Lobbyists for Samsung Electronics Co pulled off a fabulous deal. Taylor, Texas won the right to host the South Korean giant’s latest semiconductor factory, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Locations in Phoenix and Upstate New York also vied to host the new plant. Phoenix recently enjoyed its own economic victory, besting Oregon as the site of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s ...

To snag some of this year’s Black Friday deals, a car won’t do you much good — try an ocean liner. Plenty of would-be holiday gifts are still at sea, caught up in a mess of global shipping delays. But shoppers who can’t find what they’re looking for this week may have another savings event to look forward to. Call ...

After a long time, the balance of power in the world of money is shifting. Amazon.com Inc’s decision to stop accepting purchases made with Visa Inc’s UK-issued credit cards from next year shows that Big Tech is flexing its muscles against established financial networks. Some policy makers must already be thinking, “This is why we need sovereign digital cash — ...