US Business

Economic activity is gathering momentum in China, a raft of survey data showed, the latest sign that Beijing’s uncompromising approach to the coronavirus pandemic is starting to pay dividends even as the U.S. shuts down swaths of its economy in a struggle to contain the virus.

The employment report, based on survey data largely collected in mid-June, doesn’t reflect recent government-mandated business closures and related layoffs in response to the coronavirus.

While toiling for low wages, home caregivers can find themselves—and their elderly clients—at risk of coronavirus infection. “This is extremely hard work,” one worker says.

Drivers hitting the road over July Fourth weekend are poised to enjoy the cheapest holiday gasoline prices in years, but the gas stations are doing OK, too.

U.S. spending data reflect recent reopenings, with consumers cutting back on some online grocery purchases, choosing takeout and flocking to hair salons and furniture stores. But shopping patterns indicate concern amid increases in coronavirus cases.

Clothing retailer Lucky Brand Dungarees has filed for bankruptcy with initial plans to close at least 13 stores and with a possible deal to sell its private equity-backed business to the operator of Aéropostale and Nautica brands.

Jan Marsalek, Wirecard’s longtime chief operating officer, stopped responding to messages from colleagues when the electronic-payments giant ran into trouble. The company still doesn’t know where he is.

U.S. tech titans face a looming test of their free-speech credentials in Hong Kong as China’s new national-security law for the city demands local authorities take measures to supervise and regulate its uncensored internet.

The pandemic has dinged the auto sector, but one part of the industry is faring better than it was before the crisis: used cars.

China, which began restarting its manufacturing plants over four months ago after Covid-19 forced a nationwide shutdown, provides a template for how to do it safely.