Ukraine’s Grim Economic Toll From War Confronts World Governments
WASHINGTON—Top world financial officials gathered in Washington this past week confronted a grim picture of the growing economic costs of...
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European Lawmakers Reach New Deal on Social Media Regulations
BRUSSELS—Europe is again raising the bar on tech regulation, preparing new standards for operations of social media and other digital...
Global Growth Ebbs in Face of Ukraine War, China Slowdown
FRANKFURT—Economic growth is slowing in large parts of the globe as businesses struggle to navigate the effects of Russia’s invasion...
How Raleigh Rallied From the Covid-19 Pandemic
RALEIGH, N.C.—On a Monday morning, employees arrive at Raleigh software firm Pendo and grab coffee at a company-provided bar staffed...
Home Depot Revamps Tech Leadership With Focus on Customers
Home Depot Inc. is doubling down on online shopping, curbside pickup apps and other digital efforts that helped propel sales...
American, United Project Packed Planes This Summer
Airlines said they have reached a new juncture in their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, anticipating record revenue in the...
Activision Blizzard Names Two Women to Its Board
Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI -0.02% said it is moving to add two women to its board of directors, months after...
Fed’s Powell Could Seal Expectations of Half-Point Rate Rise in May
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion hosted by the International Monetary Fund on...
Alleged Covid-19 Fraud Schemes Totaling $150 Million Draw Criminal Charges
Federal prosecutors have charged about 20 people in the past two weeks with allegedly engaging in various fraud schemes related...
Tesla Posts Record $3.3 Billion Quarterly Profit
Tesla Inc. TSLA -4.96% reported a sevenfold jump in first-quarter profit as consumers snapped up the company’s electric vehicles, though...
From YouTube to Rutube. Inside Russia’s Influence Campaign.
The Kremlin is waging a new influence campaign: persuading Russians to quit Western social-media platforms. As part of an expansive...
WSJ News Exclusive | Blackstone Bets on Campus Housing With $13 Billion Acquisition
Blackstone Inc. agreed to buy student-housing owner American Campus Communities Inc. in a deal valuing the company at about $12.8...
Biden Administration Restores Stricter Environmental Reviews
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is restoring stricter environmental standards for approving new pipelines, highways, power plants and other construction projects, including...
Tesla Probed by EEOC Before California Sued Car Maker Over Alleged Racial Discrimination
A principal U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing antidiscrimination laws has investigated Tesla Inc., according to a legal filing. The...
British Encryption Startup Arqit Overstates Its Prospects, Former Staff and Others Say
A U.K. cybersecurity startup rocketed to a multibillion-dollar valuation when it listed publicly last fall on the promise of making...
Alex Jones’s Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Over Sandy Hook Lawsuits
Infowars and other media assets backed by far-right radio host Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy, opening a new front in...
Homeowner Groups Seek to Stop Investors From Buying Houses to Rent
Small groups of neighborhood volunteers are blocking companies from buying single-family homes, rewriting homeownership rulebooks to thwart investor purchases of...
When Quitting Normalizes, Benefit to Low-Wage Workers May Subside
Low-wage workers capitalized on the rare opportunity of a tight labor market with a burst of job-switching. That wave shows...
Meet the Twitter Army of Elon Musk Superfans
Elon Musk might have more than 82 million Twitter followers, but only a handful of those can consistently grab the...
Twitter Adopts Poison Pill Plan to Block Elon Musk From Increasing Stake
Twitter adopted a poison-pill takeover defense to make it difficult for Elon Musk to increase ownership beyond 15%. The move...
