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  Bloomberg A US labor official granted a request by Arizona workers at Starbucks Corp. to hold an election that could expand the new unionized foothold at the retail coffee chain, rejecting the company’s arguments against holding store-by-store votes. The National Labor Relations Board’s regional director ordered that ballots be mailed out January 14 to employees at a store in ...

  Bloomberg US labor board prosecutors are trying to violate Whole Foods Market’s copyright and constitutional rights by forcing it to let employees wear “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) masks at work, the Amazon.com Inc. subsidiary claims. In a December 17 filing with the National Labor Relations Board, Whole Foods denied the agency general counsel’s allegations that the company violated federal ...

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc.’s Indian unit petitioned the country’s Supreme Court against a halt on an arbitration case against Future Retail Ltd.’s asset sale to Reliance Industries Ltd., according to people familiar with the filing. Amazon urged the top court to lift the halt ordered on Jan. 5 by a high court and is likely to seek an early hearing ...

  Bloomberg Kazakh forces, backed by Russian-led troops, are pressing ahead with operations to restore control after crushing the biggest protests in the central Asian nation in decades. About 5,800 people, including foreigners, have been detained since the demonstrations erupted, and law enforcement is carrying out raids throughout the country, the Kazakh presidential administration said on its website Sunday. Dozens ...

  Bloomberg Secretary of State Antony Blinken stepped up the Biden administration’s sharp rhetoric against Russia ahead of talks meant to ease tensions over Ukraine, accusing Moscow of using military threats, disinformation and targeted killings to build a sphere of influence beyond its borders. “No one should be surprised if Russia instigates a provocation or incident then tries to use ...

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden called for vigilance in protecting US democracy in a tribute to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as he seeks to rally Democrats behind voting-rights legislation. “Harry knew better than most how difficult democracy is, that the idea of America itself is under attack,” Biden said during a memorial service for the longtime Nevada senator ...

  Bloomberg Japan and the US have agreed that US forces stationed in Japan won’t leave their bases except for essential reasons in an effort to stem the spread of Covid-19 cases, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday. His comments came as areas hosting or close to U.S. bases saw some of the biggest increases in infections on a ...

  Bloomberg Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro floated the possibility that public servants won’t receive a raise for the fourth year in a row, dismissing pressure by workers that has led to cargo holdups and work slowdowns. “It could be that there is no adjustment for anyone,” Bolsonaro said in Brasilia. “Anything is possible,” he added, emphasizing that raises aren’t a ...

  Bloomberg China’s central bank has fuelled expectation it will ease monetary policy early this year with its vow to take proactive action to stabilise growth in 2022. A growing number of economists are predicting the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will cut banks’ required reserves as well as policy interest rates in the first quarter, as fresh pandemic outbreaks ...

  Bloomberg Argentina raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in over a year as it faces calls from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to tighten its monetary policy. The central bank lifted the key Leliq rate to 40% from 38%, the level it had stood for over a year even with annual inflation running at around 50%. ...