History shows that big national shocks have a way of changing the role of government in lasting ways—and any shock as big as the coronavirus pandemic inevitably will alter political life and philosophies in America.…

During his daily stroll along Southern California’s Seal Beach, film-industry executive Josh Haynie usually sees little but surfers and the occasional marine mammal. These days the vista also includes around 20 oil tankers. He worries…

During his daily stroll along Southern California’s Seal Beach, film-industry executive Josh Haynie usually sees little but surfers and the occasional marine mammal. These days the vista also includes around 20 oil tankers. He worries…

WASHINGTON—On Jan. 29, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told President Trump the coronavirus epidemic was under control. The U.S. government had never mounted a better interagency response to a crisis, Mr. Azar told…

“It’s quite taxing,” said Ms. Goursat, who spends half her day bending over to carefully pick the asparagus without snapping off their slender shoots. Ms. Goursat is a soldier in France’s “great agricultural army,” thousands…

“It’s quite taxing,” said Ms. Goursat, who spends half her day bending over to carefully pick the asparagus without snapping off their slender shoots. Ms. Goursat is a soldier in France’s “great agricultural army,” thousands…

As America’s attention turns to reopening its economy, many businesses are deploying a range of tactics to attempt to shield their workforces from the coronavirus. For the most part, they are making it up as…

As America’s attention turns to reopening its economy, many businesses are deploying a range of tactics to attempt to shield their workforces from the coronavirus. For the most part, they are making it up as…

As America’s attention turns to reopening its economy, many businesses are deploying a range of tactics to attempt to shield their workforces from the coronavirus. For the most part, they are making it up as…

The motto for Silicon Valley startups was often “Move fast and break things.” Now it’s “Cut fast and cut deep.” Francis Davidson’s biggest challenge last year at his short-term apartment-rental website, Sonder Inc., was fending…

In South Korea, investigators scan smartphone data to find within 10 minutes people who might have caught the coronavirus from someone they met. Israel has tapped its Shin Bet intelligence unit, usually focused on terrorism,…

The devastation that coronavirus has rained on the world feels almost impossible to quantify. Along with the lives lost, entire industries are flailing. Travel has been one of the hardest hit, affecting the lives and…

In South Korea, investigators scan smartphone data to find within 10 minutes people who might have caught the coronavirus from someone they met. Israel has tapped its Shin Bet intelligence unit, usually focused on terrorism,…

There is too much gasoline and jet fuel on the market, so refineries that turn crude into fuel are slowing oil purchases. Oil-storage facilities from Asia to Africa and the American Southwest are filling up.…

Walt Disney Co. reached a coronavirus milestone of sorts last month when it reopened a portion of its Shanghai Disney Resort as China’s pandemic began to ebb. But a trip to Tomorrowland may never be…

Everything was supposed to come together for Airbnb in 2020. The hottest stock-market debut of the year. A valuation of more than $50 billion. Riches for hundreds of employees holding options expiring at year-end. And…

LIVE Q&A | Replay Join New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Executive Washington Editor Gerald F. Seib for a discussion on the state’s response to the new coronavirus and the pandemic’s impact on business, health…

Emily Rose Bennett for the Wall Street Journal ‘The masks are hard to find,’ said Morgan Clay, 24, seen here with Mia Simone, 19, and Chloe Wilkerson, 16, in Detroit on Thursday. They’ve been wearing…