US Business

The Russian invasion disrupted supply chains and boosted prices of raw materials and energy, while the lifting of pandemic restrictions eased the blow and U.S. business activity picked up, surveys show.

Billy Nolen will serve as interim administrator for the flight-safety agency once its current leader departs.

Businesses and nonprofits say the employee-retention tax credit was a valuable lifeline during the Covid-19 pandemic, but they are struggling to get the money.

Companies are investing in recycling scrap to meet rising demand for aluminum.

Digital companies such as Cerebral and Done seized on looser pandemic rules for prescribing ADHD drugs like Adderall. Some workers said they felt pressure to provide the medication.

A former pilot’s acquittal marks the conclusion of the Justice Department’s three-year attempt to find individuals accountable for two aviation disasters that claimed 346 lives.

The food-delivery company, which thrived when pandemic lockdowns took hold, dropped its valuation to $24 billion, compared with $39 billion about a year ago.

The U.S. and the European Union reached a preliminary deal to allow data about Europeans to be stored on U.S. soil, heading off a growing threat to thousands of companies’ trans-Atlantic operations.

Microsoft said it had fired some employees and terminated partnerships in relation to allegations that were made public Friday of bribery in its sales efforts in the Middle East in recent years.

The alliance could ease Uber’s driver shortage and temper high fares while directing more business to cabdrivers, whose livelihoods were affected by the emergence of car-sharing apps and the pandemic.