Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to Congress about internal Facebook documents showing harms from the company’s products—from teenagers’ mental-health problems to poisoned political debates—adding fuel to efforts to pass tougher regulations on big technology companies.5417 min read
Stock indexes rose strongly, a day after a selloff among some of America’s biggest technology firms dragged down broader indexes, while crude oil settled at its highest level since October 2014.114 min read
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Banks are nudging Visa to change the way it processes some Apple Pay transactions, according to people familiar with the matter.694 min read
What happens when ground thought to be forever frozen begins to thaw instead? Residents and businesses across Siberia are finding out in real time.5049 min read
The romance between Elizabeth Holmes and her top deputy spanned more than a decade, growing and fading alongside the rise and fall of Theranos. Now, the relationship and the pair’s intimate text messages are an important part of her criminal-fraud trial.3238 min read
Lawmakers wrestled with how to squeeze their healthcare, education and climate wish lists into a package whose size and scope centrists in the party are willing to support.6 min read
The extra dose increased protection to 94% against moderate to severe Covid-19 in a late-stage trial in the U.S., the company said.373 min read
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Business
The social-media giant said the problem arose Monday when Facebook engineers were trying to do routine maintenance on a data center.3 min read
The Commerce Department said the trade gap expanded to $73.3 billion in August, as U.S. consumers continued to show a strong appetite for imported goods such as pharmaceutical products, toys and clothing.3 min read
Doritos 3D Crunch and Mtn Dew Flamin’ Hot helped drive higher revenue for the latest quarter, but profit fell as costs increased. The company raised its guidance for the full year.2 min read
The Brazilian state-controlled oil company said it had completed overhauls to its compliance program, bringing to a close a settlement agreement with U.S. authorities over a vast bribery and kickback scheme in Brazil.1 min read
The leadership change comes as the car-rental company resets after emerging from bankruptcy under new ownership.3 min read
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The activist investor is pushing the Nevada utility to abandon a planned acquisition of Dominion Energy’s Questar Pipeline and focus on improving its share price instead.2 min read
World
New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates from a record low and signaled more increases over the next year, as it seeks to tame inflation and rein in booming house prices.3 min read
U.S.
The Fed chairman, whose term expires in four months, has tried to quell a controversy over officials’ investment activities.3 min read
Officials boost cleanup efforts, with multiple agencies working to contain the damage created by a leak connected to an offshore oil platform.3 min read
Life & Work
From affordable options on Amazon to easy DIY creations, costumes from Netflix’s hit South Korean show “Squid Game” are sure to be inescapable this Halloween.3 min read
When the musician told his mother he was dropping out of school to be in a rock band, she told him, “You’d better be good.”5 min read
How the Texas city handled 75,000 fans a day for an event trying to balance entertainment and pandemic safety.441 min read
The 2019 vintage in Burgundy was extraordinary, but the premier cru bottles are beyond the budget of most wine drinkers. Our wine columnist found 5 basic white Burgundies that offer a taste of a very good year at an affordable price point.46 min read
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