Bloomberg Apple Inc laid off many of its contract-based recruiters in the past week, part of a push to rein in the tech giant’s hiring and spending, according to people with knowledge of the matter. About 100 contract workers were let go in a rare move for the world’s most valuable company, said the people, who asked not to ...

  Bloomberg Denmark’s prime minister, who faces an election in coming months, is considering a cap on rising rents. Rents, which are tied to the Danish consumer price index, are rising so fast that students and other people can’t afford to pay them, Mette Frederiksen told broadcaster TV2. A cap would be temporary and could limit rental increases to 4% ...

  Bloomberg Water levels on the Rhine are set to rise over the weekend, potentially providing respite to a crisis that has snarled the shipment of energy products and other goods along one of Europe’s most important rivers. The marker at Kaub, a narrow and shallow waypoint west of Frankfurt, is set to rise to 67 centimeters, data shows. The ...