- Democrats Tackle Tax and Healthcare Snags in $2 Trillion Bill October 22, 2021President Biden met with top lawmakers including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to try to work through the remaining disagreements.
- Google Charges More Than Twice Its Rivals in Ad Deals, Unredacted Suit Says October 22, 2021The suit by state attorneys general sheds new light on how the search giant profits from its commanding position in the internet economy.
- U.S. Budget Deficit Ends Fiscal Year Below Prior Year's Record Level October 22, 2021The U.S. budget deficit reached $2.8 trillion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, below the record set the previous year, as government spending tied to the coronavirus pandemic was partly offset by surging revenues.
- Powell Says Supply-Side Constraints Have Worsened, Creating More Inflation Risk October 22, 2021The Fed chairman indicated he is now somewhat more concerned about higher inflation and said that the central bank would watch carefully for signs that households and businesses were expecting sustained price pressures to continue.
- Justice Department Accuses Ericsson of Breaching Bribery Settlement October 22, 2021U.S. prosecutors have determined that Ericsson has violated the terms of a $1.06 billion settlement agreement reached in 2019 over allegations of bribery in five countries, the Swedish telecom company said Friday.
- Service-Sector Strength Aids Global Growth October 22, 2021Supply-chain bottlenecks persist, but an easing of the Delta variant of Covid-19 has boosted growth in the U.S., Japan and Australia.
- Honeywell's Formula for Success in China October 22, 2021Shane Tedjarati spent two decades embedding the U.S.-based aerospace giant and defense contractor in Chinese life. “Little by little, we had this Chineseness in our bones.”
- Music Publishers Propose Higher Streaming Payments October 22, 2021The National Music Publishers Association and five major streamers are duking it out this week in front of the Copyright Royalty Board, which determines royalty rates for songwriters and publishers.
- Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for Kids Was Safe and 90.7% Effective, Companies Say October 22, 2021U.S. health regulators are expected to weigh in soon on the evidence for giving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to children 5 to 11 years old.
- Silicon Valley Giants Built an Open Culture. Now Workers Are Holding Them to It. October 22, 2021More internal debates and critiques of technology companies such as Facebook, Google and Apple are spilling out into public view
