US Business

Andy Jassy is about to take over an e-commerce colossus that employs 1.3 million people. His first challenge is an antitrust campaign that threatens the empire he will oversee.

The review of the Chinese company, which went public in the U.S. this week, comes as Beijing seeks to assert more control over data that technology companies hold.

A shortage of drivers in the U.S. is pushing Uber and Lyft fares to record highs and making the companies rethink how they attract gig workers.

Consumers are facing the steepest gasoline prices in nearly seven years as tens of millions eagerly hit the road this summer after a year of Covid-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions.

Launch is scheduled for July 11, nine days before that carrying Amazon’s outgoing chief executive.

The vaccine triggered a strong immune response in blood samples taken from eight vaccinated people, the company said.

For small businesses like Nashville music venue Exit/In, the obstacles to turning a profit have multiplied as relief runs out. The club is vying with better-funded competitors for musical acts and learning how to market in a world reshaped by the pandemic.

New York prosecutors unveiled a 15-count indictment charging the Trump Organization and its finance chief with a wide-ranging conspiracy to avoid paying taxes.

A breakthrough in international negotiations was a step toward avoiding a patchwork of overlapping taxes, tech companies said, but trade groups said the removal of certain national tax regimes would also be needed.

The company fired Ed Henry, the co-anchor of its “America’s Newsroom” morning show, last year after investigating sexual misconduct complaint against him.