Year: 2021

Testing has just started, but drugmakers have expressed concern that Covid-19 vaccines won’t work as well against the new strain.

Seeking flexibility or escape from corporate bureaucracy, employees are discovering their inner entrepreneur to start businesses ranging from advertising to handling e-commerce logistics out of their homes.

The metaverse remains years away from being adopted by a large number of users, but Chipotle, Verizon and others are turning to it to improve brand recognition and get existing customers more engaged.

Operational strains are colliding with the rapid growth ambitions of Reef Global, a leading player in the business of delivery-only restaurants.

Some hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers are preparing to operate without up to a third of their staff at the start of next year, if those workers don’t comply with a federal mandate to get vaccinated.

Amazon has blanketed the country with more than 450 new facilities, doubling down on a logistics empire that aims to deliver items in one day or less, and increasingly without the help of third-party shippers.

Covid-19 vaccine makers have begun lab tests to see whether existing shots work against the strain, and some have even begun preparing new vaccines.

Some would-be private-jet fliers are being turned away as the industry soars again after a multiyear slump.

Alvin Chau, the chairman of Suncity Group Holdings, was being held for questioning by police in Macau after authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou issued an arrest warrant.

The world of supply-chain disruptions and persistent Covid-19 concerns is a challenge for brands accustomed to using traditional festive pitches.