[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Communications Workers of America union filed a federal labor charge against Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Thursday, accusing the company of unlawfully firing four employees to deter workers from
BOJ’s low-rate policy not behind megabank’s fee moves – Aso
[ad_1] Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso takes questions from reporters at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2019. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/Files TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese
Oil rises, U.S. crude trading near two-month high after OPEC cut
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil edged up in early Asia trade on Friday, with U.S. crude trading near a two-month high after OPEC agreed to increase output curbs by nearly 50 percent in early 2020,
World Bank adopts $1 billion-plus annual China lending plan over U.S. objections
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said its board on Thursday adopted a new plan to aid China with $1 billion (£779.42 million) to $1.5 billion in low-interest loans annually through June 2025, despite
Wall Street inches higher as Dec. 15 tariff deadline looms
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street eked out slight gains on Thursday as investors waited for concrete news on a hoped-for interim trade deal between the United States and China before a new round
Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann to step down after five years
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends a conversation at the 2019 New Economy Forum in Beijing, China November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo (Reuters) – The multi-billion-dollar philanthropic
Dollar slides on recent round of weak U.S. data; sterling, euro rise
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dropped for a fifth straight session on Thursday, pressured by softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and this week’s robust performance by the euro and the British pound. FILE PHOTO:
Wall Street inches higher as Dec. 15 tariff deadline looms
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street eked out slight gains on Thursday as investors waited for concrete news on a hoped-for interim trade deal between the United States and China before a new round
Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellman to step down after five years
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends a conversation at the 2019 New Economy Forum in Beijing, China November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo (Reuters) – The multi-billion dollar
OPEC, allies agree to deepen oil output cuts
[ad_1] VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC and allies led by Russia on Thursday agreed one of the deepest output cuts this decade to prevent oversupply in a deal that will apply for an unexpectedly short period