U.S. stocks rally for third day in row, Nasdaq Composite jumps 247 points
U.S. stocks rally for third day in row, Nasdaq Composite jumps 247 points
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Microsoft to lay off 1,000 staff this week

SEATTLE, Washington: Microsoft will layoff nearly 1,000 employees worldwide, the company told ABC News this week.The layoffs come amid persistent …
Saudi reaches outside country to attract supply chain investment

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Prince Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, has announced a program to attract investments in …
Stocks in Asia test investors, Nikkei 225 gains 275 points

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia – Stocks in Asia were flat to higher on Tuesday.In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rallied 275.38 points …
Egypt to develop new currency indicator to wean public off U.S. dollar

CAIRO, Egypt: Egypt should seek to wean the public from the idea that the Egyptian pound should be pegged to …
California baker need not sell same-sex wedding cake, says court

BAKERSFIELD, California: A California bakery has won a court case in which a judge ruled that the state could not …
U.S. stocks march higher Monday, industrials do best

NEW YORK, New York – U.S. stocks rallied on Friuday despiter a double-digit fall in U.S.-listed Chinese stocks, and a …
United Airlines announces strongest earnings since before Covid

CHICAGO, Illinois: Chicago-based United Airlines has posted its strongest quarterly earnings in three years. According to Refinitiv data, the carrier …
France withdraws from treaty protecting energy investments

BRUSSELS, Belgium: France is the latest country to opt out of the the Energy Charter Treaty which protected investments in …
Stock markets deeply divided in Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dives

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia – Asia was deeply divided on Monday in relation to the various stock markets across the region.In …
Concerned TikTok asked Ireland about energy supplies for its facilities

DUBLIN, Ireland: Chinese-owned social media company TikTok, seeking to develop a data center in Ireland, twice wrote to the Irish …
For third time, Amazon workers vote down bid to unionize

ALBANY, New York: In another defeat to the fledgling Amazon Labor Union that had aimed to intensify its cross-country campaign, …
Imports into US of containers falls, measure of slow economy

WASHINGTON D.C.: The volume of container imports handled by U.S. ports has dropped sharply after more than two years of …
To counter Russia, France, Spain, Portugal to build pipeline

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Substituting plans to extend the so-called MidCat pipeline across the Pyrenees, earlier opposed by France, Spain and Portugal …
US existing home sales, jobless claims both fall in September

WASHINGTON D.C.: In September, existing U.S. home sales dropped for an eighth consecutive month and will likely fall further, as …
BMW to invest $1 billion in US EV production

MUNICH, Germany: In the latest announcement from a major automaker about manufacturing electric vehicles in the U.S., BMW AG said …
Major U.S stock indices rally, Nasdaq climbs 245 points

NEW YORK, New York – U.S. stocks rose sharply Friday as investors bet the Federal Reserve will be less aggressive …
Last year’s inventory to be found on U.S. retail shelves leading up to Christmas

WASHINGTON D.C.: According to U.S. Census data, in July major American retailers, including Costco, Kohl’s and Express Inc., were sitting …
BlackRock tells UK it will not stop purchases of oil, gas, coal

NEW YORK CITY, New York: BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has told the UK Environmental Audit Committee that its …
Stocks in Asia in defensive mode, British pound slides

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia – Stocks in Asia were on a downward slope Friday, with little incentive for investors to weigh …
US, Japan to partner in development of new aircraft

WASHINGTON, D.C.: To support future aircraft development and operations, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Japan Civil Aviation …
Musk’s takeover of Twitter to result in thousands of job losses

WASHINGTON, DC – Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce once his USD 44 …
Four scenarios for a world in disorder
