Chris Covello

Exclusive | Shell Explores Sale of Chemicals Assets in U.S. and Europe The energy company is trying to focus on its most profitable operations.

Shell and Morgan Stanley are working on a business review that could lead the company to sell chemicals operations in Europe and the U.S. www.wsj.com/business/dea...

Exclusive | Nelson Peltz’s Trian to Push Solventum to Further Simplify Business The 3M spinoff said this week that it is selling its filtration unit.

Trian believes Solventum should should separate its dental products and software businesses, say people familiar with the matter www.wsj.com/business/dea...

BlackRock, a Diversity Pioneer, Distances Itself From DEI The world’s largest asset manager drops diversity, equity and inclusion references from its latest annual report.

BlackRock once embraced efforts to embed diversity, equity and inclusion in ‘everything we do.’ Now it is stepping back from DEI. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

First Cows, Now Cats. Is Bird Flu Coming for Humans Next? With so much H5N1 circulating in the U.S., scientists worry we are a few mutations away from a potential human pandemic.

The bird-flu virus might be just a few mutations away from human-to-human transmission www.wsj.com/health/bird-...

Exclusive | Clean-Energy Program Fueled by Biden Takes Deep Staff Cuts Under Trump The number of employees in the Energy Department’s loan office has been sliced by roughly 25%.

Trump’s federal-workforce cuts have eliminated about 25% of the staff at the Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Layoffs Hit Federal Workers With Less Than a Year on Job The latest cuts focus on roughly 200,000 employees classified as probationary workers, including staffers at the Forest Service and the Energy Department.

The latest firings of federal workers focus on probationary staffers at the Forest Service, Energy Department and other agencies www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Israel Sees Opening for Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites, U.S. Intelligence Warned The assessment near the end of President Biden’s term found that the risks have increased as Tehran has been weakened.

Israel is considering strikes against Iranian nuclear sites this year, U.S. intelligence agencies warned near the end of Biden's term www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Exclusive | Republicans Try to Save USAID Food Program A new GOP bill proposes moving oversight of the $1.8 billion program to the Agriculture Department.

Congressional Republicans want to rescue a $1.8 billion food-aid program run by the U.S. Agency for International Development www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Watch | How Super Bowl 2025’s Stadium Was Designed to Maximize Profit A $560 million renovation of the New Orleans Superdome was completed ahead of Super Bowl LIX. The architect behind the plan explains how stadium design is evolving to create more revenue streams.

A $560 million renovation of the New Orleans Superdome was completed ahead of Super Bowl LIX. The architect behind the plan explains how the design was optimized to drive revenue and efficiency.

For residents of Washington’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the cuts to the federal workforce mean that home is where the angst is. “I can’t sleep.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The Plan to Revive Michael Kors and Versace Tanked Their Sales Instead Owner Capri says its quarterly revenue fell nearly 12% after sharp price increases and other missteps.

Fashion executive John Idol offered a mea culpa after sales fell sharply at Michael Kors and Versace www.wsj.com/business/ret...

Vanguard Delivers Its Biggest Fee Cut Ever. CEO Salim Ramji Explains Why. The asset manager says the move at 87 funds will save investors $350 million this year.

Vanguard is making the steepest cuts to its fees in the money manager’s nearly 50-year history www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

Cockpit Technology Was Limited in Preventing Washington Plane Crash The aircraft were flying too low for systems to generate voice commands to guide crews.

Aircraft technology that is vital in preventing midair collisions has limited alert capabilities at low altitudes www.wsj.com/business/air...

Exclusive | Amazon Raises Its Ad Spending on Elon Musk’s X, in Major Reversal The shift occurs after many brands cut their advertising on the digital platform over hate-speech concerns.

Some large companies that have cut or zeroed out advertising on X are re-evaluating their stances in a changing political and social climate www.wsj.com/business/med...

Exclusive | NBA Star Terry Rozier Under Investigation in Illegal Betting Probe The gambling ring accused of conspiring with Jontay Porter to manipulate his performance in NBA games also bet heavily against Rozier in a 2023 game for the Hornets.

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether an NBA veteran had any involvement in suspicious betting activity around one of the league's games in 2023 www.wsj.com/sports/baske...

