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...
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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....
Biden’s Budget Calls for Increase in Defense Spending, Including Funds for Ukraine
WASHINGTON—President Biden on Monday released a $5.8 trillion budget that envisions a substantial increase in U.S. defense spending, a sign...
IRS Delays, Sudden End to Tax Break Leave Employers Frustrated With Covid Credits
IRS processing delays and federal policy changes are creating headaches for businesses and nonprofits using a popular wage subsidy that...
How Sanctions on Russia, War in Ukraine and Covid in China Are Transforming Global Supply Chains
A new world order is emerging for the vital supply chains that deliver most of the goods we rely on...
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall in Tight Labor Market
New applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell last week to historic lows as employers held on to their...
A Black Box From China Eastern Airlines Plane Crash Is Found
HONG KONG—Rescuers have recovered one of the black boxes from the Boeing 737 that crashed into a mountainous rural area...
Russia’s Oil-and-Gas Industry Is Starting to Feel the Bite of Sanctions
President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, and the wave of Western sanctions in response, is starting to hit Russia’s economic...
Student-Loan Freeze Saves Borrowers Nearly $200 Billion as Biden Considers Extension
Around 37 million federal student-loan borrowers were spared $195 billion in loan payments since the government froze their payments at...
EU Support Grows for Russia Oil Ban Over Ukraine War
Support for a European Union-wide ban on the purchase of Russian oil is growing inside the bloc, according to diplomats...
Biden administration formally determines Myanmar’s military committed genocide
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will publicly announce the determination, which human rights groups have been advocating for years,...
The Month Companies United Against Russia’s War
About 10 minutes into Sunday church services, Visa Inc. Chief Executive Alfred Kelly looked down at his phone and saw...
Amazon Wins Dismissal of D.C. Antitrust Lawsuit Over Pricing
WASHINGTON—Amazon.com Inc. won dismissal on Friday of an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by the District of Columbia, which had...
Biden Emphasizes Deficit Reduction in Bid to Pass Economic Agenda
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration and top Democrats are embracing efforts to reduce the federal deficit as they seek to gain support...
Amazon Closes Deal to Acquire MGM
The move comes after Amazon certified to the FTC that it had provided all the information requested by antitrust investigators...
Fed Raises Interest Rates for First Time Since 2018
The Federal Reserve said it would lift interest rates and penciled in a series of further increases this year aimed...
U.S. Retail Sales Grew 0.3% in February
Americans kept up retail spending in February but at a slower pace than the prior month, as they faced high...
WSJ News Exclusive | Abramovich Investment Vehicle Shifted Control Shortly After Russia Invaded Ukraine
LONDON—Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, control of an investment vehicle long linked in public filings to oligarch Roman Abramovich and...
EU, U.K. Approve New Russia Sanctions as Allied Divisions Emerge
The European Union and the U.K. agreed on separate sets of fresh sanctions and restrictions targeting Russia, a day after...
