Tag: Business News
Infrastructure Bill in Peril as Democrats Strain to Unite Party
WASHINGTON—Democrats hurtled toward a deadline for passing a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure…
U.S. Trade Body Rules Against Import of IQOS Tobacco Devices
Philip Morris International sells its IQOS heated tobacco device in dozens of…
YouTube to Remove Videos With Vaccine Misinformation
YouTube said it would remove content that falsely alleges approved vaccines are…
Powell Says Supply-Chain Bottlenecks Could Lead to Somewhat Longer Interval of High Inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that a recent spell of higher…
Port Logjams Reach Savannah as Container Ships Idle off Coast
The Port of Savannah, Ga., the fourth-largest U.S. gateway for seaborne imports,…
Industry Lobbyists Take Aim at Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Bill
WASHINGTON—Industry lobbyists are working to undermine key elements of the Democrats’ $3.5…
U.S. Economy Set to Pick Up Speed After Delta-Driven Downturn
The Delta variant of Covid-19 appeared to temper economic growth this summer,…
Brian Robbins Goes From ‘Head of the Class’ to Head of Paramount
When “Paw Patrol: The Movie,” a big-screen adaptation of a Nickelodeon show,…
Prosecutors Seek Two Years in Prison for Former Ghosn Aide
TOKYO—Former Nissan Motor Co. NSANY -0.68% executive Greg Kelly should spend two…
Elizabeth Holmes’s Defense Takes Aim at Key Prosecution Witness
SAN JOSE, Calif.—A lawyer for Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes tried to…
Republicans Block Latest Effort by Democrats to Advance Debt-Ceiling Bill
WASHINGTON—Republicans blocked Democrats’ latest effort to raise the debt limit, intensifying a…
Hidden Debt Plagues China’s Belt and Road Infrastructure Plan, Studies Find
Hidden debt and problematic projects are emerging as features of China’s Belt…