WSJ News Exclusive | Global Battery Race Heats Up With Billions for Europe’s Northvolt

Jan. 16, 2024 12:01 am ET One of the world’s most valuable battery startups is raising…

Robots Are Looking Better to Detroit as Labor Costs Rise

Automakers are looking to an old friend to help offset rising labor costs: robots. For decades,…

WSJ News Exclusive | EPA Calls on Telecom Executives to Meet About Lead-Sheathed Phone Cables

 The Environmental Protection Agency sent letters requesting telecom companies to meet with the agency about their…

WSJ News Exclusive | CVS is Closing Pharmacies Inside Some Target Stores

CVS Health plans to close dozens of pharmacies inside Target stores at a time when pharmacy…

Alaska Airlines Blowout Reveals Cockpit Door Vulnerability on Boeing Jet

After an emergency exit-sized hole opened in the side of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 at 16,000…

America Has Plenty of Natural Gas. So Why Is New England Left Out in the Cold?

America is the world’s largest natural-gas producer, but New Englanders’ capacity to stay warm in winter…

Why It’s So Hard for a Robot to Straighten a Candle Wick

The task is physically taxing and boring, and finding enough people willing to do it is…

‘Derisking’ China-Reliant Supply Chains Is Creating New Risks

“Derisking” the West’s ties with China—shorthand for measures like tariffs to build up supply chains in…

Shale Is Keeping the World Awash With Oil as Conflicts Abound

Updated Jan. 1, 2024 12:05 am ET A surprise surge in American oil and gas production…

How IKEA Downsized to Go Downtown

Updated Dec. 31, 2023 12:20 am ET PARIS—There was no instruction manual when IKEA’s Paris team…