Southwest Turns Quarterly Profit, Says Worst of Omicron Is Over
The Dallas-based airline on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit of $68 million, up from a loss of $908 million a...
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Abbott’s Rapid Covid-19 Tests Boost Quarterly Sales Growth
Abbott Laboratories, ABT -2.53% one of America’s largest producers of rapid tests for Covid-19, said that testing-related sales were $2.3...
WSJ News Exclusive | Ford Shuts Off Orders for New $20,000 Maverick Pickup
Ford F -1.26% Motor Co. is taking the unusual step of cutting off customer orders for the Maverick, a more-affordable...
Software Provider Globalization Partners Gets Vista Equity Backing at $4.2 Billion Valuation
Globalization Partners, a software provider that helps businesses streamline the process of hiring employees internationally, has landed new backing from...
Cruise Lines Betting on Summer Rebound Face Obstacles From Omicron
The cruise industry’s bet on a big summer rebound is looking less certain. Travel agents and industry executives say that...
China Seeks to Cushion Blow of Economic Pain as Momentum Slows
HONG KONG—Last year, Chinese policy makers shook up the world’s second-largest economy just as its rebound from the pandemic was...
China GDP Grew 8.1% in 2021, Though Momentum Slowed in Fourth Quarter
BEIJING—China’s economy expanded 8.1% last year as a pandemic-plagued world snapped up its goods, though slowing growth in the final...
Credit Suisse Chairman to Leave After Breaking Covid Travel Rules
Credit Suisse Group AG CS 0.38% Chairman António Horta-Osório is leaving the global bank following a board investigation into his...
Citigroup Sticks With Its Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate, While GE Drops Its Rules
Citigroup Inc. C -1.25% is sticking with its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for its U.S. workers. General Electric Co. GE 0.68%...
Some Starbucks, Chipotle Sites Cut Hours, Limit Seating Over Omicron
Diners are feeling a sense of déjà vu as restaurants are again selling food for takeout only, closing dining-room seating...
U.S. Retail Sales Fell 1.9% in December
U.S. retail sales dropped by 1.9% in December as the Covid-19 Omicron variant and inflation surged, damping the end of...
Grocery Stores Cut Hours, Services as Omicron Infects Workers
Some U.S. supermarkets are reducing hours and cutting services as Covid-19’s Omicron variant infects cashiers, baggers and stockers, deepening grocery...
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 230,000
Filings for jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 230,000 last week, an increase of 23,000, as a tight U.S....
Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida to Resign
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said he would resign from the central bank on Friday, two weeks before his...
When You’re Burned Out at Your Job, But It’s Also Your Calling
Erine Cressell worked as a hospital nurse for 15 years, with dreams of finishing an advanced degree and treating patients...
How Reliable Are Covid-19 Rapid Tests for Detecting Omicron?
The fast-spreading Omicron variant has made us increasingly reliant on at-home rapid antigen tests to tell us whether we have...
After Two Weeks of Flight Cancellations, Airlines Assess What Went Wrong
At JetBlue Airways Corp., executives felt confident coming into the Christmas season. The airline had flown through Thanksgiving week with...
CDC Recommends First Covid-19 Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Covid-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds, making the doses available to the...
Walmart, Kroger Raise Prices of Covid-19 Test Kits
Prices are going up for some of the cheapest and most popular at-home Covid-19 test kits in the U.S. Walmart...
New Covid-19 Pills Carry Risks: What Patients Should Know
The first Covid-19 antiviral pills that can be taken at home are a new treatment option for infected people, but...
