First steps made in Minnesota Congress to honor pop superstar Prince
NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota’s congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal…
Australia Considers New Privacy Rules to Protect Children on Social Media
SYDNEY—Australia is considering new data-privacy rules that could make it illegal for social-media companies to direct children to harmful content,…
Supply-Chain Disruptions Encourage Rio Tinto to Mine U.S. Sludge for Critical Minerals
Snarled supply chains are giving new impetus to Rio Tinto RIO 0.52% PLC’s efforts to produce minerals essential for modern…
Fed Prepares to Taper Stimulus Amid More Doubts on Inflation
Federal Reserve officials are set to wind down their $120 billion-a-month bond-purchase program in November, but questions over how soon…
Shoppers Find Discounts Are in Short Supply This Holiday Season
One side effect of the Covid-19 pandemic heading into the holidays: fewer bargains for shoppers. Industry executives and analysts say…
Facebook Expected to Post Slower Sales Growth With Apple Privacy Policy
Facebook Inc. FB -5.05% is poised to post another quarter of record sales, though analysts expect changes in Apple Inc.’s…
Youth-Focused Digital Platform FaZe Clan Nears $1 Billion SPAC Deal
Youth-focused online platform FaZe Clan Inc. is nearing a deal to combine with a special-purpose acquisition company and go public…
Prepare for Propane Sticker Shock
Propane prices haven’t been so high heading into winter in a decade, which is bad news for the millions of…
Stock Futures Creep Up Ahead of Tech Earnings
U.S. stock futures edged up ahead of a big week of earnings from major technology companies. Futures tied to the S&P…
Sibanye-Stillwater Nears $1 Billion Deal to Acquire Brazilian Mines
Sibanye-Stillwater Ltd. is in advanced talks to buy two Brazilian mining companies for about $1 billion including debt, a bet…
129-year journey nears end as France returns Benin treasures
PARIS (AP) – In a move with potential ramifications for other European museums, France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artifacts…
SolarWinds Hackers Step Up Attacks on Tech Companies
The Russia-linked hackers behind last year’s compromise of a wide swath of the U.S. government and scores of private companies,…
Tesla Supplier Shows Off More Powerful Battery
Panasonic's new 4680 battery designed for Tesla electric vehicles is larger than 1865 and 2170 models currently used in Tesla…
Australia Backs $1.6 Billion Buy of Pacific Mobile Networks
SYDNEY—Australia is backing the purchase of mobile networks in six Pacific countries, a move that foreign-policy experts say is designed…
Crew member: Baldwin careful with guns before fatal shooting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A camera operator told authorities that Alec Baldwin had been careful with weapons on the set…