LISBON: Thousands of Portuguese police officers on Thursday (Nov 21) marched through Lisbon to demand better pay and conditions in the first major protest since the Socialists were returned to office in elections last month. Wearing plainclothes, the police demanded "fair wages and decent working ...
SAN FRANCISCO: A former Twitter Inc employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia may be freed pending trial, a U.S. District Court judge ruled on Thursday. Ahmad Abouammo and two other men were indicted earlier this month on spying charges in a case that puts Silicon Valley in the...
The United Auto Workers union international executive board will meet to name a new president, the union said on Thursday, a day after the previous president resigned following 17 months in office, but union officials said a date for the meeting had not been set.
Shares of marijuana companies rose on Thursday after a U.S. congressional committee passed a legislation to decriminalize cannabis, taking it a step closer to being approved by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.
General Motors Co's first electric pickup truck model will go on sale in the fall of 2021, the company's top executive said on Thursday, around the same time as electric carmaker Tesla Inc's own model is expected to debut.
WASHINGTON: Embattled office sharing startup WeWork said on Thursday (Nov 21) it will lay off 2,400 employees worldwide as the company struggles to reorganise amid mounting losses. The news comes in the wake of the company's failed attempt to launch an initial public offering. The dismissed ...
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits was unexpectedly unchanged at a five-month high last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market.
Xerox Corp on Thursday threatened to take its US$33.5 billion buyout bid for HP Inc hostile, if the personal computer maker did not agree to a "friendly" discussion before Nov. 25.
WeWork said on Thursday it is laying off around 2,400 employees globally, as the office-sharing company seeks to drastically cut costs and stabilize its business after it transformed from being a Wall Street darling into a pariah in a matter of weeks.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had asked Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook to look into helping develop telecommunications infrastructure for 5G wireless networks in the United States.
