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...
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Supply-Chain Bottlenecks, Elevated Inflation to Last Well Into Next Year, Survey Finds
Uncomfortably high inflation will grip the U.S. economy well into 2022, as constrained supply chains keep upward pressure on prices...
WSJ News Exclusive | FDA Delays Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine for Adolescents to Review Rare Myocarditis Side Effect
The Food and Drug Administration is delaying a decision on authorizing Moderna Inc.’s MRNA -2.41% Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents to...
IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast Amid Supply-Chain Disruptions, Pandemic Pressures
WASHINGTON—Supply-chain disruptions and global health concerns spurred the International Monetary Fund to lower its 2021 growth forecast for the world...
Johnson & Johnson’s Top Scientist to Depart
Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ -0.42% top scientist, who oversaw a turnaround in the company’s pharmaceutical unit and the development of...
Merck Asks FDA to Authorize Promising Covid-19 Pill
Merck & Co. and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP said Monday they have filed an application asking U.S. health regulators to...
Latest James Bond Film Falls Behind Predecessors as Covid-19 Concerns Linger
LOS ANGELES—James Bond finally faced off at the box office against a foe he couldn’t seem to shake, and the...
Economy Week Ahead: Factory Activity, Trade and Employment
The U.S. jobs report for August will be in focus this week. Tuesday China’s factory activity is forecast to expand...
How to Get the Kids to School Is the Latest Pandemic Headache
Figuring out how to get kids to and from school has always been a hassle, but with the return of...
Concert Plans Change as Covid-19 Concerns Persist
Concerts’ long-anticipated comeback this fall is stumbling, as more big-name artists cancel their tours and other musicians are coping with...
Powell Says Fed Could Start Scaling Back Stimulus This Year
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reaffirmed the central bank’s emerging plan to begin reversing its easy-money policies later this year...
White House More Than Doubles Its Inflation Forecast in New Update
WASHINGTON—The White House more than doubled its forecast for annual inflation in new projections released Friday, as supply-chain disruptions stemming...
U.S. Household Income Jumped in July as Spending Growth Slowed
U.S. household income rose rapidly last month as the government handed out enhanced tax breaks for parents, priming the economy...
J&J Says Covid-19 Booster Shots After Eight Months Supported by Data
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that a second dose of its Covid-19 vaccine was found in a study to generate...
Economy Week Ahead: Housing, Inflation and the Fed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks at the central bank’s Jackson Hole economic symposium on Friday cap off a full...
Toyota to Cut Output as Chip Shortage Finally Catches Up to It
TOKYO—The global semiconductor shortage has finally started to bite at Toyota Motor Corp., highlighting how a resurgence in Covid-19 infections...
Jobless Claims Likely to Fall as Labor Market Withstands Delta Variant
Applications for unemployment benefits are likely to reach a new pandemic low, showing a healing labor market even as the...
Covid-19 Booster Shot to Be Offered to Americans Fully Vaccinated With Pfizer, Moderna
The Biden administration took steps Wednesday to crack down on rising Covid-19 cases, including a call for a third shot...
Target Sales Increase as Shoppers Return to Stores
Target Corp. reported increased revenue in the second quarter as more people returned to stores and online spending moderated compared...
Companies Are Hoarding Record Cash Amid Delta Fears
Companies are sitting on a record amount of cash amid lingering uncertainty about disruptions from Covid-19, defying expectations earlier this...
