Canadian Pacific to resume operations after work stoppage
Approximately 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway conductors, engineers, train and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference will return to work today after an…
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Survey: 55 percent of workers place greater importance on flexible or remote work options
Two years after the coronavirus pandemic forced widespread office closures, companies are reopening their doors and priorities have shifted for many employees. Many workers have…
Disney in balancing act as some workers walk out in protest
ORLANDO, Fla. — Even though only a small percentage of Walt Disney Co. workers participated in a walkout Tuesday, organizers felt they had won a…
Powell says Fed will hike further and faster if necessary
WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell said today that the Federal Reserve would raise its benchmark short-term interest rate faster than expected, and high enough to…
Nielsen ratings rejects $9 billion takeover bid and shares slide
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Nielsen shares tumbled 16% at the opening bell today after the TV ratings and marketing data company rejected a $9 billion…
Egypt’s central bank raises interest rates, cites Ukraine
CAIRO — Egypt’s Central Bank raised its key interest rate today for the first time since 2017, citing inflationary pressures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic…
Russian bond trading resumes for 1st time since Ukraine war
Russia’s central bank cautiously reopened bond trading on the Moscow exchange Monday for the first time since the country invaded Ukraine, with the price of…
Chinese airliner crashes with 132 aboard in country’s south
BEIJING — A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi today, officials said. The Civil Aviation…
Berkshire Hathaway buying Alleghany in $11.6 billion deal
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the insurance company Alleghany in a deal valued at approximately $11.6 billion. “Berkshire will be the…
Tech Q&A: Windows 11 not always to blame for browser or e-mail problems
Question: I use Firefox as the default browser on Windows 10, and I’ve recently had the program crash at random times when it’s idle. Is…