Articles by Erin Slifka

Performing-arts companies, travel agencies and bowling alleys are among the biggest losers, according to government data.

President Trump signed a two-day spending bill passed by Congress Friday evening, averting a partial government shutdown after midnight.

The vaccine can be more easily shipped and handled, helping smaller hospitals and rural areas overcome logistical hurdles.

The DOJ case now involves 14 states. A new lawsuit by 35 other states could land on same schedule.

While the pandemic takes a relentless toll, many of the largest companies came through the year in better shape than they thought they would. Their CEOs discuss the shifts that took them by surprise.

The Chinese internet company said it was leading a consortium that had agreed to buy an additional 10% stake in a deal that values the world’s largest music business at $36.8 billion.

The Trump administration is adding SMIC, China’s largest manufacturer of computing chips, to an export blacklist, restricting the company’s access to high-end technology over its alleged links it to the Chinese military.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended that Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine be cleared for broad use, setting the stage for the FDA to grant an expected emergency-use authorization late Friday.

Shipping volumes at the delivery giant’s Ground unit rose 29% in the latest quarter, as consumers continued to buy everyday goods online and retailers urged them to do their holiday shopping earlier than normal amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The legal action followed a monthslong investigation by attorneys general in Colorado and other states into whether the tech giant abuses the market power of its dominant search business.