US Business

The weekend after Thanksgiving met expectations that it would be the busiest travel period in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Foot traffic plunged by half amid the pandemic while online sales jumped. Consumers turned to Amazon and big-box chains that offer one-stop shopping.

The car maker’s Lordstown plant was once a symbol of economic might. It’s now a symbol of the economic struggles of those in factory jobs, with many of its former workers leaving their families behind in Ohio in search of good pay and benefits in other states.

Grocers say they are well-positioned to provide Covid-19 immunizations because a large share of the population lives near one of their stores and their pharmacies regularly offer shots for flu, shingles and other illnesses.

Advocates are hoping to pass similar measures in other states, but still-elevated unemployment and lower costs of living in rural areas remain challenges.

Tony Hsieh, who became a frequently studied management guru by persuading millions of people to buy shoes online through Zappos, has died at age 46 from injuries he sustained in a house fire.

Wind power made Texas the leading renewable-energy producer in the U.S. Now solar is fast catching up.

Tesla’s Elon Musk now wants to show the trucking industry—a risk-averse and thin-margin business with little patience for Silicon-Valley hype—will embrace a battery-powered vehicle.

China is set to resume cruises soon, as its economy revives and the pandemic remains largely under control. The catch is the international cruise lines that spent the past decade building the market from scratch aren’t invited to the party.

United Airlines began operating charter flights to position doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for quick distribution if the shots are approved by regulators.