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The severe winter storm that hit Texas and other states last week has been blamed for dozens of deaths, though authorities said it would be weeks or months before the human cost …

Facebook Inc.’s full board 2.12% The battle with publishers and regulators around the world over how the social media giant handles the news is far from over after reaching a deal this …

LONDON – In the middle of this year, a Covid-19 vaccine will be offered to all adults in Britain in what is on track to be the fastest inoculation launch in a …

The Communist Party of China is obsessed with viruses. Its army of scientists claims to have discovered nearly 2,000 new viruses in just over a decade. It took the rest of the …

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reaffirmed the central bank’s commitment to maintaining easy money policies until the economy has further recovered from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. “The economy …

In January of last year, Novavax Inc. employees met at a local Maryland bar to discuss how they could save their careers. For decades, tiny biotech had tried to develop an approved …

BRUSSELS – Some European countries are beginning to block Chinese participation in their economies, closing in on the positions championed by the United States amid growing anxiety in Europe over China’s increasingly …

Marriott International Inc. has chosen Tony Capuano as its new CEO, choosing a veteran of the world’s largest hotel company to guide it through the industry’s most paralyzing period in memory. Mr. …

U.S. aviation safety regulators were considering whether to require further inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney engines before one of a United Airlines Holdings Inc. flight broke over a city near Denver …

US equity futures fell Tuesday as investors waited for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony in Congress on the health of the economy. Futures linked to the S&P 500 were down 0.1%. …