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HSBC Singapore will not be affected this year by the bank's global redundancy plan that would impact 35,000 staff in the medium term, The Business Times understands, with minimal cuts in headcount expected here over the next few years.

Hundreds of people who lost jobs during the coronavirus crisis but have been unable to get their unemployment insurance checks converged at the Kentucky's Capitol in Frankfort early Wednesday to seek in-person help.

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday announced new goals and policies to address racial issues at its offices, as protests over police brutality against African Americans have carried into discussions about corporate culture.

NEW YORK: The Dow and S&P 500 both fell on Wednesday (Jun 17) as markets monitored increased coronavirus cases amid worries US stocks are overvalued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 26,119.61, down 0.65 per cent. The broad-based S&P 500 lost 0.36 per cent at 3,113.49, while the tech ...

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday announced new goals and policies to address racial issues at its offices, as protests over police brutality against African Americans have carried into discussions about corporate culture.

Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched a website for shoppers in Saudi Arabia, showing its continued business interests there despite a public dispute between Riyadh and the company's chief executive, Jeff Bezos.

A U.S. House of Representatives panel is debating on Wednesday a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution.

Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc on Wednesday said every vehicle on its ride-hailing and rental car platform will be electric by 2030, but it would not provide direct financial support to drivers for switching from gas-powered cars.

Adidas rejected on Wednesday a call by employees to investigate the German sportswear brand's human resources chief over her handling of racism at the company after she described it last year as "noise" only discussed in America.

OSLO: Norway said on Wednesday (Jun 17) it wanted to resume exports of its salmon to China after Beijing appeared to rule it out as a possible source of COVID-19. Norwegian salmon came under scrutiny after a recently discovered cluster of new coronavirus cases was reportedly traced to the...