Democrats Drop Paid Leave From $1.75 Trillion Proposal
WASHINGTON—Democrats abandoned plans to include a paid-leave program in their healthcare, education and climate-change bill, according to people familiar with...
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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-...
Corporate Minimum Tax Resurfaces as Democrats Hunt for Money
WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats announced a 15% minimum tax on large companies’ income on Tuesday, winning support from a key moderate lawmaker,...
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...
Tax Proposals Hit Headwinds as Democrats Try to Finalize Social Spending Deal
WASHINGTON—An 11th-hour push by Democrats to fund their social-spending and climate bill faltered, with a proposed tax on billionaires’ unrealized...
Are There Enough Strawberries in a Kellogg’s Strawberry Pop-Tart? A Court Might Decide
What’s in a Pop-Tart? Not enough strawberries, according to lawsuits filed against Kellogg Co. , which makes the pantry staple....
WSJ News Exclusive | Mark Cuban-Owned Company Launches Pharmacy-Benefit Manager
A pair of new companies are being launched to tackle high drug costs, the latest sign of employer frustration with...
Facebook Services Are Used to Spread Religious Hatred in India, Internal Documents Show
Mark Zuckerberg praised India in December as a special and important country for Facebook Inc., saying that millions of people...
Trump’s Social-Media Platform Joins Crowded Conservative Media Field
Former President Donald Trump’s planned digital-media venture could quickly become a serious competitor in a crowded field of right-leaning sites...
High Inflation Creates Tax Winners and Losers. What Are You?
Inflation is about to ripple through the tax code—and the nation’s mishmash of tax provisions means some people will be...
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...
Democrats Explore Tax on Billionaires to Help Fund $2 Trillion Package
WASHINGTON—Democrats worked Friday to resolve disagreements over tax increases and expanded healthcare coverage in their roughly $2 trillion social policy...
Google Charges More Than Twice Its Rivals in Ad Deals, Unredacted Suit Says
Google takes a cut of 22% to 42% of U.S. ad spending that goes through its systems, according to a...
Deutsche Bank Whistleblower Gets $200 Million Bounty for Tip on Libor Misconduct
A whistleblower whose information helped U.S. and U.K. regulators investigate manipulation of global interest-rate benchmarks by Deutsche Bank AG was...
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...
Fed’s Quarles Says More Fiscal Stimulus Could Let Transitory Inflation Continue Too Long
A top Federal Reserve official said he expected elevated inflation pressures to decline without requiring a more aggressive response by...
The Incredible Disappearing Hotel Breakfast—and Other Amenities Travelers Miss
Eighteen months into the pandemic, travelers say they keep encountering misleading and false promises on hotel websites. They complain of...
Netflix Co-CEO Says He ‘Screwed Up’ When Defending Dave Chappelle Special
Netflix Inc. Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said he “screwed up” in his efforts to communicate with employees who were upset...
