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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been stepping up engagements with the top leadership of key financial institutions on the need to maintain human resource practices that are merit-based and support workplace diversity, said Ong Ye Kung, an MAS board member, on Tuesday.

U.S. employment is projected to increase by 6 million jobs this decade, with the annual growth rate sharply slower than during the economy's recovery from the Great Recession, according to a government report on Tuesday.

US manufacturing activity accelerated to a nearly two-year high in August aided by a surge in new orders, but employment at factories continued to lag amid safety restrictions intended to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The Federal Reserve will need to roll out new efforts "in coming months" to help the economy overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and live up to the U.S. central bank's new promise of stronger job growth and higher inflation, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said on Tuesday.

A Russian influence operation posed as an independent news outlet to target left-wing voters in the United States and Britain, including by recruiting freelance journalists to write about domestic politics, Facebook said on Tuesday.

A Russian lawmaker submitted draft legislation on Tuesday that would cut and cap the commission on the sale of mobile applications by tech giants Apple and Google.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration would help U.S. airlines facing sharp downturns in passenger traffic as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but gave no details.

The Federal Reserve will need to roll out new efforts "in coming months" to help the economy overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and live up to the U.S. central bank's new promise of stronger job growth and higher inflation, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said on Tuesday.

Nvidia Corp on Tuesday announced a series of powerful gaming chips it designed using new memory tech from Micron Technology Inc and that it is having manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.

SINGAPORE: Embattled cruise operator Genting Hong Kong has agreed to sell Zouk Group for S$14 million, as part of efforts to "aggressively minimise expenses and conserve cash" amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Genting Hong Kong bought the nightclub operator from founder Lincoln Cheng in 2015 for an ...