Fed Plans 2023 Launch of Long-Anticipated Faster Payments System
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve is set to launch a long-awaited faster payments system next year, a step that officials say will...
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Inventory Pileup, Uneasy Shoppers Put Retailers in Jeopardy
For retailers, it is a season of discontent.From Walmart Inc. to Nordstrom Inc., retailers have a glut of inventory and...
Facebook Parent Meta Agrees to Settle Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit
Facebook META -4.15% parent Meta Platforms Inc. META -4.15% agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the social-media platform of...
China’s Industrial Profit Falls on Covid-19 Measures, Bad Weather
China’s industrial profit dropped in the first seven months of the year, reversing a year-on-year increase in the first half...
Companies Used to Announce Products. Now They ‘Drop’ Them.
Once upon a time, not that many years ago, most companies with important new products just announced them, perhaps with...
SpaceX, T-Mobile to Connect Satellites to Cellphones in Remote Areas
The companies said Thursday that the new service will use Starlink satellites that SpaceX plans to launch and provide connections...
Amazon to Shut Down Amazon Care Telehealth Unit
Amazon. com Inc. is closing a telehealth service it built in-house for employees and businesses as the company looks to...
NFTs Are Increasingly Targeted by Criminals, Report Says
Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are increasingly sought by criminals looking to either steal them or use them to launder illicit...
Twitter Whistleblower Peiter Zatko Has Warned of Cyber Disasters for Decades
In November 2020, Twitter Inc. TWTR 2.33% co-founder Jack Dorsey picked a famed ex-hacker, Peiter Zatko, to solve some of...
Twitter Comes Under Washington Spotlight With Whistleblower Complaint
WASHINGTON—A whistleblower’s complaint opens up new political and legal challenges for Twitter Inc. TWTR -7.32% in Washington, as lawmakers and...
Intel, Brookfield Sign $30 Billion Deal to Finance Chip Factories
Intel Corp. INTC 0.33% has struck an unusual $30 billion funding partnership with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. BAM 0.14% to...
Elon Musk’s Lawyers Seek Documents From Former Twitter Chief Jack Dorsey
Elon Musk’s lawyers have sent a subpoena to Jack Dorsey, the first indication that Twitter Inc.’s TWTR -2.23% co-founder and...
U.S. Steps Up Enforcement of Its Long List of Russia Sanctions
WASHINGTON—The U.S. has imposed a set of powerful sanctions against Russia’s economy to punish it for the invasion of Ukraine....
WSJ News Exclusive | Amazon Among Bidders for Signify Health
Signify uses analytics and technology to help health plans, physician groups and health systems with in-home care. Photo: Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg...
Amazon Adds Revenue Streams as Holiday Season Approaches
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -2.86% is adding new revenue streams ahead of the holiday season to help it counter inflationary pressures...
China’s Videogame Makers Tap Overseas Markets as Home Prospects Dim
Chinese videogame companies are moving rapidly into the U.S. and other overseas markets as regulations at home tighten and user...
Twitter Warns Staff of Potential Cuts to Employee Bonuses
Twitter Inc. TWTR 0.30% warned staff that the size of bonus payments this year was at risk because of financial...
WSJ News Exclusive | Roblox Poaches Seasoned Meta Executive as It Chases Growth in Asia
HONG KONG— Roblox Corp. RBLX -2.19% has poached a Meta Platforms Inc. executive for the newly created role of Asia-Pacific...
Federal Reserve Finalizes Guidelines for Access to Its Payment Systems
The Federal Reserve said Monday it would adopt a tiered approach toward determining whether to grant financial institutions access to...
For Rent: 327 Square Foot Apartment With 5 Rooms—Thanks to Robot Furniture
Our homes are, as comedian George Carlin put it, just a place for our stuff. But what if, asks a...
