Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc is doling out hiring bonuses as high as $3,000 to make sure it has enough people to squeak through the busy holiday shopping season. That’s stoking resentment among existing workers who recently got coupons for Thanksgiving turkeys as a thank you for their hard work. Social-media chatrooms where Amazon workers congregate have lit up. One worker shared ...
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ZTE’s designation as security threat affirmed by US FCC
Bloomberg The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) affirmed its decision to designate ZTE Corp as a national security threat over concerns telecommunications gear made by the Chinese company could be used for spying. The action shows that the FCC remains determined to drive ZTE and fellow Shenzhen-based manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co from the US market, where small rural carriers rely ...
Read More »UK’s pandemic response ‘too slow’, cost taxpayers billions
Bloomberg The UK lost a “crucial month†in its fight against coronavirus because it was too slow to respond to a shortage of ventilators, while the delay in sourcing protective equipment came at a cost of 10 billion pounds ($13.3 billion) to the taxpayer, according to two spending reports. Ministers only started efforts to buy more ventilators on March 3, ...
Read More »IBM planning 10,000 job cuts in Europe
Bloomberg International Business Machines (IBM) Corp is planning to cut about 10,000 jobs in Europe in an attempt to lower costs at its slow-growth services unit and prepare the business for a spinoff. The wide-ranging losses will affect about 20% of staff in the region, according to people familiar with the matter. The UK and Germany are set to be ...
Read More »Dell, HP revenues top estimates on pandemic PC surge
Bloomberg Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc reported quarterly revenue that topped Wall Street estimates, lifted by customer upgrades of personal computers for remote work and school during the pandemic. Dell’s sales climbed 2.8% to $23.5 billion in the period that ended on October 30, the Round Rock, Texas-based company said Tuesday in a statement. Rival HP reported it shipped ...
Read More »Global stock rally pauses before key economic data
Bloomberg Global stocks paused amid their best monthly gains in three decades as investors awaited a slew of economic indicators that could support the rally in risk assets. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index drifted at the open, as cyclicals such as mining and energy firms fell, offsetting advances in defensives including utility shares. Bank stocks edged higher following a report ...
Read More »India set for new highs as global equities rally
Bloomberg India’s equity benchmark retreated from a record as an early rally in Asian equities faltered. The S&P BSE Sensex lost 0.6% to 44,268.87 in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index declined by the same magnitude. Both slipped from all-time highs, as did the region-wide MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index, which was little changed. “These levels could prove to ...
Read More »China stocks retreat most in 3 weeks on liquidity jitters
Bloomberg China stocks fell by the most this month on concern that liquidity conditions in the financial system are not strong enough to support recent gains. The CSI 300 Index lost 1.3% just two sessions after closing at its highest level in five years. The liquidity-sensitive ChiNext Index retreated 2.2% to its lowest since October 23. Investors have been worried ...
Read More »Ministry strengthens UAE’s anti-money laundering efforts
ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Economy (MoE) announced the development of a strategic plan and initiatives within the framework of its role in supporting the efforts to combat money laundering practices in the country. MoE is the authority entrusted by the UAE Cabinet with the supervision of designated non-financial businesses and professions sector at the national level and ...
Read More »Oil hits highest since March on Biden transition, vaccine hopes
Bloomberg Oil reached its highest level since March as the start of the US presidential transition process buoyed broader markets and a string of positive Covid-19 vaccine news continued to support the demand outlook. Futures rose to their highest since March in New York, alongside the back-end of the forward curve strengthening markedly into backwardation. The structures of both WTI ...
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