Новости за 20.12.2020

A holiday-shortened week offers an array of data likely to confirm the U.S. economic recovery is slowing, including jobless claims and consumer spending.

A merger deal could have been valued at around $70 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in a sign that a wave of consolidation is still sweeping through the payments industry.

Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands suspended travel as authorities assess the impact of a fast-spreading new virus variant.

I voted to exempt Jim Mattis from the law but won’t repeat that mistake with Lloyd Austin.

The U.S. must respond proportionally to the SolarWinds breach—and prepare for the next attack.

Banks are lending less to small businesses today than they did before the financial crisis. Loans to big businesses, meanwhile, have surged.

App subscriptions might be the solution—but it depends whom you order from, and how often you order.

Italy again is struggling with one of the world’s deadliest coronavirus outbreaks. Experts point to inadequate health-care spending, too few doctors and the nation’s older population.

Economic forecasters struggled this year trying to predict the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on U.S. growth. Why did they get it so wrong?

Lifelines extended by landlords, banks and vendors are ending, while federal loans are long gone, leaving many more at risk of joining the tens of thousands of restaurants that have already shut during the pandemic.

Big tech companies are getting into the custom chip-making game in the hunt for improved performance and lower costs, shifting the balance of power in the industry.

The electric-car maker’s shares are extending their relentless run as the company prepares to join the benchmark S&P 500 stock index.

The comedy star’s high-energy impression of the president-elect polarized viewers. But other impersonators say getting Biden right is tougher than it looks.

Dispatches from WSJ reporters around the world about how people are living during the coronavirus pandemic.

The secretary of state pointed the finger at Russia for the SolarWinds hack that compromised numerous agencies and corporations, while the president said he was skeptical of a growing consensus about the country’s role.