British supermarket chain Marks and Spencer vowed on Wednesday (Jan 6) not to use cotton from China's Xinjiang region in its clothes in response to the country's alleged treatment of its Muslim Uighur minority.
The odds-on Democratic victory in two US Senate races on Tuesday could open the door to the more robust government spending response economists and others have argued is needed to get the country through the pandemic with as little long-term economic damage to companies and households as possible.
Italy's government is working on a plan to take on about €14 billion (US$17.3 billion) of UniCredit's non-performing loans to make a takeover of state-owned Monte dei Paschi more attractive for the country's second-biggest bank, sources said.
Ford Motor on Wednesday (Jan 6) posted a 9.8 per cent fall in quarterly US auto sales, as a fall in sales of its profitable trucks outweighed higher demand for sport utility vehicles.
WASHINGTON: The odds-on Democratic victory in two U.S. Senate races on Tuesday opens the door to the more robust government spending response economists and others have argued is needed to get the country through the pandemic with as little long-term economic damage to companies and households ...
Cannabis stocks surged on Wednesday as Democrats won a key U.S. Senate race in Georgia and led in another, moving closer to a stunning sweep that would give them control of Congress and power to act on their promise to legalize pot.
New orders for U.S.-made goods increased more than expected in November and business investment on equipment was solid, pointing to sustained recovery in manufacturing.
U.S. private companies unexpectedly shed workers in December for the first time in eight months as out-of-control COVID-19 infections unleashed a fresh wave of business restrictions, keeping consumers from restaurants, bars and other services industry establishments.
Facebook Inc has dropped the "likes" button from its redesigned public pages used by artists, public figures and brands, the social media company said on Wednesday.
The U.S. vehicle fleet's fuel efficiency in the 2019 model year fell to 24.9 miles per gallon (mpg) as more Americans bought larger sport utility vehicles instead of cars.
