Stock market today: World shares rise ahead of a key US jobs report
HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mostly up on Friday ahead of a U.S. government jobs report, after Wall Street rose Thursday to...
Investment banks to put $10 billion into projects aimed at interconnecting South America
SAO PAULO (AP) — Four investment banks announced Thursday during a meeting of leaders of the Mercosur trade bloc that they will put $10...
US employers add a solid 199,000 jobs and unemployment falls, signaling a still-sturdy labor...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could...
Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh to step down in January, handing over leadership to former...
NEW YORK (AP) — Levi Strauss & Co. said Thursday that its CEO will step down in January and hand over the reins of...
Retail group pulls back on claim organized retail crime accounts for nearly half of...
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, has revised a report released in April that pulls back...
Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook Messenger
NEW YORK (AP) — Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for calls and messages across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, the company announced Thursday.Such...
UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tennessee have signed cards seeking...
DETROIT (AP) — More than 1,000 workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote on representation by the United Auto Workers,...
Europe’s talks on world-leading AI rules paused after 22 hours and will start again...
LONDON (AP) — European Union talks on world-leading comprehensive artificial intelligence regulations were paused Thursday after 22 straight hours, with officials yet to hammer...
Filings for jobless claims tick up modestly, continuing claims fall
U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting unemployment benefits fell after hitting...
Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska (AP) — In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or biking...
