Walgreens Quarterly Sales Fall on Fewer Prescriptions, Covid-19 Vaccinations
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. WBA 5.35% said it is counting on its burgeoning healthcare business to fuel profit growth in...
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Coal Miner Peabody Energy in Deal Talks With Australian Rival Coronado
ADELAIDE, Australia— Peabody Energy Corp. BTU -2.62% is in talks to combine with an Australian rival that could result in...
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Hangs Legal Defense on Expert Testimony
Lawyers for Trevor Milton are anchoring the Nikola Corp. NKLA 11.36% founder’s defense against securities-fraud charges on the testimony of...
Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Carries Lessons for Pharma Supply Chains, Says Pfizer Executive
The concentrated effort to develop, manufacture and distribute vaccines as the Covid-19 pandemic began to rage across the world highlighted...
What Good Leadership Looks Like Now vs. Pre-Covid
What a difference a pandemic makes. More than two years after the coronavirus began to roil the world, leaders of...
China’s Downturn Moderates, Though Property Woes Linger
HONG KONG—Renewed Covid-19 curbs and a worsening property downturn are dampening the outlook for China’s economy, despite some modest signs...
Covid-19 Booster Shots Targeting Omicron Authorized, Likely to Be Offered Soon
U.S. health regulators cleared use of retooled Covid-19 vaccines that target the latest versions of Omicron, in preparation for a...
China’s Industrial Profit Falls on Covid-19 Measures, Bad Weather
China’s industrial profit dropped in the first seven months of the year, reversing a year-on-year increase in the first half...
Disney’s New Pricing Magic: More Profit From Fewer Park Visitors
Walt Disney DIS -2.89% used to call Disneyland his “magic kingdom.” These days, Walt Disney Co. has a new magic...
MGM China Pumps $594 Million Into Macau Casino Unit Ahead of License Bid
HONG KONG—The Chinese unit of U.S. gambling company MGM Resorts International MGM -2.50% said it would pump almost $600 million...
U.S. Companies on Pace to Bring Home Record Number of Overseas Jobs
U.S. companies are bringing workforces and supply chains home at a historic pace.American companies are on pace to reshore, or...
U.K. Approves Covid-19 Booster Shot Aimed at Omicron
The U.K. became the first country to approve Moderna Inc.’s Omicron-targeting Covid-19 vaccine as a booster shot, paving the way...
Relaxed CDC Covid Guidelines Seen as Boost for Return to the Workplace
Federal health officials’ move this week to relax pandemic precautions gave business leaders the momentum many have been looking for...
Macau Casinos to Reopen Saturday After Covid-19 Shutdown
Casinos in the gambling hub of Macau will be allowed to reopen Saturday after a nearly two-week shutdown amid a...
CDC Recommends Novavax’s Covid Vaccine for Adults 18 and Older
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended the use of Novavax Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, the final hurdle...
Supermarkets, Restaurants Hire Security, Limit Hours to Combat Crime
Restaurants and grocery stores said they are revamping operations in response to crime, with some operators limiting hours, spending more...
Union Organizing Efforts Rise in First Half of Year
The number of U.S. workplaces where employees have started trying to organize unions jumped this year to the highest level...
Macau Shuts Casinos as City Enters Weeklong Lockdown
Residents lined up to get tested for the coronavirus in Macau last week. Photo: STRINGER/REUTERS HONG KONG—The gambling enclave of...
Red States Are Winning the Post-Pandemic Economy
The pandemic has changed the geography of the American economy. By many measures, red states—those that lean Republican—have recovered faster...
Walgreens Shifts Into Recession Mode as Covid Boom Fades
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is bracing for a recession and life after Covid. The second-biggest U.S. drugstore chain by stores...
