Chile Workers at World’s Biggest Copper Mine Vote to Strike
The union representing workers at Chile’s La Escondida copper mine said its members voted to reject the most recent contract…
Behind the Rise of U.S. Solar Power, a Mountain of Chinese Coal
Solar panel installations are surging in the U.S. and Europe as Western countries seek to cut their reliance on fossil…
Infrastructure Bill Now Faces Restive House Progressives
WASHINGTON—As the Senate moves forward with a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, progressive Democrats are warning party leaders not…
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Charged With Lying to Investors
Trevor Milton, the founder of Nikola Corp. NKLA -15.40% and onetime executive chairman of the electric-truck startup, was indicted Thursday…
Covid-19 Fueled a Treasury Market Meltdown in 2020. Report Offers 10 Potential Fixes.
A global dash for cash sparked by the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 forced the Federal Reserve to buy hundreds…
Airlines Struggle With Fuel Shortages at Some Smaller Western U.S. Airports
Airlines are grappling with shortages of jet fuel at some smaller airports in the western U.S., where a travel boom…
Aon, Willis Towers Scrap $30 Billion Merger Amid Antitrust Impasse
Aon PLC and Willis Towers Watson PLC abandoned a more than $30 billion tie-up to create the world’s largest insurance…
Economy Week Ahead: The Fed, U.S. GDP, Eurozone GDP
The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and U.S. economic-growth figures are the focus this week. MONDAY U.S. new-home sales are expected…
Apple, Amazon, Tesla Among the Giants Set to Post Results
Corporate giants from Apple Inc. to Visa Inc. are expected to report their financial results over the coming week, giving…
Kimberly-Clark Plans Higher Prices Through Next Year
The maker of Huggies diapers and Cottonelle toilet paper said it expects to charge higher prices through 2022 in an…
American Airlines, Southwest Lifted by Recovering Demand and Government Aid
The travel recovery airlines had hoped for has arrived. Now the question is whether the industry can keep it going.…
Treasury Could Run Out of Cash in October or November Unless Debt Ceiling Is Lifted, CBO Says
WASHINGTON—The federal government will most likely run out of cash to pay its bills in October or November unless Congress…