In Hunt For Russian Oligarch’s Wealth, French Customs Officers on the Cote d’Azur Got a Tip
Customs officers along France’s sun-splashed Côte d’Azur had a tip.The superyacht Amore Vero was making preparations to set sail from...
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Russia Targets Media Outlets With ‘Fake News’ Law, Blocks Facebook
Russia passed a law that threatens prison time for anyone publishing what authorities consider to be false information about the...
How the Covid-19 Test Was Won
GURNEE, Ill.—Inside a factory that is the size of five football fields, thousands of workers from Abbott Laboratories race to...
Strong Hiring, Low Unemployment Point to Economy Making Post-Pandemic Pivot
The U.S. labor market is pivoting toward a post-pandemic world, with a steady stream of adults joining the labor force...
Tech Companies Are Reopening Their Offices, but Tech Work Has Changed Forever
Tech companies are inching closer to reopening their offices, but it’s clear the way they work will never be the...
Batman Has a Big Hole to Fill for Theaters
Such is the state of America’s movie theater industry that even the bleakest of superheroes is being counted on to...
Ukraine War Plunges Auto Makers Into New Supply-Chain Crisis
BERLIN—After a pandemic and a global chip crunch, Russia’s war in Ukraine has unleashed auto makers’ third supply-chain crisis in...
U.S. Economy Grew Modestly Amid Omicron Surge, Fed Beige Book Says
The U.S. economy grew at a modest to moderate pace from mid-January through early February as the Omicron variant of...
Ford Creates Electric-Vehicle, Gas-Engine Divisions in Company Reshape
A robot works on a Ford pre-production all-electric F-150 Lightning truck prototype in Dearborn, Mich. Photo: REBECCA COOK/REUTERS Ford F...
U.S., IEA Agree to Release 60 Million Barrels From Oil Stockpiles Amid Ukraine Turmoil
The U.S. and other major oil-consuming nations said Tuesday they would release 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency...
Western Sanctions Bite Russian Economy, but Pose Unpredictable Risks
The conventional wisdom until last week was that sanctions had limited influence on a nation state, especially one as large...
The West’s Sanctions Barrage Severs Russia’s Economy From Much of the World
Western nations dropped economic sanctions of historic scale on Russia that are hobbling its financial system and effectively reversing 30...
Western Companies Pull Back From Russia in Response to Ukraine Invasion, Sanctions
BP PLC said Sunday it would exit its nearly 20% stake in Russian oil producer Rosneft, after pressure from the...
Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine Largely Spare Energy Sector, Vital to Europe
The West is rolling out increasingly tough sanctions on Russia but it is going out of its way to preserve...
Global Air Travel Is Disrupted by Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Competing aviation sanctions and the narrowing of airspace available for commercial travel over Russia and Eastern Europe are adding strain...
A New Brand of Sticker Shock Hits the Car Market
How hard is it to buy a car today? For Kevin Peters, it recently involved a one-way flight and 330-mile...
Discovery to Name Chris Licht to Run CNN
Discovery Inc. has tapped producer Chris Licht to lead CNN after it takes over the cable-news channel, according to people...
Sperm Banks Struggle to Recruit Black Donors and Other Donors of Color
A few years after her marriage broke up, Aisha Jenkins started thinking about having a baby on her own. She...
Covid-19 Booster Shots Are Slowing as Omicron Surge Fades
Fewer people are getting vaccine booster shots in the U.S. as the Omicron Covid-19 surge fades and more Americans return...
U.S., Allies Roll Out Fresh Sanctions on Russia Amid Debate Over How Hard to Hit
Russia’s overnight assault on Ukraine triggered a surge of calls Thursday for Western allies to completely cut Russia off from...
