Covid PCR costs can be excessive and exploitative, says Javid The health secretary calls on a watchdog to investigate "exploitative" firms overcharging holidaymakers.
A Gold Mine Takeover Highlights Increasing Mining-Sector Risk Kyrgyzstan’s nationalization of Centerra Gold’s large mining operation is one of the most brazen moves in recent years by a country to assert control over valuable natural resources, mining and legal experts say.
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The Bank of England’s hawkish shift Central bank is right to focus on evolution of the UK’s labour market after the pandemic
Movie Theater Recovery in a Holding Pattern Cinemark and IMAX’s results show that moviegoers are returning, but hardly in droves. High hopes are hanging on the fourth quarter—assuming theaters stay open and studios don’t push more movies into streaming.
Nasdaq 100 Index Forecast: Eyeing 15,300 With Upward Trajectory Still Intact The Nasdaq 100 index may be challenging a key resistance level at 15,300 this week amid an upward trend. The MACD indicator edged lower however, suggesting that momentum may be weakening.
REITs Are Back in Vogue as Real-Estate Market Makes a Comeback The 35 REIT exchange-traded funds hold $85 billion in assets.
Biden's Electric-Car Ambitions Face Real-World Roadblocks Auto makers want congressional action on charging stations and tax incentives. Consumer support also is needed.
Gold as an Inflation Hedge: What the Past 50 Years Teaches Us On the anniversary of the metal’s unleashing by Nixon, gold’s believers may be disappointed by the record
A consumption boom is nothing to fear Though it is seen as the good kind of spending, investment does not always have the best return
Cuba regime ‘backed into corner’ by shortages, protests and US embargo President Miguel Díaz-Canel faces biggest threat to Communist party’s authority in decades
Rising Rents Pose Risks to the Fed's Inflation Outlook The cost of renting a home has bounced back from a Covid-19 lull, which could drive up the rate of inflation down the road and alter the Fed’s calculations about when to raise interest rates.
Renewables Are Fast Replacing Coal, Except in Rural America Many utilities are quickly closing coal plants, but the electric cooperatives that serve less-populous areas have been slower to change.
Branson's Virgin Atlantic considers stock market listing The move could see Sir Richard Branson lose overall control of the airline he founded.
U.K. Led the World in Slashing Carbon Emissions. Now Comes the Hard Part. Britain has made deeper emission cuts than most major economies. How it fares on further reductions will offer clues to the U.S. and other countries.
When Amazon Customers Leave Negative Reviews, Some Sellers Hunt Them Down Sellers on Amazon.com are reaching out to unhappy buyers to revise or delete negative reviews, in exchange for refunds or gift cards—in violation of the terms they agree to on the retail platform.
U.K. Led the World in Slashing Carbon Emissions. Now Comes the Hard Part. Britain has made deeper emission cuts than most major economies. How it fares on further reductions will offer clues to the U.S. and other countries.
The Week in Business: Here Come the Mandates Governments and companies have started to require vaccines, a step they had been reluctant to take until recently.
Biden Moves to Protect the Tongass, North America’s Largest Rainforest, from Logging and Road Building The Biden administration recently announced new policies to protect the Tongass National Forest, the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world.
Infrastructure Bill's Boost to Economy Is Likely to Be Limited Investments in highways, ports and broadband under the infrastructure bill are unlikely to have a big impact on growth in the next few years, economists say, but could lead to long-term gains in productivity.
To Beat Tesla, Volkswagen Bets on Making Its Own EV Batteries Volkswagen, one of the world’s two largest auto makers by sales, could be the world’s biggest maker of electric vehicles as soon as next year—but making a cost-effective EV battery is a challenge.
Record Pace for Corporate Earnings Keeps Stocks Buoyant Despite a handful of economic risks coming into view, investors have been heartened by a standout earnings season in which the share of big U.S. companies beating profit expectations is on pace for a record.