Month: July 2021

China’s regulatory action against the Chinese ride-hailing giant threatens to impinge on its growth as it faces growing competition at home and struggles to expand into new countries and new lines of business.

The owners of the giant container ship reached a multimillion-dollar compensation deal with Egyptian authorities for its release, ending a monthslong saga involving passage through a critical global trade route.

Hello Sunshine, the media company founded by actress and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon whose titles include the hit HBO drama “Big Little Lies,” is exploring a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Pentagon said it would move to a new multi-vendor approach after the massive contract was mired in litigation from Amazon and criticism from lawmakers.

China said it would tighten rules for companies seeking to sell shares abroad and strengthen oversight of overseas-listed companies, moves that follow scrutiny of Didi Global and could hinder attempts by homegrown firms to raise money in the U.S.

Cash payers are often charged more than insurance companies for the same service by the same hospital, according to a WSJ analysis of previously confidential data. The comparison became possible for the first time when a new federal rule requiring hospitals to make prices public went into effect in January.