US Business

The Covid-19 variant is damping consumer demand and raising costs for business after a spring and summer that seemed to promise a rapid recovery. The unanswered question: Is this a stumble or a fall?

China’s pandemic response initially drove faster economic growth, but the U.S. poured more resources into recovery, fueling faster gains in coming quarters, economists say.

Prices soar for alternate devices and some users try a do-it-yourself fix after machines are found to emit potentially harmful gases and particles.

The online used-car dealer, known for its vehicle vending-machine towers, has a secret sauce: a unique accounting treatment that lets it book quick profits on car loans.

Ford petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel GM’s trademark for Super Cruise, the name of GM’s assisted-driving system.

The Chinese police account supports many allegations by a female Alibaba employee, who said she was sexually assaulted by her boss and a business client the same night.

A California company says Huawei required it to set up a system in China that gives Huawei access to sensitive information about citizens and government officials from a safe-cities surveillance project in Lahore. Huawei denies the claim.

BP and Shell are bolstering their venture capital arms as they seek to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.

Pat Gelsinger, who is trying to re-energize the U.S. chip maker, has sought out government leaders to gain their support for Intel’s ambitious investment plans.

The decision to remove the Starliner from the rocket that was supposed to propel it into space is expected to delay its launch by several months.