The counting of votes that will determine whether a union can form at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., begins Tuesday. But the results of the union election, one of the most consequential in recent memory, may not be known until later this week or early next week because the vote can often involve a painstaking process that will be […]

Transaction volumes and prices in commercial property sank in the second quarter of 2020, after the first coronavirus lockdowns were imposed. The sector has recovered somewhat since then — mainly in Asia, where restrictions have mostly been lifted for some time — but the sector remains under a lot of pressure. LONDON — The International Monetary Fund has raised concerns […]

Berlin's top health official, Dilek Kalayci, said Tuesday that the decision was taken as a precaution. The country's medical regulator announced 31 cases of rare blood clots in people who had recently received the vaccine. Nine of the people died. The German state of Berlin is again suspending the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for people under 60 due to […]

About 66,000 new Covid-19 cases are being reported in the U.S. each day, based on a seven-day average of Johns Hopkins University data. That is far below January's peak of about 250,000 daily cases but more in line with the summer surge, when daily cases peaked near 70,000 in late July. Nearly 2.4 million vaccine shots were administered on Monday, […]

Nike filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit Monday against the company that released a controversial customized version of its sneakers in collaboration with the rapper Lil Nas X. The "Old Town Road" artist worked with MSCHF to release "Satan Shoes" on Monday. The sneakers are modified Nike Air Max 97s — decorated with a pentagram pendant and a reference to Luke […]

Houston fed off its nation-leading defense Monday night – putting the clamps on Oregon State star Ethan Thompson – and held off a late rally by the No. 12 seeded Beavers to escape with a 67-61 win in the Elite Eight in Indianapolis. The Cougars are the first team to advance to the men's Final Four, getting to college basketball's final […]

House Democrats face hurdles to pushing through the president’s big spending plans, including Republican opposition and resistance from their own ranks. By Jim Tankersley and Emily Cochrane WASHINGTON — Senior Democrats on Monday proposed a tax increase that could partly finance President Biden’s plans to pour trillions of dollars into infrastructure and other new government programs, as party leaders weighed […]

The Communist Party’s youth wing and official news outlets used grabby memes and hashtags to start a tsunami of nationalist fury over Xinjiang cotton. When Swedish fast-fashion giant H&M said in September that it was ending its relationship with a Chinese supplier accused of using forced labour, a few Chinese social media accounts dedicated to the textile industry took note. […]