Fiscal Stimulus Is Turning Into a Fiscal Drag, in a Big Headwind for Growth
The federal pandemic support that helped propel the economy to blistering growth last year and put upward pressure on inflation...
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Americans Want to Travel and Are Eager to Splurge, Companies Say
More consumers are hitting theme parks, dining out and booking hotel rooms. ‘There is a lot of pent-up demand for...
BTS Returns From Break With First South Korean Concerts Since 2019
SEOUL—In the latest sign that life is going back to something that resembles the pre-pandemic past, BTS is returning to...
Chicken Industry Tightens Defenses as Bird Flu Hits Flocks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday it had identified instances of deadly bird flu in U.S. flocks, putting the...
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...
Walmart Drops Its Mask Rules for Vaccinated Workers
Walmart previously required all U.S. staff to wear masks and requested shoppers wear masks in some areas. Photo: EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS...
FDA Rejects Short Sellers’ Request to Halt Trials of Alzheimer’s Drug
The Food and Drug Administration has denied a petition by short sellers to halt clinical trials of an experimental Alzheimer’s...
Why High Gasoline Prices Could Stick Around for a While
Americans are paying about twice as much for gasoline now as they were early in the Covid-19 pandemic. And the...
Disney’s Earnings Show Rebound in Disney+, Parks Businesses
Walt Disney Co. DIS 3.33% regained momentum in subscription growth for its flagship Disney DIS 3.33% + streaming service and...
Pfizer Forecasts $54 Billion in 2022 Sales From Its Covid-19 Vaccine, Treatment
As Pfizer Inc. PFE -2.84% forecasts strong sales this year for its Covid-19 vaccine and treatment, the drugmaker is on...
Worker Absences From Covid-19 Hold Back Companies’ Growth
While pressures may be easing in some aspects for large companies, indicating a diminishing effect from the Omicron variant going...
U.S. Jobs Surged by 467,000 in January as Economy Weathered Omicron
U.S. employers hired at a rapid pace late last year and in January, bolstering the economy in the face of...
Strong Jobs Report Points to Likely Fed Rate Rises in March and May
A steady gain in hiring last month keeps the Federal Reserve on track to lift interest rates next month and...
Starbucks Sales Rise as Cost Pressures Increase at the Coffee Chain
Starbucks Corp. SBUX 0.45% said rising costs of supplies and wages will continue to weigh on the coffee giant’s profit...
Google Parent Caps Blockbuster Year With Sales Gains
Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG 1.61% posted another quarter of strong sales growth, capping a year when profit nearly doubled...
Bed Bath & Beyond Decluttered Its Stores and Ended Up Frustrating Shoppers
Those moves, led by Chief Executive Officer Mark Tritton, ended up making the home-goods chain vulnerable to supply-chain problems that...
Spotify Publishes Content Policy, Covid-19 Hub in Response to Joe Rogan Controversy
“We know we have a critical role to play in supporting creator expression while balancing it with the safety of...
Biogen to Sell Biosimilar-Venture Stake to Partner Samsung Biologics
Biogen Inc. is selling its share in biosimilar joint venture Samsung Bioepis for at least $2.25 billion to partner Samsung...
Southwest Turns Quarterly Profit, Says Worst of Omicron Is Over
The Dallas-based airline on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit of $68 million, up from a loss of $908 million a...
Abbott’s Rapid Covid-19 Tests Boost Quarterly Sales Growth
Abbott Laboratories, ABT -2.53% one of America’s largest producers of rapid tests for Covid-19, said that testing-related sales were $2.3...
