Pfizer to Buy Rest of Biohaven for $11.6 Billion
Pfizer Inc.
PFE 1.54%
agreed to buy the rest of
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co.
BHVN 70.30%
for about $11.6…
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Tesla Among Biggest Losers as China’s Car Sales Fall on Covid Lockdowns
HONG KONG—Car sales in China declined 36% in April from a year earlier, the worst fall in more than two years, as weekslong anti-Covid lockdowns in parts of the country shutter factories, disrupt supply chains and keep car buyers at home.…
WSJ News Exclusive | Apple’s China Engineers Keep Products Flowing as Covid Shuts Out U.S. Staff
BEIJING—Before the pandemic,
Apple Inc.
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sent hundreds of U.S. engineers each month to China to oversee the contract manufacturers that build most of its products.Now, in a…
China’s Trade Slows as Demand Drops and Covid Lockdowns Hit Supply Chains
The pullback also reflects softening foreign demand as high inflation eats into consumer spending in the U.S. and Europe, economists say, underscoring the wider loss of momentum in a global economy grappling with rising interest rates and…
Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Inflation, China’s Exports in Focus
Shoppers in a San Francisco grocery store earlier this month. Economists forecast that year-over-year readings for the…
‘Dr. Strange’ Gives Summer Movie Season a Strong Start
The summer blockbuster is back.After two years of delays, cancellations and false starts because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2022 summer movie season started strongly as fans packed cinemas to see “Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of…
Economy Needs More People to Go on the Job Hunt
There are two ways for the job market to cool off. One is for hiring to slow considerably. The other is for more people to enter the labor force. The latter is obviously preferable, but it isn’t clear how much of the…
Ports Race to Clear Cargo, Fearing an Import Overload When China Lifts Lockdowns
Western ports are bracing for increased congestion when China eventually lifts stringent Covid-19 restrictions in major cities, which could come just as many importers start to load up for the back-to-school and holiday shopping…
FDA Limits Authorized Use of J&J’s Covid-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration limited the use of the Covid-19 vaccine from
Johnson & Johnson
after reviewing the risk of life-threatening blood clots.The agency said Thursday that the J&J shot’s…
Digital-Advertising Giants Are Coming Back to Earth After Pandemic Boom
The supercharged advertising growth that some of the world’s largest technology companies reported during the pandemic is decelerating.A round of tech earnings last week made it starkly clear that the Covid-led surge in digital advertising…