By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft is likely to face an EU antitrust investigation as regulators intensify their scrutiny into its practices in a case triggered by Salesforce.com[...]
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Biden says his administration is engaged in talks to avert railroad strike
By Nandita Bose NANTUCKET, Mass. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Thursday that his administration was involved in negotiations to avert a looming U.S. railroad strike that could shut down suppl[...]
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Huge Foxconn iPhone plant in China rocked by fresh worker unrest
By Brenda Goh and Yimou Lee SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in China, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and win[...]
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Bankers pour cold water on red hot coal
By Sarah McFarlane and Clara Denina LONDON (Reuters) – It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. At least when it comes to mining coal. After years of decline, demand for the[...]
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Amazon UK adds e-cargo bikes, walkers in decarbonisation drive
LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make more deliveries on foot to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transportation network it uses to delive[...]
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Wall Street rises as Fed signals slowdown in rate hikes
By Carolina Mandl and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes ended Wednesday with solid gains after the Federal Reserve’s November meeting minutes showed interest rate h[...]
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U.S. prepared to authorize Chevron to boost Venezuela’s oil output
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp could soon win U.S. approval to expand operations in Venezuela and resume trading its oil once the Venezuelan government and its opposition r[...]
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Republican presses Twitter chief Elon Musk to better protect U.S. user data
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Senate Republican Chuck Grassley urged Elon Musk, who recently acquired Twitter, to conduct a threat assessment at the social company to better protect[...]
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U.S. weekly jobless claims at 3-month high; equipment spending resilient
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased to a three-month high last week amid rising layoffs in the technology sector, bu[...]
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