Move over Greta Thunberg, step aside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Here comes Boris Johnson, reborn as eco-warrior and genial host of the United Nations COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland. At the UN General Assembly a few weeks ago, the UK’s shape-shifting prime minister announced his conversion to the cause of saving the planet: “My friends, the adolescence of humanity is ...

Tesla Inc hosted an earnings call that can only be described as normcore. With CEO Elon Musk absent — as telegraphed last time — it was left to several other executives, led by CFO Zachary Kirkhorn, to bring the sizzle. Or rather, to studiously avoid it. The headline numbers were good anyway, providing room for a relatively humdrum event by ...

Who says inflation is bad? Rising prices are helping some consumer giants deliver their strongest growth in years. But look a little farther ahead, and this could be as good as it gets for them for a while. Inflation in everything from coffee to packaging is accelerating. Ultimately, it’s shoppers who will have to pay. And when further price increases ...