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United States unemployment rate falls to 3.5%, a 50-year low

Average hourly earnings, meanwhile, rose 2.9 percent over the past year to $28.09. Employers added a total of 136,000 net new positions, below expectations, w...

HP's new CEO unveils plan to slash up to 9,000 jobs

The company had about 55,000 employees worldwide as of October 2018, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said it...

Oil prices down as USA prepares for tariffs on Europe

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Suspended MD Of PMC Bank Arrested In Alleged Rs 6,500 Crore Fraud

Mumbai: Mumbai police on Thursday arrested two directors of the Housing Development Infrastructure Limited ( HDIL ) in the PMC Bank scam, a senior official...

Private Sector Employment Rose by 135K in September

Health care providers added 35,000 jobs, while a category that mostly includes hotels and restaurants reported 18,000 more jobs. And there are few signs of wide...

PMC bank fraud: ED raids underway at six locations in Mumbai

The FIR was registered by the police on September 30. Enforcement Directorate, the federal agency mandated to probe financial crimes, on Friday filed a money ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook Not Interested in Launching a Cryptocurrency

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Taco Bell has a special offer for National Taco Day

Del Taco will get saucy with two offers using The Del App . Tasty taco options include their Oaxacan steak taco with seared flank, garlic-jalapeño chimichurri,...

HyVee details times, locations of massive data breach

We also notified federal law enforcement and the payment card networks. Between December 14, 2018, and July 29, 2019, it accessed cards at fuel pumps for HyVee...

India cuts rates for 5th time amid economic slowdown, banking woes

Analysts say the RBI could go for anywhere between 25 to 40-basis-points cut, its fifth straight cut since Das took over as the central bank Governor. The fou...

Constellation Brands books loss on stake in cannabis company Canopy Growth

Analysts tracked by Zacks Investment Research are projecting earnings of $2.63 per share for Constellation. Net loss attributable to Constellation was $525.2 ...

Kroger to lay off hundreds, as questions about its turnaround plan linger

She added that the company's store divisions, which operate independently, are all "taking steps to ensure they have the right talent in the right store leaders...

Gold prices steady as market awaits United States employment report

Spot gold was up 0.5% at $1,506.45 per ounce by 1:52 p.m. EDT (1752 GMT). Earlier, prices had hit their highest since September 25 at $1,518.50. Asian stocks...

Uber goes airborne with helicopter taxis in New York

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United States stocks trade higher as rate-cut expectations increase

Pfizer rose 2.2%, Facebook gained 2.7% and Boeing rose 1.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 42 points, or 0.2%, to 26,036. The Nasdaq is down 67.3...

Asian markets tumble on growing global economy fears

Manufacturing is "thought to be the specific chunk of the economy the president must.protect and the sector the U.S. aggressive trade policies were supposed to ...

Boris Johnson explains to MPs his Brexit plan for Northern Ireland

His proposals include a "fair and reasonable" compromise offer to replace the Northern Irish backstop, the current stumbling block preventing a deal being reach...

Visa and Mastercard may drop involvement in Facebook"s cryptocurrency Libra: media report"

Corporate members of the so-called "crypto mafia" supporting the project were already reported to be getting antsy about regulators back in August , and judg...

Google privacy suit reinstated in London

The Courtroom of Enchantment in London has given the go-ahead for mass motion towards Google over claims it illegally accessed the information of over four mi...

Samsung Pay launches virtual cash card, global money transfer

Samsung Pay is an incredibly convenient digital wallet service, supporting all types of POS terminals, but apart from adding one big name to its list of United...

SE Asia's internet economy seen hitting US$100 billion this year

Bain & Company's partner and Asia-Pacific digital practice lead Florian Hoppe added: "Digital financial services offers the biggest opportunity for serving the ...

Uber launches app to pair freelance workers with jobs

California recently passed legislation created to pave the way for so-called " gig workers" to become employees and gain additional rights, which is expected ...

Yuengling, Hershey collaborate on chocolate-infused brew

On Tuesday, Yuengling officially announced it's first-ever collaboration with any other product to create Hershey's Chocolate Porter. The good news, however, ...

Las Vegas massacre survivors, families reach $735 million settlement with hotel

Attorneys for victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern USA history say they've reached a settlement of at least $735 million with MGM Resorts. The sta...

Leaked Audio Shows Facebook's Zuckerberg Slamming Elizabeth Warren, She Fights Back

On Tuesday, the technology website The Verge published a leaked audio recording of Zuckerberg saying a Warren presidency would "suck" for the company and ...

Trump asks if intel chair Schiff should face 'arrest for treason'

The Intelligence Committee is leading the inquiry in the Democratic-led House which could lead to approval of articles of impeachment against the Republican pre...

United Kingdom construction stuck in 'devastating' downturn as Brexit deters building projects

New export orders fell at the sharpest rate since March, when Britain was originally due to leave the EU. "After a relentless six-month decline in order books d...

Manufacturing output falls again, reports ISM

Worries the drop in manufacturing was a harbinger of a sharper slowdown in the economy continued on Wednesday, as each of the major indexes closed down more tha...

Chevrolet unveils C8 Corvette convertible with retracting hardtop roof

Traditionalists will be appeased by the grey and yellow colour scheme of this first auto, though, with subsequent C8.Rs to wear the bright yellow the C7 so ofte...

Britain says tariffs are no answer to Airbus dispute after WTO ruling

The UK government is clear that resorting to tariffs is not in the interests of the UK, EU or US. The EU is pushing for tariffs of around $10 billion on Ameri...