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...
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GE, Union Pacific Suspend Covid-19 Vaccination Mandates After Injunction on Biden Order
General Electric Co. , Union Pacific Corp. and other large employers have suspended Covid-19 vaccine requirements for workers after a...
Want to Fly Private Jets and Not Be ‘Flight Shamed?’ Try Hailing a Ride
There is nothing like a pandemic to highlight the advantages of flying private, but “flight shaming” looms large. As big...
Uber and Lyft Thought Prices Would Normalize by Now. Here’s Why They Are Still High.
Americans hailing an Uber or a Lyft ride still face elevated prices due to a shortage of drivers—the latest example...
J.B. Hunt Expects Strong Freight Demand to Extend Into 2022
Freight bellwether J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. expects bottlenecks at West Coast ports to intensify heading into the holidays, with...
Kansas City Southern Deal to Get Regulatory Ruling by End of August
Federal railroad regulators said they plan to issue a key ruling by the end of the month that would potentially...
WSJ News Exclusive | Canadian Pacific Plans New, Higher Bid for Kansas City Southern
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is planning to make a new, increased offer for Kansas City Southern , according to people...
Trucker Yellow Seeks to Steady Finances by Streamlining Operations
Trucker Yellow Corp. is pushing ahead with a sweeping overhaul aimed at making the large but financially troubled carrier more...
Bill Gates Transfers Nearly $2.4 Billion Worth of Stock to Melinda Gates Amid Divorce
Bill Gates transferred stakes in a Coca-Cola bottler, Mexican broadcaster and other companies worth nearly $2.4 billion to Melinda Gates,...
Canadian National Makes $30 Billion Topping Bid for Kansas City Southern
Canadian National offered $325 for each Kansas City Southern share, including $200 in cash and 1.059 Canadian National shares. The...
Americans Have Too Much Toilet Paper. Finally, Sales Slow.
After a year in which toilet-tissue shortages left consumers scrambling for squares, sales are plummeting to below pre-pandemic levels. Bath-tissue...
Uber Grants Vacation Pay, Pensions to U.K. Drivers in Change of Job Status
Uber Technologies Inc. UBER -2.23% said it will grant its U.K. drivers an employment status entitling them to vacation pay...
WSJ News Exclusive | New Chauffeur-Hailing Service Seeks to Challenge Uber, Lyft in City Rides
BERLIN—Blacklane, an upscale ride-hailing company whose biggest investor is Daimler AG DMLRY 1.46% , is launching a new inner-city service...
Uber Faces Setback as U.K. Court Rules Drivers Entitled to Worker Rights
The U.K.’s top court ruled that a group of former drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. were entitled to a minimum...
