WASHINGTON—The Biden administration will push regulators to confront consolidation and perceived anticompetitive pricing in the ocean shipping and railroad industries as part of a broad... Read More
Government Bodies
WASHINGTON—When the U.S. secured international backing for a global minimum corporate tax last week, it marked an early victory for Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as... Read More
The Pentagon’s decision Tuesday to drop a proposed cloud contract with Microsoft Corp. in favor of planning to hire multiple vendors for the job is... Read More
New applications for unemployment benefits have trended down this summer, indicating that the labor market is healing from the Covid-19 downturn as many states end... Read More
The number of job openings held at record levels headed into the summer as employers sought to fill positions from a limited pool of workers.... Read More
WASHINGTON—A low-profile government committee that reviews business deals for national security concerns is receiving expanded emphasis as part of the Biden administration’s plan to compete... Read More
WASHINGTON—A federal judge said he can’t schedule a summer trial in the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit challenging insurance broker Aon PLC’s proposed acquisition of rival... Read More
WASHINGTON—Pentagon officials on Tuesday terminated the massive JEDI cloud-computing contract and said they would start fresh with a new project, capping a yearslong initiative that... Read More
TEL AVIV—Data from Israel suggests Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine is less effective at protecting against infections caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19 but retains its... Read More
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s government designated state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos as the operator of a large offshore oil reservoir it shares with a consortium led by... Read More
