Cryptocurrency Exchanges Curb Trading From China After Beijing’s Warning
HONG KONG—One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges said it would close all user accounts in mainland China by the…
Stock Futures Rise; Oil Prices Near Three-Year High
U.S. stock futures rose, and oil hit its highest level in nearly three years, as fears about China Evergrande Group…
The Great Car-Chip Shortage Will Have Lasting Consequences
The once-obscure world of automotive microchips will never be the same again. It has been a difficult month for the…
Spotify Kicks Off Campaign to Win More Advertisers
Spotify Technology SA began its first global brand campaign designed to court marketers as the audiostreaming giant tries to expand…
After Early Investors Flee SPAC Deals, Day Traders Rush In
Day traders are targeting some companies that recently closed SPAC mergers, reinvigorating some of the meme-stock excitement that helped make…
U.N. Members Seek New Cyber Discussions Amid Rising Ransomware Attacks
The future of United Nations-led efforts to create rules around how nations should behave in cyberspace is unclear, researchers and…
Dentists’ Group Fights Plan to Cover Dental Benefits Under Medicare
WASHINGTON—The American Dental Association is mobilizing its 162,000 members to fight a proposal to include dental coverage for all Medicare…
Google Pushes to Overturn EU’s $5 Billion Antitrust Decision
BRUSSELS— Alphabet Inc.’s Google begun its appeal Monday to overturn a $5 billion antitrust fine imposed by the European Union,…
Commodity Boom Is Too Much of a Good Thing for Many Traders
It has been a banner year for fossil-fuel, metals and agricultural markets. For many commodity traders, the boom in prices…
China’s Cnooc Plans Big Share Sale at Home as U.S. Delisting Looms
One of China’s big state-owned oil companies, Cnooc Ltd. , plans to raise more than $5 billion from a domestic…
Burned Out and Restless From the Pandemic, Women Redefine Their Career Ambitions
Working more than a year under pandemic conditions threw into sharp relief what Vicki Klaker wanted from her career—and wasn’t…
Rolling Stones pay tribute to Charlie Watts, open ‘No Filter’ tour
ST. LOUIS — The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their backbeat. The…
Gores Guggenheim SPAC Nears Deal to Combine With Polestar
Polestar is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company that would value the…
Economy Week Ahead: Consumer Spending, Inflation, Manufacturing
The Commerce Department’s monthly report on U.S. consumer spending highlights this week’s economic data. MONDAY New orders for durable goods…
Taliban resume brutal reign in Afghanistan with public executions, amputations for criminals
Hope that a new, softer Taliban would emerge in Afghanistan faded fast Sunday as the U.S. awoke to images of…