The West’s Arctic Defenses Rely On Some Sled Dogs and Aging Ships in Greenland For years, Denmark scrimped on military spending for the strategic island. Now, Trump says America must own the territory.

Denmark is tasked with protecting Greenland and, by extension, North America. It has fewer than 150 military personnel in place for the job. www.wsj.com/world/the-we...

Live: American Airlines Plane Crashes in Washington, D.C. Near Reagan National Airport Authorities are investigating an apparent crash involving a regional jetliner and a helicopter

Live updates on the disaster near Reagan National ... www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Regional Jet, Helicopter Involved in Apparent Crash Near D.C. Airport Authorities are investigating an apparent crash involving a regional jetliner and a helicopter near a Washington, D.C. area airport, according to U.S. government and industry officials.

The disaster near Reagan National www.wsj.com/business/air...

SoftBank in Talks to Invest as Much as $25 Billion in OpenAI The biggest investment so far in the ChatGPT maker would help cover its commitment to the Stargate AI infrastructure venture.

A potential deal would make SoftBank OpenAI’s biggest investor, displacing Microsoft www.wsj.com/tech/softban...

Trump Offers Buyouts to Federal Employees in Bid to Cut Workforce Staffers would be paid for eight months if they resign rather than return to the office full time.

The White House estimates that its in-office requirement will prompt 5%-10% of federal employees to quit www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Opens Review of Justice Department’s Jan. 6 Cases Lawyers who worked on cases are asked to turn over files, notes and other records.

An internal review will look at Justice Department charging decisions related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

DeepSeek Won’t Sink U.S. AI Titans Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown.

Heard on the Street: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek made claims that sparked a chip-sector selloff, but the declines seem excessive www.wsj.com/tech/ai/deep...

Royals offer free admission to NLBM for Black History Month KANSAS CITY -- For the fourth consecutive year, the Royals are covering the cost of admission to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for the entire month of February, in honor and celebration of Black H...

The #Royals are bringing back Free February at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for the fourth year, covering the cost of your museum ticket for the upcoming month. Go check it out, beginning Saturday: www.mlb.com/royals/news/...

Exclusive | Natural-Gas Firm Diversified Energy Nears Deal for Permian Basin Player Maverick Natural Resources has operations in Texas and Oklahoma.

Diversified Energy is in talks to buy Maverick Natural Resources in a deal that would value the Permian Basin operator at $1.3 billion www.wsj.com/business/dea...

Wall Street’s Pre-Eminent Short Seller Is Calling It Quits Hindenburg Research founder Nate Anderson, a foe of Carl Icahn and the Adani family, cites the stress of his job as he shuts down the firm.

Short seller Nate Anderson is shutting down his firm, Hindenburg Research. He's turning to low-stress investments next. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

Zuckerberg Debuts ‘Real Mark’ in Push to Woo Trump Meta is pursuing a MAGA makeover, in the latest political pivot for a company that once banned the now-president-elect from its platforms.

Meta is in the midst of a MAGA makeover, the latest political pivot for a company that once banned Trump from its platforms www.wsj.com/tech/mark-zu...

Zuckerberg Debuts ‘Real Mark’ in Push to Woo Trump Meta is pursuing a MAGA makeover, in the latest political pivot for a company that once banned the now-president-elect from its platforms.

Meta is in the midst of a "MAGA makeover," the latest political pivot for a company that once banned Donald Trump from its platforms.

Their Wealth Is in Their Homes. Their Homes Are Now Ash. Many of L.A.’s middle-class homeowners bought properties years ago, before prices exploded. Now, they’re figuring out what to do next, as fires accelerate the city’s crushing housing crunch.

The nightmare for teachers, plumbers, nurses and so many other middle-class homeowners in L.A. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

rumble-ponies The Official Site of Minor League Baseball web site includes features, news, rosters, statistics, schedules, teams, live game radio broadcasts, and video clips.

Follow the bouncing ball. The Binghamton Mets became the Binghamton Rumble Ponies several years ago. Now they'll be the Binghamton Bathtub Donkeys for two days next season. www.milb.com/binghamton/t...