Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama to Hold Second Union Vote
The National Labor Relations Board said the new election will be held by mail, with ballots being mailed to employees...
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Intel Erases Reference to China’s Xinjiang After Social-Media Backlash
SINGAPORE—Intel Corp. removed references to the Chinese region of Xinjiang from an open letter it sent suppliers last month, after...
Hungry for Chips, Huawei Invests in Chinese Companies That Make Them
HONG KONG—Blocked by the U.S. from buying many of the chips it needs, Huawei Technologies Co. is stepping up investments...
Americans’ Finances Got Stronger in the Pandemic—Confounding Early Fears
The Covid-19 pandemic threatened to ruin Americans’ finances. For many, the opposite happened.Though initial shutdowns caused unemployment to surge to...
Facebook’s Former Elections Boss Now Questions Social Media’s Impact on Politics
Katie Harbath joined Facebook FB -0.20% more than a decade ago as the first Republican employee in the company’s Washington,...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Received Nearly $100 Million in Compensation in 2021
Apple Inc. AAPL -1.67% Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook received almost $100 million in compensation in 2021, a year in...
Jury in Elizabeth Holmes Trial Seized on Two ‘Smoking Guns’ to Convict Theranos Founder, Juror Says
SAN JOSE, Calif.—In their second week of deliberations, jurors in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes seized on what one juror...
New Lawsuit Seeks to Hold Facebook Liable in Shooting Death of Federal Security Guard
A lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to hold Facebook’s FB 2.89% parent company liable in the 2020 killing of a federal...
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...
AT&T, Verizon Refuse FAA Request to Delay 5G Launch
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. rebuffed a request from federal transportation officials to voluntarily delay the launch of new...
A Booming Startup Market Prompts an Investment Rush for Ever-Younger Companies
Blank Street has a simple business: It sells coffee—sometimes in carts, usually in small stores. It launched its first location...
Chip Makers Contend for Talent as Industry Faces Labor Shortage
The world’s largest chip makers are fighting for workers to staff the billion-dollar-plus facilities that they are building around the...
Didi’s Revenue Falls After Beijing’s Crackdown Hurts Its China Business
Didi in early December said it is planning to delist from the U.S. and pursue a listing in Hong Kong....
Google and Tech Rivals Tap Cash Reserves to Realize Cloud Ambitions
Google and its rivals are wielding a new weapon in the battle for cloud-computing market share: big-dollar investments in companies...
Facebook’s Pushback: Stem the Leaks, Spin the Politics, Don’t Say Sorry
The day after former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen went public in October, the company’s team in Washington started...
Should Retailers Split E-Commerce From Stores? A High-Level Debate
The separation has allowed Saks to raise money to fuel its growth as e-commerce has surged during the Covid-19 pandemic....
Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2022
That’s part of the fun and excitement of this yearly exercise, where our team puts together predictions for what’s to...
Walmart Sparks Public Outcry in China Over Products From Xinjiang
Walmart Inc., WMT 0.91% the world’s largest retailer, became the latest Western company to face scrutiny over its handling of...
WSJ News Exclusive | Early Holiday Shopping Helps Offset Omicron Damper
Fretters saved U.S. retailers from a gloomier holiday. American consumers spent at a brisk pace over the shopping season, as...
Looking to Rent a Car? Expect Higher Prices, Long Waits and Slim Pickings
Travelers looking to rent cars are encountering higher rates and few choices, if they can find a car at all.The...
