Delta Reports First Profit Since Covid-19 Pandemic Began
Delta Air Lines Inc. said U.S. vacation travel has fully recovered as the airline reported its first quarterly profit since...
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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...
Elon Musk Returns to Court to Defend Tesla’s SolarCity Purchase
WILMINGTON, Del.— Tesla Inc. TSLA -2.50% Chief Executive Elon Musk wrapped up two days of grilling over the car maker’s...
Inflation Accelerates Again in June as Economic Recovery Continues
U.S. consumer prices continued to climb swiftly in June, as the economic recovery gained steam and demand outpaced the supply...
China’s Export Engine Accelerates, Defying Expectations
China’s imports and exports posted stronger-than-expected growth in June as global demand for Chinese goods remained solid and sporadic Covid-19...
Elon Musk Defends SolarCity Deal, Says of Being Tesla Boss: ‘I Rather Hate It’
WILMINGTON, Del.— Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk was in court Monday to defend the company’s purchase of SolarCity Corp.,...
Governments World-Wide Gorge on Record Debt, Testing New Limits
The pandemic has pushed global government debt to the highest level since World War II, surpassing the world’s annual economic...
EU to Put on Hold Digital Levy Following G-20 Minimum Tax Plans
BRUSSELS—The European Union is putting on hold a proposed digital levy, an EU spokesman said Monday, after finance chiefs from...
Tech Firms to Buy Covid-19 Vaccines on Behalf of Taiwan’s Government
TAIPEI—Taiwan is struggling with the pandemic, short on vaccines and locked in a geopolitical fight with China over access to...
Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Consumers, Fed Testimony, China GDP
Inflation is the focus this week with a U.S. report on consumer prices and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space Trip Delayed Slightly by Weather
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.—Richard Branson is scheduled to travel to the edge of space Sunday in a flight aimed at...
Biden Competition Order Targets Hospital Mergers, Surprise Medical Bills
The White House call for revised enforcement guidelines to promote hospital competition will likely amplify federal scrutiny of hospital mergers,...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space Flight: What You Need to Know
Richard Branson plans to fly to the edge of space on Sunday aboard a rocket-powered plane, 22 years after he...
The Antitrust Case Against Google: It’s Becoming Too Much Like Apple
Google has adopted rules similar to ones that Apple Inc. requires for its software that powers smartphones and distributes apps...
Median Pay Shows How Companies Diverged in Their Covid-19 Response
Employees of Costco Wholesale Corp. and Home Depot Inc. saw demand for their services swell last year as homebound Americans...
Companies Target a New Market: The Stressed Out
Drivers climbing into the new Lincoln Nautilus enter “a sanctuary,” Lincoln declares in the car’s ads. Seats offer massage, vents...
China Orders Stores to Remove More Apps Operated by Didi
BEIJING—China ordered mobile app stores to remove 25 more apps operated by Didi Global Inc.’s China arm, saying the apps...
Pfizer to Ask Regulators to Authorize Covid-19 Vaccine Booster
Pfizer Inc. will seek clearance from U.S. regulators in coming weeks to distribute a booster shot of its Covid-19 vaccine...
Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for Trying to Extort Nike
Michael Avenatti, whose star turn as Stormy Daniels’s pugnacious lawyer ended two years ago in a flurry of criminal charges,...
U.S. Jobless Claims Edged Up to 373,000 Last Week
Jobless claims held nearly steady last week, interrupting a downward trend and showing the labor market’s recovery remains uneven, at...
