US Business

Cristiano Amon is the new boss of Qualcomm Inc., a U.S. tech giant that designs semiconductors. His first task: Convince companies to make more chips for him—and fast.

An agreement among 136 countries seeks to set a global minimum tax to deter tax avoidance by big multinationals. Officials see challenges in implementing the accord, particularly in the U.S.

Shortages of components, surging prices of raw materials, transportation backups and pandemic lockdowns are squeezing manufacturers around the world—and the bottlenecks keep compounding.

The car insurer has been talking to state regulators about helping to lead an industrywide effort to transition from sizing up risk in applicants with factors including credit scores to largely using telematics to determine rates.

The electric-vehicle maker is moving its headquarters to Austin, Texas, cementing Chief Executive Elon Musk’s commitment to the Lone Star State and adding to a handful of Silicon Valley companies that have relocated there.

The move by the world’s largest digital-ad company comes after recent restrictions on ads next to vaccine misinformation.

Virgin Voyages’ first cruise ship set sail this week after months of pandemic-related delays, looking to offer plentiful dining and entertainment options while cutting back on one thing that has irritated cruise passengers for years: long lines.

The FDA may clear the shot for use among children 5 to 11 years old before November, which would mean pediatrician offices, schools and other locations could get doses to give as early as Halloween.

The big maker of telecom gear and phones is short of advanced chips, and it faces customers who heed U.S. sanctions or doubt the company’s technical reliability. It is diving into new ventures, aiming “to seek survival.”

Drugmakers face pressure to supply Covid-19 vaccines to low-income countries; the new plant isn’t expected to open for a few years.