US applications for jobless benefits inch down, remain at historically healthy levels
Slightly fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week, further indicating that the labor market remains strong in an era of high interest rates
2023-11-09 21:52
Stock market today: Wall Street inches forward before the bell with little news to trade on
Wall Street was pointed toward small gains before the bell as markets recalibrate following recent big swings
2023-11-09 21:15
Biden goes to Illinois auto plant saved by union agreement, a sign his policies are helping workers
President Joe Biden is going to the small city of Belvidere, Illinois, to meet with the head of the United Auto Workers union and highlight the reopening of a Stellantis auto plant
2023-11-09 20:27
Apple hits setback in dispute with European Union over tax case
Apple might end up on the hook after all for billions of euros in back taxes to Ireland in the latest twist in a longrunning European Union dispute
2023-11-09 19:48
A TotalEnergies pipeline project in East Africa is disturbing community graves, watchdog says
A New York-based climate watchdog says the French oil company TotalEnergies is failing to protect the sanctity of hundreds of graves in a controversial project that aims to build a heated pipeline from oil fields in Uganda to a port in Tanzania
2023-11-09 18:59
Japanese automaker Nissan's profits zoom on strong sales, favorable exchange rates
Nissan has reported that its profit zoomed more than 10-fold in the last quarter from a year before, boosted by a weak Japanese yen and strong vehicle sales around the world
2023-11-09 18:22
Japan's SoftBank hit with $6.2B quarterly loss as WeWork, other tech investments go sour
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group has reported it racked up a huge loss in the July-September quarter, as some of its investments soured
2023-11-09 17:47
Profits slip at Japan's Sony, hit by lengthy Hollywood strike
Sony has reported that its profit in the July-September quarter slipped 29% from a year earlier, as damage from a strike in the movie sector offset boosts from a favorable exchange rate
2023-11-09 16:49
Japanese automaker Honda reports its 3Q profit jumped on strong demand at home and in the US
Honda has reported that its profit jumped 34% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier as a cheap yen helped boost the Japanese automaker’s overseas strong earnings thanks to healthy demand, especially in the U.S. Honda’s profit rose to 254 billion yen, or $1.7 billion, from 189 billion yen
2023-11-09 15:27
An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea
Police say an industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packaging plant in South Korea
2023-11-09 14:56
MGM's CEO says tentative deal to avoid strike will be reached with Las Vegas hotel workers union
The CEO of MGM Resorts International says the company is close to reaching a tentative deal with the Las Vegas hotel workers union
2023-11-09 13:46
The US and Chinese finance ministers are opening talks to lay the groundwork for a Biden-Xi meeting
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart are meeting in San Francisco to open two days of talks aimed at making progress on a slew of economic issues at a time when competition has markedly intensified between the two countries
2023-11-09 13:21