Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine Is World’s Preferred Shot
The Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE BNTX -1.20% has emerged as the world’s vaccine of choice. From…
Economy Week Ahead: Inflation, Jobless Claims, Retail Sales
Shipping containers at Tianjin Port in China last month. Photo: Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg News By WSJ staff Oct. 10, 2021 3:00…
How to Move More Goods Through America’s Clogged Infrastructure? Robot Trains
Anyone who has spent Christmas morning sending a choo choo around the tree knows the primary hazards to trains are…
‘We’re in a Hurry.’ A New CEO Scrambles to Cope With a Global Chip Crisis.
Months before Cristiano Amon started as CEO of Qualcomm Inc., he already was at work on his first crisis. To…
Senate Reaches Deal to Extend Debt Ceiling Through Early December
WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Democrats and Republicans had reached an agreement to extend the debt ceiling through…
GM Sets Ambitious Revenue Target, Challenges Tesla With $30,000 Electric SUV
General Motors Co. GM -1.12% set one of its most ambitious financial targets in years on Wednesday, telling investors it…
Cotton Prices Surge to Highest Level in a Decade
Cotton futures are trading at their highest price in about a decade, with growing Chinese demand being met in part…
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Go Down in Major Outage
Facebook Inc.’s FB -5.14% platforms including WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook were down Monday, with users receiving error messages when trying…
Volvo Cars Is Finalizing Plans for IPO in Stockholm
Volvo Cars, the Swedish auto maker owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding, is finalizing plans for an initial public offering…
Tesla Deliveries Surge, Defying Supply-Chain Woes
Tesla Inc. TSLA -0.03% overcame snarled global supply chains to deliver a record number of vehicles in the third quarter.…
Merck Pill Intended to Treat Covid-19 Succeeds in Key Study
Merck & Co. and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP said their experimental Covid-19 pill helped prevent high-risk people early in…
Puff Bar Has Overtaken Juul as the Favorite E-Cigarette for Teens
Disposable vaporizers are now the most popular type of e-cigarette among middle- and high-school students, overtaking reusable devices like Juul,…