US Business

Moderna’s experimental coronavirus vaccine was 94.5% effective at protecting people from symptomatic Covid-19, an early look at pivotal study results showed—the second vaccine to hit a key milestone.

Businesses are wary of reopening offices due to the risk of exposing employees to Covid-19. They are also worried about their own legal exposure should staff get sick.

With offices mostly shut and face-to-face meetings rare, some are escaping Europe’s chilly north for the Mediterranean coast.

Makers of infant formula and diapers are girding for another possible Covid-19 challenge: fewer babies. Forecasts based on the last recession show U.S. birth rates could drop significantly next year.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit, marking the company’s first full-fledged operational mission with humans on board and beginning regularly scheduled commercial flights to the International Space Station.

Hicks Equity Partners, a private-equity firm with ties to a co-chair of the Republican National Committee, has held talks in recent months about acquiring and investing in Newsmax, a fledgling pro-Trump cable channel.

Owners of small businesses trying to stay open face questions ranging from whether to reopen the lunchroom to policing employees’ personal lives.

When President Trump leaves the White House in January, he will face some of the deepest financial and legal challenges in his family business empire in decades.

Coronavirus disruptions have transformed how American consumers behave by accelerating their embrace of digital commerce, and the changes are likely to prove permanent, according to businesses studying and adapting to the changes.

The libertarian-minded platform aims to challenge tech giants through a focus on free speech. Prominent conservative donor Rebekah Mercer is among the company’s financial backers.