Omicron Variant Is Reported in More Countries as Officials Grapple With How to Respond
Countries around the world reported their first cases of the Omicron variant over the weekend and some imposed new travel...
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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...
Black Friday Shopping Is Back, but the Doorbusters Aren’t
The Covid-19 pandemic didn’t just change consumer habits. It also prompted retailers to rethink Black Friday, one of the biggest...
The Great British Pub Has a Pandemic Hangover. For Some, It’s Last Call.
LIVERPOOL, England—Conor Foley’s pub, Kelly’s Dispensary, offers a bar-stool view of forces roiling the global economy. Having finally reopened after...
U.S. Jobless Claims Reach 52-Year Low
Weekly jobless claims fell sharply to the lowest level in 52 years, reflecting the labor market’s tightening as the economy...
Zoom Shares Skid as Sales Growth Slows
Zoom Video Communications Inc. sales growth slowed last quarter as the extra demand for remote work and the company’s videoconferencing...
Covid-19 Boosters From Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna Cleared for All U.S. Adults
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared Covid-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE and from Moderna Inc....
Electric-Vehicle Spat Looms Over Biden’s Meeting With Canadian, Mexican Leaders
President Biden’s summit with counterparts from Canada and Mexico at the White House brings him face-to-face with visitors who have...
Pfizer Submits Covid-19 Pill for FDA Authorization
Pfizer Inc. said it asked U.S. health regulators to authorize its oral Covid-19 drug for use in high-risk patients, putting...
Jobless Claims Fell to New Pandemic Low of 267,000
Worker filings for unemployment insurance edged lower last week, continuing their long glide path toward pre-pandemic levels as the labor...
Pfizer Says Covid-19 Pill Is 89% Effective in Preliminary Assessment
Pfizer Inc. said a preliminary look at study results found that its experimental pill was highly effective at preventing people...
Pfizer Ups Covid-19 Vaccine Forecast as Sales More Than Double
Pfizer Inc. raised its forecast for sales of its Covid-19 vaccine this year to about $36 billion, a roughly 7%...
U.S. Consumer Spending Grew More Slowly in September
Consumer spending rose 0.6% in September, the Commerce Department said Friday, as the Delta variant and supply-chain disruptions weighed on...
Starbucks’s China Sales Slow With Covid-19 Bout
Starbucks Corp. said its U.S. sales were strong during its most recent quarter, though the pandemic’s resurgence in China dragged...
Merck’s Covid-19 Pill Licensed to U.N.-Backed Nonprofit to Increase Global Supplies
Merck & Co. will license a promising Covid-19 drug to a United Nations-backed nonprofit to provide more supplies to low-...
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for Young Kids Satisfied FDA Criteria, Agency Says
The Food and Drug Administration said the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. PFE 0.70% and BioNTech SE BNTX -2.80% met...
WeWork Shares Rise on First Day of Trading, Two Years After Failed IPO
WeWork Inc. shares rose on their first day of trading Thursday, capping a journey to a listing that included the...
New York City Lost Most Wall Street Jobs in 2020, Amid Covid-19, Since 2008 Recession
Wall Street firms shed more New York City jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 than any year since the...
Moderna and J&J Covid-19 Boosters, Mixing and Matching Authorized by the FDA
U.S. health regulators significantly widened the nation’s Covid-19 booster campaign, clearing use of extra doses of Moderna Inc. and Johnson...
