Fed Officials See ‘Transitory’ Inflation Lasting Quite a While
All year the Federal Reserve’s message on inflation has been consistent: This year’s surge is transitory, and inflation will soon…
Amazon Faces Headquarters Controversy—This Time in Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—U.S. retail behemoth Amazon.com Inc. is once again embroiled in politically charged controversy as it tries to establish…
New Platform Backed by Fidelity, Goldman Seeks to Bring IPO Market Into Digital World
A new technology platform backed by the biggest U.S. banks and money managers is aiming to bring the IPO market…
Stock Futures Rise as Investors Eye China Evergrande
U.S. stock futures rose, pointing to gains for major indexes as investors remained upbeat that trouble with property giant China…
Iron-Ore Prices Buckle as Evergrande Adds to China Concerns
SYDNEY—The crisis engulfing property developer China Evergrande Group is causing iron-ore prices to buckle, as investors worry that pressure on…
Biophilic Design Is Helping Big-City Apartment Towers Get Back to Nature
Waiting out the pandemic in a high-rise apartment close to the center of a major international city has been a…
California Governor Signs Bill Targeting Amazon Warehouse Quotas
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that will require Amazon.com Inc. and other companies to disclose any…
Facebook Ordered to Hand Over Records on Closed Myanmar Accounts
WASHINGTON—A federal judge ordered Facebook Inc. on Wednesday to hand over records related to accounts it shut down in 2018…
FDA Clears Covid-19 Booster Shots From Pfizer for High-Risk People
U.S. health authorities cleared Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for people 65 and older and certain other adults at high risk…
Afghan evacuees charged with assaults at Fort McCoy
Two Afghan men who were brought to the U.S. in the Biden administration’s airlift have been indicted on assault and…
Handling friction at Ryder Cup a European specialty
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Friction within the team is nothing new at the Ryder Cup. Except for the Americans. Europe has…
Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Jim Mattis Tells Jury He Came to Doubt Theranos Technology
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis testified Wednesday in the criminal trial of Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes that…
Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer to Step Down
Facebook Inc.’s chief technology officer, a long-serving top lieutenant to co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, said on Wednesday he will step down…
U.S. Chamber of Commerce pressing House Republicans to save $1.2T infrastructure bill
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is pressuring House Republicans to save President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package in the face…
Powell: Fed Is Taking Questions About Officials’ Trading Very Seriously
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell declined to voice clear support for the leaders of the Dallas and Boston Fed banks…