Fed Holds Rates Steady but Expects More Increases
Officials had approved interest-rate hikes at their previous 10 meetings to combat inflation. Source link
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Fed Raises Interest Rates by 0.75 Percentage Point for Third Straight Meeting
The decision Wednesday—unanimously supported by the Fed’s 12-member rate-setting committee—will lift its benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 3%...
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...
Understanding Your Tax Return: An Illustrated Guide to Common Terms on Tax Day
If you want to understand your tax return, or debate tax policy, you need to know the lingo. Do you...
America’s Imports Are Stuck on Ships Floating Just Off Los Angeles
The giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days was freed Monday, but another bottleneck in the...
The Places You Can’t Fly to Anymore
The pandemic has created a less-connected world. Here’s a snapshot of two days, a year apart. Source link
What’s Missing in the Electric-Vehicle Revolution: Enough Places to Plug In
Bradley Wilkinson is the owner of a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt, and the kind of electric-vehicle diehard who knows how to...
J&J Single-Dose Covid-19 Vaccine Gets Review From FDA Advisory Panel
A committee of independent medical experts convenes Friday to review Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ 0.10% Covid-19 single-dose vaccine, the final...
Twitter’s High Hopes for India Waver Under Government’s Heavy Hand
As Twitter Inc. looks overseas for growth, India stands out as its fastest-growing major market, one filled with opportunity—and increasingly...
How to Make Your iPad More Like a Laptop
Apple said iPad sales went bonkers during the holiday quarter. The company reported a $2.4 billion revenue increase compared to...
How Big Tech Got Even Bigger
The tech industry’s titans were already huge before Covid-19, the subject of soaring valuations and snowballing antitrust investigations. The pandemic...
Biden Wants a $15 Minimum Wage. Here’s What People Say It Would Do to the Economy.
President Biden says his proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour will lift many low-wage workers...
Older Shoppers Are the Hot New Thing for Consumer Brands
Demographic changes and the pandemic are propelling consumer-goods companies to take a fresh look at a group of shoppers who...
