House Approves Extension of Debt Ceiling Into December
WASHINGTON—The House on Tuesday voted along party lines to raise the U.S. borrowing limit into December, as Democratic lawmakers wrestled...
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IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast Amid Supply-Chain Disruptions, Pandemic Pressures
WASHINGTON—Supply-chain disruptions and global health concerns spurred the International Monetary Fund to lower its 2021 growth forecast for the world...
Southwest Airlines Cancels Hundreds of Flights After Weekend Disruption
Southwest Airlines Co. LUV -4.17% scrapped about 10% of its Monday flight schedule, following hundreds of earlier cancellations over the...
Hasbro Enters Holiday Season With CEO on Health Leave
Hasbro Inc.’s HAS -1.62% abrupt leadership change this week leaves the toy company in the hands of lieutenants to navigate...
Economy Week Ahead: Inflation, Jobless Claims, Retail Sales
Shipping containers at Tianjin Port in China last month. Photo: Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg News By WSJ staff Oct. 10, 2021 3:00...
Latest James Bond Film Falls Behind Predecessors as Covid-19 Concerns Linger
LOS ANGELES—James Bond finally faced off at the box office against a foe he couldn’t seem to shake, and the...
WSJ News Exclusive | Catalent to Buy Supplement Maker Bettera Holdings for $1 Billion
Contract drug manufacturer Catalent Inc. is expected to announce Monday that it has agreed to buy closely held Bettera Holdings...
Economy Week Ahead: Factory Activity, Trade and Employment
The U.S. jobs report for August will be in focus this week. Tuesday China’s factory activity is forecast to expand...
Elizabeth Holmes Might Claim Abusive Relationship in Theranos Fraud Trial
Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes could argue at her upcoming criminal fraud trial that she was in a decadelong abusive...
How to Get the Kids to School Is the Latest Pandemic Headache
Figuring out how to get kids to and from school has always been a hassle, but with the return of...
Concert Plans Change as Covid-19 Concerns Persist
Concerts’ long-anticipated comeback this fall is stumbling, as more big-name artists cancel their tours and other musicians are coping with...
Theranos Didn’t Stop the Search for the Next Healthcare Star
Theranos Inc. once symbolized how Silicon Valley’s hustle and innovation might revolutionize healthcare. Its collapse made it a cautionary tale...
Powell Says Fed Could Start Scaling Back Stimulus This Year
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reaffirmed the central bank’s emerging plan to begin reversing its easy-money policies later this year...
White House More Than Doubles Its Inflation Forecast in New Update
WASHINGTON—The White House more than doubled its forecast for annual inflation in new projections released Friday, as supply-chain disruptions stemming...
U.S. Household Income Jumped in July as Spending Growth Slowed
U.S. household income rose rapidly last month as the government handed out enhanced tax breaks for parents, priming the economy...
How the ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Succession Plan Went Sideways
So much for the best-laid plans. Nine months ago, Sony Pictures Entertainment executives thought they had an ideal successor for...
Business Groups Withdraw Suit Challenging Health-Price Transparency Rule
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a Texas affiliate withdrew a suit filed to block parts of a federal rule...
World’s Largest Chip Maker to Raise Prices, Threatening Costlier Electronics
The world’s largest contract chip maker is raising prices by as much as 20%, according to people familiar with the...
J&J Says Covid-19 Booster Shots After Eight Months Supported by Data
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that a second dose of its Covid-19 vaccine was found in a study to generate...
House Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint, Sets Deadline for Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON—The House narrowly passed a measure approving a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint and locking in a late September vote on...
