Protesting Truckers Pledge Extended Blockade of Port of Oakland
Truckers say they are prepared to block the West Coast’s third-busiest container port until California Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to...
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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...
Twitter-Musk Trial Set for October in Lawsuit Over Stalled $44 Billion Takeover
Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the chief judge of the Delaware Chancery Court, ordered a five-day trial in October, over...
Twitter Says Elon Musk’s Opposition to Expedited Trial Is a Tactical Delay
Twitter Inc. called Elon Musk’s opposition to a speedy trial for its case against the billionaire a tactical delay and...
Uber Agrees to Pay Penalties After Overcharging People With Disabilities
The Justice Department said it settled a case with Uber Technologies Inc. that alleged the ride-hailing company wrongfully charged wait-time...
Air Travel Is Broken. Here’s Why.
This summer was supposed to mark the rebirth of commercial aviation after two years of travel restrictions left the industry...
Chip Investment Decisions Await Congressional Action on $52 Billion Funding Bill
Political wrangling in Congress over government funding for the semiconductor industry is leaving tens of billions of dollars of potential...
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...
Inflation Has Outpaced Wage Growth. Now It’s Cutting Into Spending.
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. wage growth accelerated, as weekly earnings jumped more than 7% in April and May...
Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Rocked by Fight Over His $230 Billion Fortune
Mr. Birchall, a straight-laced, 48-year-old wealth manager who rose to become Mr. Musk’s top deputy and the head of his...
Sen. Joe Manchin Balks at Global Minimum Tax Championed by Biden
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s international tax agenda suffered a setback when Sen. Joe Manchin rejected a 15% minimum tax on multinational...
All Jobs Businesses Cut in Pandemic Are Back, but Not Where They Were Lost
Transportation and warehousing jobs, benefiting from an e-commerce boom, have grown the fastest among major industry groups since the Covid-19...
Elon Musk Fires Back at Twitter Lawsuit
Lawyers for Mr. Musk filed papers with the Delaware Chancery Court, their first public response to the lawsuit filed earlier...
Emirates, Heathrow Reach Agreement Over Passenger Cap
LONDON—Emirates and London Heathrow Airport reached an agreement under which the airline, the world’s biggest by international traffic, will cap...
WSJ News Exclusive | Merck Deal for Seagen Seen as Unlikely by Earnings Release
Merck & Co.’s roughly $40 billion deal for Seagen Inc. is unlikely to be finalized ahead of the pharmaceutical giant’s...
Volkswagen to Keep Factory Running in China’s Xinjiang Region
HONG KONG— Volkswagen AG VOW 3.45% reiterated a commitment to producing vehicles in China’s western region of Xinjiang, an area...
U.S. Retail Sales Rose 1% in June
June’s increase came after sales declined slightly in May, the Commerce Department said Friday.Consumers spent more last month across a...
Twitter Lawsuit Adds to Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX Challenges
Tesla and SpaceX didn’t respond to requests for comment. Tesla, still the world’s most valuable auto maker by far, earlier...
Fed Official Says 0.75-Point Interest Rate Rise Seems Most Likely in July
Federal Reserve officials are wrestling with how to set expectations for their policy meeting in two weeks after another scorching...
