Ford Seeks New Trial After $1.7 Billion Jury Verdict in Truck Rollover Lawsuit
In new court filings Monday, Ford said it was unfairly precluded from providing evidence that would have demonstrated the truck...
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British Pound, Bonds Roiled as Tax-Cut Plans Spook Investors
LONDON—The U.K.’s beleaguered pound hit its lowest-ever level against the U.S. dollar before recovering slightly Monday, as investors worried about...
Economy Week Ahead: Housing Market and Consumer Spending in Focus
Tuesday The Commerce Department releases August figures on new orders, shipments, unfilled orders and inventories of products meant to last...
The U.S. Is Running Short of Land for Housing
In the Sunbelt, the hottest commodity isn’t oil, copper or gold. It is land. And rancher Robert Thomas has plenty...
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...
World Bank’s David Malpass Says He Isn’t Resigning Amid Criticism of His Climate Views
WASHINGTON—World Bank President David Malpass said Friday he wasn’t resigning from his position amid calls from climate advocates for him...
War, Inflation Knock World Economy Off Balance
The global economy is sputtering and financial markets are flashing red, reflecting a sense on Wall Street that a sharper...
U.K.’s Sweeping Tax Cuts Send Pound Tumbling, Yields Higher
LONDON—The British government unveiled the biggest tax cuts since the early 1970s in a high-stakes bet to jolt the U.K.’s...
World’s Central Banks Race to Raise Rates After Fed Increase
LONDON—Central banks around the world moved Thursday to combat the effects of a soaring dollar and rising inflation, joining the...
Iran Protests Challenge Government as Elon Musk Offers Starlink Access
TEHRAN—Iranian protesters clashed with police on Tuesday in a fourth straight day of protests over the death of a young...
Beyond Meat Executive Arrested After Allegedly Biting Man’s Nose in Fight
Beyond Meat Inc.’s BYND -6.04% chief operating officer was arrested in Arkansas over the weekend, after a physical altercation in...
American Airlines Says Data Breach Affected Small Number of Customers
The phishing campaign allowed hackers to gain access to the email accounts of some American Airlines staffers. Photo: JOSHUA ROBERTS/REUTERS...
Climbing Housing Costs Could Prop Up Inflation for a While
Rents and other shelter costs are emerging as a major driver of overall consumer inflation, keeping it high at a...
Judge Rejects Antitrust Challenge to UnitedHealth Acquisition
WASHINGTON—A federal judge Monday ruled against a Justice Department antitrust challenge to UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s $13 billion acquisition of health-technology...
Apple Readies iOS 16 Bug Fix for Next Week
The latest software for models going back to the iPhone 8 arrived last week, ahead of the release of Apple’s...
Hackers Leaked ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Footage, Rockstar Games Says
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said hackers broke into the networks of its Rockstar Games Inc. unit and illegally accessed early-development...
Companies and Nonprofits Expand Efforts to Hire Veterans
Efforts to spur hiring of U.S. military veterans have ramped up in recent years. Many private-sector companies and nonprofits are...
Abbott Faces Competition From Heart Valve Device Cleared by FDA
A new heart valve repair device from Edwards Lifesciences Corp. was as effective as the market-leading device from Abbott Laboratories...
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...
Marijuana Retail Licenses in New York Are Going First to Those Convicted of Drug Crimes
New York regulators want people who were affected by marijuana criminalization to get the first licenses to sell recreational pot...
