US Business

Facebook, Apple, Google and other tech giants face rising pressure to respond to the conflict in Ukraine, which some analysts think could accelerate the fracturing of the internet into ‘the splinternet.’

Veteran showrunner Chris Licht will lead CNN, as Discovery looks to steady a network roiled by the departure of its long-serving president.

The U.S. is pinning its hopes in the race for energy supremacy in a low-carbon world on startups like Ion Storage Systems, which is aiming to build a better battery.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to set back Europe’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, as sanctions, tensions and energy prices weigh on businesses and households.

With vehicles in short supply, prices are skyrocketing. Last month, 82% of new-car buyers paid more than sticker price.

The hot upstarts that went public via blank-check companies are missing revenue and earnings targets—sometimes months after making those forecasts.

The one-week suspension in production of the pickup truck follows similar cuts by Ford earlier this month as auto makers deal with lingering chip shortage.

The settlement of roughly $25 billion was first announced last summer, but was given final approval by the companies after a threshold number of state and local governments agreed to participate.

Companies including Pfizer and Moderna so far have reported at least $79 billion in combined global sales of Covid-19 vaccines and treatments for 2021.

U.S. businesses operating in Russia and Ukraine are putting in place contingency plans as they are reviewing the economic impact of Moscow’s attack on its neighbor, which triggered new sanctions from the U.S., U.K. and European Union.