China Seeks to Cushion Blow of Economic Pain as Momentum Slows
HONG KONG—Last year, Chinese policy makers shook up the world’s second-largest economy just as its rebound from the pandemic was...
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China GDP Grew 8.1% in 2021, Though Momentum Slowed in Fourth Quarter
BEIJING—China’s economy expanded 8.1% last year as a pandemic-plagued world snapped up its goods, though slowing growth in the final...
Credit Suisse Chairman to Leave After Breaking Covid Travel Rules
Credit Suisse Group AG CS 0.38% Chairman António Horta-Osório is leaving the global bank following a board investigation into his...
Economy Week Ahead: China GDP, U.S. Housing
A man passed through Beijing’s central business district late last year. Photo: greg baker/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By WSJ Staff Jan....
Citigroup Sticks With Its Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate, While GE Drops Its Rules
Citigroup Inc. C -1.25% is sticking with its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for its U.S. workers. General Electric Co. GE 0.68%...
Some Starbucks, Chipotle Sites Cut Hours, Limit Seating Over Omicron
Diners are feeling a sense of déjà vu as restaurants are again selling food for takeout only, closing dining-room seating...
U.S. Retail Sales Fell 1.9% in December
U.S. retail sales dropped by 1.9% in December as the Covid-19 Omicron variant and inflation surged, damping the end of...
Grocery Stores Cut Hours, Services as Omicron Infects Workers
Some U.S. supermarkets are reducing hours and cutting services as Covid-19’s Omicron variant infects cashiers, baggers and stockers, deepening grocery...
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 230,000
Filings for jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 230,000 last week, an increase of 23,000, as a tight U.S....
Medicare to Pay for Biogen’s New Alzheimer’s Drug in Clinical-Trial Patients
Medicare officials said they would cover Biogen Inc.’s BIIB 2.64% controversial Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm on the condition that patients...
Planet Fitness to Buy Franchisee Sunshine Fitness for $800 Million
A Planet Fitness staffer in Inglewood, Calif., preparing for reopening last year after being closed for the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo:...
Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida to Resign
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said he would resign from the central bank on Friday, two weeks before his...
When You’re Burned Out at Your Job, But It’s Also Your Calling
Erine Cressell worked as a hospital nurse for 15 years, with dreams of finishing an advanced degree and treating patients...
How Reliable Are Covid-19 Rapid Tests for Detecting Omicron?
The fast-spreading Omicron variant has made us increasingly reliant on at-home rapid antigen tests to tell us whether we have...
Americans’ Finances Got Stronger in the Pandemic—Confounding Early Fears
The Covid-19 pandemic threatened to ruin Americans’ finances. For many, the opposite happened.Though initial shutdowns caused unemployment to surge to...
The Crowd That Lifted Up Eventbrite’s CEO
Attending a Star Trek convention while working on a documentary series showed Julia Hartz the power of live events. The...
After Two Weeks of Flight Cancellations, Airlines Assess What Went Wrong
At JetBlue Airways Corp., executives felt confident coming into the Christmas season. The airline had flown through Thanksgiving week with...
CDC Recommends First Covid-19 Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Covid-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds, making the doses available to the...
Walmart, Kroger Raise Prices of Covid-19 Test Kits
Prices are going up for some of the cheapest and most popular at-home Covid-19 test kits in the U.S. Walmart...
U.S. Companies Are Thriving Despite the Pandemic—or Because of It
Nearly two years after the coronavirus pandemic brought much of the U.S. economy to a halt, public companies are recording...
