Samsung Picks Texas for $17 Billion Chip-Making Factory
AUSTIN, Texas— Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it plans to invest roughly $17 billion in a semiconductor-making facility in...
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Twitter CFO Says Investing in Crypto ‘Doesn’t Make Sense Right Now’
Investing some of Twitter Inc.’s corporate cash in crypto assets such as bitcoin “doesn’t make sense right now,” Chief Financial...
General Electric to Split Into Three Public Companies
General Electric Co. said it would split into three public companies, breaking apart the more than century-old company that was...
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...
How the Financial Sector Is Addressing Climate Change—And Why It Matters
The organizations that lend, invest and regulate the world’s money are taking on climate change. There was a flurry of...
WSJ News Exclusive | Coke to Pay $5.6 Billion for Full Control of BodyArmor
Coca-Cola Co. is buying full control of BodyArmor for $5.6 billion in a deal that values the sports drink brand...
Microsoft Earnings Jump as Cloud Services Thrive
Microsoft Corp. MSFT 0.64% continued to benefit from the global shift toward remote work as its cloud business boosted its...
Hertz Orders 100,000 Teslas, Part of Plan to Electrify Rental-Car Fleet
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. HTZZ 7.33% said it has ordered 100,000 vehicles from Tesla Inc. TSLA 11.17% to stock its...
Trump’s Social-Media Platform Joins Crowded Conservative Media Field
Former President Donald Trump’s planned digital-media venture could quickly become a serious competitor in a crowded field of right-leaning sites...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Plans to Deliver for the Holidays
LEETSDALE, Pa.—Some recipients waited on the U.S. Postal Service to deliver holiday gifts until well after decorations were taken down...
WSJ News Exclusive | Politico’s New Owner Plans to Grow Staff, Launch Paywall
BERLIN—Axel Springer SE plans to eventually put Politico’s content behind a paywall and immediately boost the political-news publisher’s head count...
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...
Iraqi Lawmakers Call for Probe Into GE, Siemens Electricity Contracts
Members of an Iraqi parliamentary commission are calling for an investigation into large power-generation contracts struck with General Electric Co....
WSJ News Exclusive | Hyatt Plans to Buy Apple Leisure Group From KKR and KSL Capital for $2.7 Billion
Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to buy resort company Apple Leisure Group from its private-equity owners for $2.7 billion including any...
AMC Talks Bitcoin, GameStop With Its Reddit Followers
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. on Monday detailed changes coming to its theaters, such as accepting bitcoin, that are aimed at...
WSJ News Exclusive | Ride-Sharing Startup Swvl Nearing Deal to Go Public With Female-Led SPAC
Middle East-based ride-sharing technology startup Swvl Inc. is nearing a deal to go public via a merger with a special-purpose...
Norwegian Cruise Line Sues Florida Surgeon General Over ‘Vaccine-Passport’ Ban
The cruise operator is sticking with its policy to require full vaccinations for all crew and passengers, including children, for...
WSJ News Exclusive | Kantar Hires Chris Jansen as Its New CEO
Data and media research business Kantar has named Chris Jansen its new chief executive officer, effective Nov. 1. Mr. Jansen,...
McDonald’s Introduces Customer-Loyalty Program
McDonald’s Corp. MCD 0.36% said it is rolling out a loyalty program nationally next month, the latest restaurant chain to...
WSJ News Exclusive | First Solar to Build New Solar-Panel Factory in Ohio
WASHINGTON—The biggest American-owned solar-panel maker is set to announce plans Wednesday to invest $680 million in a new Ohio factory,...
