The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but remained extraordinarily high amid widespread business restrictions to slow a rising tide of new COVID-19 infections and lack of additional fiscal stimulus.
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but remained extraordinarily high amid widespread business restrictions to slow a rising tide of new COVID-19 infections and lack of additional fiscal stimulus.
China has granted a license to a South Korean mobile game, the presidential office in Seoul said on Thursday, raising hopes of an improvement in the two countries' relations and pushing up shares in games and entertainment firms.
Sainsbury's, Asda and Aldi will forgo UK property tax relief during the pandemic, following rivals Tesco and Morrisons and taking the total saved by the government from supermarket groups to 1.74 billion pounds (US$2.34 billion).
Dollar General Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday, as the discount retailer benefited from higher demand for cheaper groceries and household items during the coronavirus-induced economic downturn.
WASHINGTON: Washington issued new entry rules for Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members travelling to the United States, the New York Times reported on Thursday (Dec 3), citing the State Department. The new policy - which took immediate effect on Wednesday - caps visas of Communist Party members ...
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s factory activity in November expanded for the fifth consecutive month but at a slower rate than the previous month, as demand continued to improve amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped to 50.4 from 50.5 in October, according to data by the ...
Caixabank's shareholders on Thursday lifted one of the last hurdles to the merger with state-owned lender Bankia that will create Spain's biggest domestic lender two days after Bankia shareholders had also cleared the path, Caixabank's Chairman Jordi Gual said.
3M Co said on Thursday it would cut about 2,900 jobs globally and scale back on investments in slower-growing markets as part of a restructuring that is expected to lead to pre-tax savings of up to US$350 million.
ZURICH: Switzerland's central bank has successfully tested using digital money to settle large scale transactions between financial institutions, it said on Thursday, but has not decided whether to issue its own digital currency. The experiment, known as Project Helvetia, was run by the Swiss ...
