Delta Air Lines Inc may be the best positioned of the US carriers to weather the pandemic slump in air travel, given its relatively strong balance sheet and historically top-tier operating performance. But even Delta sees reason for further cutbacks. It’s yet another reminder of just how painful the near-term trajectory is for the aerospace industry. Delta reported a third-quarter ...

The world just got another reminder that vaccine development isn’t easy. Johnson & Johnson announced that it was pausing the 60,000-person trial of its Covid-19 vaccine three weeks after it started because of an unexplained illness in a participant. The news comes a month after AstraZeneca Plc announced its own pause for a similar reason. That vaccine has yet to ...

Judge Amy Barrett has had a powerful ally during her confirmation hearings: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At Ginsburg’s own hearings in 1993, she would offer “no hints, no forecasts, no previews” about how she would vote in cases that might come before the Supreme Court. She refused to answer questions about her views on the constitutionality of school vouchers, among other ...