NASA Picks SpaceX to Build New Lunar Lander
NASA on Friday awarded a contract to SpaceX to build a new capsule to land astronauts on the moon, the...
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WSJ News Exclusive | Hollywood Taps Into NFT Frenzy With Deal for Aku Character
LOS ANGELES—How’s this for an origin story: A hot new arrival in Hollywood got his start as a non-fungible token....
Hong Kong Newspaper Tycoon Jimmy Lai Jailed Over Role in Peaceful Protest
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong judge sentenced newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai to a year in jail after he was convicted on...
Chinese Economy Grew More Than 18% in First Quarter
BEIJING—China’s economy surged 18.3% in the first quarter from a year earlier, a record rate of growth that reflected the...
Delta Reports Another Quarterly Loss, but Says Travel Demand Is Rising
Delta Air Lines Inc. signaled the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is likely behind it, as the airline anticipates that...
UnitedHealth Posts Stronger Quarterly Results as Membership Grows
UnitedHealth UNH 3.83% Group Inc. recorded a first-quarter profit that beat Wall Street’s expectations and raised its projection on results...
Oil Demand Is Recovering Despite Vaccination Hiccups, IEA Says
A year after the pandemic and a price war sparked one of the weakest months in history for oil prices,...
U.S. Seeks to Pause J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Use After Rare Blood-Clot Cases
U.S. health authorities recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine in order to investigate rare...
U.S. Budget Deficit Widened to a Record $1.7 Trillion for Six Months, as Stimulus Checks Fueled Spending
The U.S. budget deficit grew to a record $1.7 trillion in the first half of the fiscal year as a...
Biden Begins Infrastructure Negotiations Signaling Flexibility on Corporate Tax Hike
WASHINGTON—President Biden and a bipartisan group of lawmakers discussed how to pay for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure package during a...
Huawei, HSBC Strike Deal in Hong Kong Over Documents in Extradition Fight
HONG KONG—A monthslong legal fight by Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to obtain documents from HSBC Holdings...
Powell Sees Pickup in Economic Growth Ahead
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy appears to be at an inflection point, with output and job...
With Economy Poised for Best Growth Since 1983, Inflation Lurks
Ronald Reagan was in the White House, “Return of the Jedi” was in theaters, and economic growth hit an astonishing...
Battery-Making Rivals to Settle Trade Rift That Threatened Georgia Plant
Korean battery-making rivals SK Innovation Co. and LG Chem Ltd. have agreed to settle a trade-secret dispute that had threatened...
Alden Clashes With Billionaire Over Future of Tribune—and of Local News
A few weeks ago, New York hedge fund Alden Global Capital LLC was on the verge of acquiring Tribune Publishing...
Amazon Vote Deals Blow to Expanding Labor Union Membership
Workers’ rejection of a union at Amazon.com Inc.’s warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., is a setback to organized labor’s efforts to...
Is It Safe to Eat at Restaurants Again? Here’s What to Expect
After a year of start-stop openings, seating restrictions and delivery experiments, your favorite eatery is likely seating diners again. More...
As Apple and Facebook Clash Over Ads, Mom-and-Pop Shops Fear They’ll Be the Victims
If Apple is King Kong and Facebook is Godzilla, mom-and-pop online merchants are worried they’re the screaming, scattering citizens who...
Amazon Leads by Wide Margin in Alabama Union Election
Federal officials are counting the votes in the closely watched union election by Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala.,...
Workers Slowly Pull Away From Jobless Benefits as Economy Picks Up
Workers are slowly pulling away from unemployment assistance as a U.S. economic revival picks up speed, with initial filings for...
