Mr. Musk, Twitter’s biggest shareholder, is free to buy more stock in the company and could use the platform against itself. Some employees are dismayed.

China’s officials and state media are increasingly parroting Russian propaganda organs on the war in Ukraine, undercutting U.S. and European diplomatic efforts, even after the killings in Bucha.

Under pressure to cut emissions, truck manufacturers are choosing between batteries and hydrogen fuel cells. Wagering incorrectly could cost them billions of dollars.

Some owners are taking steps to make their buildings more energy efficient, including upgrading building materials and turning the rooftops into solar farms.

Xi Jinping’s rhetoric about redistributing wealth was aimed partly at drumming up public support. But it unnerved entrepreneurs and posed a drag on growth.

The company has relatively few workers in Texas, which has the most restrictive abortion law.

Economists expect the rate to moderate in the months ahead, but the Ukraine war and a coronavirus surge in China could complicate that prospect.

Russia was unable to use dollars held in American banks to make a payment of about $650 million on its debt. It used rubles instead.

Experts say investors should resist the urge to make drastic changes to their portfolios because of global turmoil.