US Business

The Federal Trade Commission said that it is conducting a study on supply-chain problems and shortages, as part of a study into whether the problems have led to anticompetitive behavior and higher prices.

The former couple lived together for more than a decade and ran the blood-testing startup in tandem.

The agency could authorize Covid-19 boosters as soon as next week as concerns rise over a new, possibly more transmissible variant.

Testing has just started, but drugmakers have expressed concern that Covid-19 vaccines won’t work as well against the new strain.

Seeking flexibility or escape from corporate bureaucracy, employees are discovering their inner entrepreneur to start businesses ranging from advertising to handling e-commerce logistics out of their homes.

The metaverse remains years away from being adopted by a large number of users, but Chipotle, Verizon and others are turning to it to improve brand recognition and get existing customers more engaged.

Operational strains are colliding with the rapid growth ambitions of Reef Global, a leading player in the business of delivery-only restaurants.

Amazon has blanketed the country with more than 450 new facilities, doubling down on a logistics empire that aims to deliver items in one day or less, and increasingly without the help of third-party shippers.

Some hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers are preparing to operate without up to a third of their staff at the start of next year, if those workers don’t comply with a federal mandate to get vaccinated.

Covid-19 vaccine makers have begun lab tests to see whether existing shots work against the strain, and some have even begun preparing new vaccines.