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WASHINGTON: Injury rates reported for workers at Amazon warehouses across the United States are more than double the national average, according to a news investigation into workplace conditions at the electronic commerce giant. The report released on Monday (Nov 25) by Reveal, a project of the ...

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly fell in October following recent strong gains, but the overall housing market remains supported by lower mortgage rates.

Wall Street stocks have leap-frogged over a host of concerns, including a stall in corporate earnings and political controversy in Washington, on their way to record highs this month.

Ride-hailing firm Grab has launched a pilot programme for motorbike hailing in Malaysia, barely a month after regional rival Gojek was given the green light to begin limited operations in the country.

The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday set out a procedure to protect U.S. telecommunications networks and their supply chains from national security threats, saying it would consider whether to bar transactions on a case-by-case basis.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Monday (Nov 25) fired four employees on the grounds they had violated data security policies, but the tech titan was accused of persecuting them for trying to unionize staff. The dismissals of the quartet - dubbed the "Thanksgiving Four" on social media - deepened staff ......

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is prepared to help finance Indonesia's plan to move its capital from congested Jakarta to an area on the eastern side of Borneo island, the president of the Beijing-backed bank said on Tuesday (Nov 26).

The Government is working on a Budget for next year which will be strong and suitable to what the Singapore economy needs, given the state of the world, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday (Nov 26).

Any attempt at sweeping out a corner of India's financial system means bringing investors face to face with creepy crawlies. Disagreeable as the task is, it's also necessary.

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot-owner PSA told their employees they would sign a binding merger agreement in coming weeks, several Italian newspapers reported on Tuesday.