Drugmakers Look for New Ways to Test Covid-19 Vaccines
As more Covid-19 vaccines become available in the U.S., it is getting tougher to run large clinical trials to test...
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U.S. Debt on Track to Hit a Record 107% of GDP by 2031, CBO Says
WASHINGTON—Federal deficits are projected to soar over the next decade, but not as much as officials forecast last summer, thanks...
WSJ News Exclusive | Forecasters Lift Expectations for 2021 Economic Growth
Forecasters are increasingly optimistic about economic growth this year, though less so about the labor market’s prospects, as it recovers...
Instagram Bans Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Over Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation
Instagram removed the account of prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of the highest-profile steps in parent company...
Schumer Says Senate Democrats Working to Raise Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats are pushing to include an increase in the federal minimum wage in...
Democrats’ Plan Offers $1,400 Stimulus Checks at Same Income Levels as Previous Rounds
WASHINGTON—House Democrats released the biggest piece of their coronavirus relief bill late Monday, offering a measure that would extend a...
$15 Minimum Wage Would Cut Employment, Reduce Poverty, CBO Study Finds
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 could deliver raises for 27 million workers and lift...
How Big Tech Got Even Bigger
The tech industry’s titans were already huge before Covid-19, the subject of soaring valuations and snowballing antitrust investigations. The pandemic...
U.S. Employers Added 49,000 Jobs in January
U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, returning growth to the labor market after a one-month dip, while the unemployment...
Johnson & Johnson Asks U.S. Regulators for Emergency Approval of Its Covid-19 Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 0.93% asked U.S. regulators on Thursday to authorize the emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine, setting...
U.S., Asia Services Activity Picks Up, While Eurozone Faces Recession Risk
Services companies in the U.S. and Asia gained ground in January, while a continued contraction in the eurozone threatened a...
Chipotle’s Covid-19 Costs Weigh on Its Profit
Shares in the burrito chain fell in after-hours trading. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News Updated Feb. 2, 2021 9:59 pm...
Fed’s Kashkari: Fed Shouldn’t Pull Back on Aid
The U.S. economy has a long way to go before it fully recovers and will need strong support from the...
Republicans Propose $618 Billion Covid-19 Relief Plan
WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans released new details of their roughly $618 billion coronavirus-relief proposal Monday, including a round of $1,000 direct checks...
Covid-19 Safety Measures, Supply Constraints Crimp Manufacturers
Manufacturers including Whirlpool Corp. WHR -4.89% and Polaris Inc. PII -0.83% said their ability to meet increased demand for their...
Older Shoppers Are the Hot New Thing for Consumer Brands
Demographic changes and the pandemic are propelling consumer-goods companies to take a fresh look at a group of shoppers who...
U.S. Household Income, Savings Rose at End of Last Year
U.S. household income rose for the first time in three months in December as a new round of government-aid efforts...
