U.S. Takes First Enforcement Actions Against Alleged Violators of Russia Export Controls
WASHINGTON—The U.S. took its first actions Thursday to enforce sweeping restrictions on the export of technology and industrial goods to...
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U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 166,000, Lowest Level Since 1968
New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to a near 54-year low as employers held on to workers...
Snoring Colleagues, Brushing Teeth With the Boss: Inside Shanghai’s Big Office Sleepover
HONG KONG—The Covid-19 pandemic forced many people to learn to work from home. In China’s financial center, it is now...
Biden Extends Pause on Federal Student-Loan Payments Through August
WASHINGTON—President Biden on Wednesday extended through Aug. 31 the pause on payments of federal student loans, setting up a politically...
Fed’s Brainard Says Reducing Elevated Inflation ‘Is of Paramount Importance’
A top Federal Reserve official said the central bank is strongly committed to taking steps that will reduce inflation this...
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed Slightly in February
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in February, shrinking 0.1% for the month but remaining close to a record. Both...
Europe Faces Pressure to Dial Up Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Deaths
BERLIN—French President Emmanuel Macron’s call Monday for sanctions banning imports of Russian oil and coal into the European Union following...
Elon Musk Takes Surprise 9% Stake in Twitter, Sending Shares Higher
In 2021, billionaire CEO Elon Musk reached several milestones across Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink. WSJ reporters Rebecca Elliott and Micah...
Biotech Stocks, Once Booming, Enter Bear Territory
Biotech companies are having one of their worst stock-market runs in years, as rising interest rates, scientific setbacks and a...
Masks Come Off, Mandates Loosen as Companies Relax Covid-19 Protocols
U.S. companies are relaxing many of the vaccine and other Covid-related requirements that had become a staple of corporate life...
Tesla Deliveries Rose in Quarter Elon Musk Calls Exceptionally Difficult
Tesla Inc. vehicle deliveries rose in the first quarter, but missed Wall Street expectations as the company struggled with global...
Amazon Workers’ Union Victory Bolsters Revitalized Labor Movement
The union victory at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in New York City is the latest example of renewed interest in...
How Microsoft Became Washington’s Favorite Tech Giant
When a congressional committee was preparing to publicly interrogate the CEOs of four tech giants in 2020, Microsoft Corp. President...
U.S. March Jobs Report Shows Strong Hiring Momentum
The U.S. labor market strengthened last month as the pandemic’s grip receded and more workers jumped back into the labor...
Amazon Workers in New York Vote to Form Tech Giant’s First U.S. Union
Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in New York voted to establish the tech giant’s first union in the U.S., providing a...
Biden to Draw Down Oil Reserves in Bid to Ease Gas Prices
WASHINGTON—President Biden will tap up to 180 million barrels of government oil reserves to help tamp down near-record high fuel...
Inflation Weighed on Consumer Spending Growth in February
Consumer spending growth, a key engine of the economy, slowed sharply in February, as the Omicron surge of Covid-19 eased...
U.S. Jobless Claims Edge Higher Amid Tight Labor Market
New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, indicating a strong labor market in which employers are holding...
Judge Approves $18 Million Activision Settlement With EEOC
A California judge has approved an $18 million settlement between Activision Blizzard Inc. and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, marking...
How High Energy Prices Could Help Both the Climate and the U.S.
The surge in global energy prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sure doesn’t seem like any sort of blessing....
