The Great British Pub Has a Pandemic Hangover. For Some, It’s Last Call.
LIVERPOOL, England—Conor Foley’s pub, Kelly’s Dispensary, offers a bar-stool view of forces roiling the global economy. Having finally reopened after...
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U.S. Jobless Claims Reach 52-Year Low
Weekly jobless claims fell sharply to the lowest level in 52 years, reflecting the labor market’s tightening as the economy...
Zoom Shares Skid as Sales Growth Slows
Zoom Video Communications Inc. sales growth slowed last quarter as the extra demand for remote work and the company’s videoconferencing...
Covid-19 Boosters From Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna Cleared for All U.S. Adults
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared Covid-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE and from Moderna Inc....
Electric-Vehicle Spat Looms Over Biden’s Meeting With Canadian, Mexican Leaders
President Biden’s summit with counterparts from Canada and Mexico at the White House brings him face-to-face with visitors who have...
Pfizer Submits Covid-19 Pill for FDA Authorization
Pfizer Inc. said it asked U.S. health regulators to authorize its oral Covid-19 drug for use in high-risk patients, putting...
Jobless Claims Fell to New Pandemic Low of 267,000
Worker filings for unemployment insurance edged lower last week, continuing their long glide path toward pre-pandemic levels as the labor...
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...
Hospitals Face Steeper Fines for Shunning Federal Price-Disclosure Rules
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized a regulation that will sharply increase the financial penalties for larger hospitals that don’t...
Pfizer Ups Covid-19 Vaccine Forecast as Sales More Than Double
Pfizer Inc. raised its forecast for sales of its Covid-19 vaccine this year to about $36 billion, a roughly 7%...
U.S. Consumer Spending Grew More Slowly in September
Consumer spending rose 0.6% in September, the Commerce Department said Friday, as the Delta variant and supply-chain disruptions weighed on...
Starbucks’s China Sales Slow With Covid-19 Bout
Starbucks Corp. said its U.S. sales were strong during its most recent quarter, though the pandemic’s resurgence in China dragged...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
Higher Sales Across Divisions Lift Johnson & Johnson as Healthcare Sector Recovers
Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ 2.55% sales climbed in the latest quarter compared with the same stretch of last year, reflecting...
China’s Third-Quarter Economic Growth Slows Sharply to 4.9%
BEIJING—China’s economy grew 4.9% in the third quarter from a year earlier, slowing sharply from the previous quarter’s 7.9% growth...
