Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc plans to hire 150,000 seasonal staffers, about 50% more than last year as the company seeks a cushion of workers to help it meet demand during the holiday shopping period. The world’s largest online retailer typically hires legions of temporary workers this time of year to help store, pack and ship items from its warehouses. Since the …

Bloomberg Australia will continue the pause of green zone flights from the North Island of New Zealand until October 31 amid a further spread of locally acquired coronavirus cases outside the Auckland region, according to a statement. However, given there haven’t been any locally acquired cases on the South Island connected to the outbreak, Australia was expected to recommence green …

Bloomberg Indonesia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and extended policies to boost domestic demand, saying it likely won’t tinker with rates for another year. Bank Indonesia kept the seven-day reverse repurchase rate at a record-low 3.5% on Tuesday, as predicted by all 30 analysts in a Bloomberg survey. It was the bank’s eighth straight hold decision. “This …