Omicron Variant is Expected to Dent Global Economy in Early 2022
A winter surge in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant is prompting economists to downgrade U.S. and global growth...
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Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2022
That’s part of the fun and excitement of this yearly exercise, where our team puts together predictions for what’s to...
Walmart Sparks Public Outcry in China Over Products From Xinjiang
Walmart Inc., WMT 0.91% the world’s largest retailer, became the latest Western company to face scrutiny over its handling of...
Omicron Pushes Daily Covid-19 Cases Higher, Disrupts Holiday Travel
The Omicron variant pushed Covid-19 daily cases in the U.S. to the highest level in nearly a year, leading to...
Economy Week Ahead: Home Prices, Unemployment Claims
Data on average home prices in major metropolitan areas and pending home sales are due this week. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty...
AT&T Slashed Promised Life Insurance for Former Workers—and Time Runs Out at Year-End
When Dean Allison left his job as a property manager at AT&T T 0.36% in 1998, the company offered an...
Governments Wrestling With Omicron Weigh Mitigation Versus Containment
The Christmas holiday weekend began as more governments wrestled with whether to focus on containing the spread of the Omicron...
Travel Woes Deepen as Omicron Variant Hits Pilots and Flight Attendants
Airlines continued to scrub flights Saturday as Covid-19 infections hit pilots and flight attendants, leaving carriers short-staffed to operate busy...
U.S. Airlines Cancel Flights as Omicron Disruptions Grow
The highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19 sparked further disruptions on Friday, with U.S. airlines canceling flights over the busy...
AstraZeneca’s Vaccine, Dumped by the West, Helps Fill Gaping Need in Rest of World
LONDON— AstraZeneca PLC’s Covid-19 vaccine isn’t authorized in the U.S., and governments in Canada, Australia and across Western Europe have...
Looking to Rent a Car? Expect Higher Prices, Long Waits and Slim Pickings
Travelers looking to rent cars are encountering higher rates and few choices, if they can find a car at all.The...
U.S. Will Waive In-Person Interviews for H-1B, Other Work Visas
WASHINGTON—The State Department is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories in 2022 to ease visa issuances,...
FDA Authorizes Merck’s Covid-19 Pill for At-Home Treatment
U.S. regulators cleared use of a Covid-19 pill from Merck MRK -0.33% & Co. and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, the...
Intel Apologizes After Asking Suppliers to Avoid China’s Xinjiang Region
U.S. semiconductor giant Intel Corp. INTC 0.39% apologized after setting off a social-media backlash with a letter asking suppliers to...
Pfizer’s Covid-19 Pill Is Authorized in U.S.
U.S. health regulators cleared use of a Covid-19 pill from Pfizer Inc., the first drug that newly infected patients can...
Tesla’s Touch-Screen Gaming Probed by U.S. Auto-Safety Regulator
Vince Patton, a new Tesla owner, shows how he can play videogames while driving on a closed course in Portland...
Crypto.com Will Run its First Super Bowl Ad Amid Marketing Blitz
Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com will run its first Super Bowl commercial in February as it seeks to become a household...
Airlines Prepare for Busy Travel Week Amid Omicron Surge
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant is looming over holiday travel, but airports are getting busier as travelers try...
Turkey Rolls Out Economic Rescue Plan, Reversing Lira’s Spiral
ISTANBUL—Turkey’s currency mounted a dramatic, partial reversal from a monthslong collapse on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a...
Covid-19 Pandemic Drives U.S. Population Growth to Record Low
America’s population grew 0.1% this year, the lowest rate on record, according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday that show...
