
GE Warns Supply-Chain Issues to Pressure Profits, Cash Flow
General Electric Co. warned that supply-chain problems, labor shortages and inflation would weigh on its financial results in the first...
Global markets stabilize as Russian invasion threat continues
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 and Japan's benchmark Nikkei (N225) closed down 1% and 0.4%, respectively, while South Korea's Kospi (KOSPI) was...
Alibaba, Tencent E-Commerce Sites Tagged by U.S. for Counterfeit Sales
Both were on the “notorious markets’’ list of entities that allegedly sell or facilitate the sale of counterfeit goods. Source...
Farmers Feel the Squeeze of Inflation
Inflation is growing on the farm. American farmers are paying significantly higher prices for their weed-killing chemicals, crop seeds, fertilizer,...
Harvard Wants M.B.A.s to Learn How to Be Happy at Work
A hot course at Harvard Business School promises to teach future leaders an elusive skill—managing happiness. One of the toughest...
The 2022 Super Bowl Ads Return to Travel, Familiar Faces and New Tech
The second Super Bowl of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday featured a variety of first-time advertisers, including a slew of...
Musk blames ‘fun police’ for recall of feature that makes fart and goat noises
The Boombox feature allowed drivers to play preset or custom sounds from an external speaker while the vehicle is moving....
Canned cocktails are so big, they’ve made it to the Super Bowl
The commercial, an homage to/parody of Apple's "Here's to the crazy ones" campaign, is a love letter to the "lazy"...
India’s Gautam Adani unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest billionaire
The 59-year-old founder of Adani Group controls companies ranging from ports and aerospace to thermal energy and coal, and now...
Peter Thiel to Step Down From Facebook Parent Meta’s Board
Peter Thiel, one of Facebook’s earliest investors and its longest-serving outside board member, is planning to step down from his...
Toshiba Looks to Split Two Ways Instead of Three
TOKYO— Toshiba Corp. TOSYY 0.92% revised its restructuring plan and said it wants to split into two parts instead of...
Amazon Profits Show Resilience Even as Labor, Supply Crunch Weigh on Results
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -7.81% said profits nearly doubled in the critical holiday period, as the company managed to control labor...
