US Business

Facebook and Amazon boosted their federal lobbying expenditures last year as Big Tech braced for a new administration in the White House and new scrutiny of their business practices.

A quicker-than-expected recovery in U.S. manufacturing is resulting in supply disruptions and higher costs for materials used in products meeting increased demand.

A “worker-centered” policy means less focus on opening markets for banks and drug makers.

Beijing recently unveiled guidelines for competition, adding to efforts in Brussels and Washington to curb the power of digital firms.

The president directed agencies across the government to take steps to enhance federal benefits, such as expanding food assistance and improving the distribution of stimulus checks.

A Senate panel voted to approve Janet Yellen’s nomination to be the next U.S. Treasury secretary, sending it to the full Senate, which could vote to confirm her as soon as early next week.

The drugmaker expects to deliver tens of millions fewer Covid-19 vaccine doses than planned to the EU in coming months, threatening the continent’s efforts to increase vaccinations and delivering a fresh reputational blow to the company.

As Congress weighs another round of direct payments to households, advocates see a continuing role for periodic cash from Washington.

Tech giants Microsoft, Apple and Tesla will be among the companies headlining a busy earnings week, shedding more light on how businesses performed at the end of 2020 as Covid-19 cases rose.

“Blank check” firms known as SPACs are in pursuit of America’s hottest startups. Is the invasion a sign of a market euphoria that can’t last?