With its $75 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, Microsoft aims to shake up the gaming industry by building out its library of blockbusters and bolstering its efforts to entice consumers onto its cloud-gaming service.5 min read
The bank joined its peers in posting gains in investment banking but a decline in trading revenue.2 min read
Quarterly sales rose 6%, led by health and cleaning products, with price increases accounting for half of the jump.692 min read
U.S. share benchmarks were little changed and government-bond prices clawed back some losses, as major banks and household names reported earnings.3 min read
The New York attorney general’s office said it uncovered a swath of evidence that former President Donald Trump and his company falsely valued assets to obtain loans, insurance coverage and tax deductions.2483 min read
The Biden administration is expected to announce plans to make 400 million N95 masks available free at pharmacies and community health centers across the country, a White House official said.1763 min read
The Biden administration’s top diplomat warned that Russia could invade Ukraine as concerns mounted over Moscow’s deployment of forces to neighboring Belarus.725 min read
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Massarsky Consulting’s team of four economists sold its business after valuing over $6.5 billion worth of music rights last year.5 min read
The flight suspensions occurred even as AT&T and Verizon agreed to limit signals within 2 miles of runways to address air-safety concerns.5 min read
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The drugmaker said that a network of little-known drug suppliers and distributors sold illicit and potentially dangerous fake versions of its HIV medicines that ended up in pharmacies and in the hands of patients.6 min read
The healthcare and health-insurance company showed little sign of serious impact from costs tied to soaring levels of Covid-19 cases that the Omicron variant brought last month.2 min read
Global oil demand will exceed pre-pandemic levels this year thanks to growing Covid-19 immunization rates, the International Energy Agency said.3 min read
U.S.
Some applicants provided an ID number that is different from the one in the system, while others used old application forms rather than the ones issued after the new law.3 min read
The White House order mandates cybersecurity practices at the Defense Department, spy agencies and contractors.2 min read
Some Democrats are losing patience and want votes on individual bills, but President Biden and party leaders haven’t given up on a larger education, healthcare and climate package.5 min read
World
To keep out Covid-19, China closed some border gates late last year, leaving produce to rot in trucks. Restrictions like these and rules at some Chinese ports, the gateways for goods headed to the world, could cascade into delays in the global supply chain.
The decline in New Delhi and Mumbai suggests prior infections might be helping to prevent a repeat of last year’s devastating wave.5 min read
The British prime minister’s Conservative Party has been sliding in the polls, with surveys showing popular anger over the incident. Some of Mr. Johnson’s lawmakers strategized how to oust the British leader and one defected to the opposition.5 min read
Canada’s annual inflation rate edged upward in December to reach a three-decade high, a result that is bound to add pressure on the Bank of Canada to begin raising rates as early as next week.4 min read
Consumer prices in the U.K. rose 5.4% in December compared with a year earlier, strengthening the case for further increases in the Bank of England’s key interest rate as the country’s economy emerges from the Omicron wave.33 min read
Life & Work
Adding pattern to a closet makes putting things away less dreary by turning the space into a giant jewel box—with storage that will make you smile83 min read
Sports
Players and fans have been taken aback by something unusual for a tennis major: There are few people, and it is often quiet.5 min read
Few players have improved their 3-point shooting more than Dorian Finney-Smith of the Dallas Mavericks. It changed everything about his career.6 min read
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