Don’t let tech gurus decide the future: Nobel winner Simon Johnson
Paris (AFP) - Should our future by decided by the bosses of big tech firms?For Nobel economics prize winner Simon ...
Thursday, May 28, 2026
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Sanofi pursues sale of painkiller after political controversy
Paris (AFP) - Sanofi confirmed on Monday plans to sell a controlling stake in its over-the-counter unit to a US ...
Boeing and workers reach tentative deal to end strike
Washington (AFP) - Boeing and its striking Seattle-area workers have reached a tentative deal to end a more than month-long ...
US hiring soars past expectations in sign of resilient market
Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the United States picked up significantly more than expected in September while the jobless rate ...
US private sector adds more jobs than expected in September: ADP
Washington (AFP) - US private sector hiring picked up in September, with employers adding more jobs than anticipated, according to ...
Samsung says planning job cuts in some Asian operations
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it was planning to cut jobs in some of its Asian operations, after ...
Bike apprenticeship helps break UK reoffending cycle
London (AFP) - Cameron Moseley hopes never to return to jail thanks to a pioneering scheme in London that aims ...
Dutch paint giant Akzonobel slashes 2,000 jobs worldwide
The Hague (AFP) - AkzoNobel, the world's leading paintmaker and manufacturer of Dulux paint, said Tuesday it was cutting 2,000 ...
Chile’s biggest steelworks sunk by cheap Chinese imports
Talcahuano (Chile) (AFP) - It's the end of an era: after 74 years the blast furnace at Chile's biggest steelmaker ...
US job gains miss expectations in August as labor market cools
Washington (AFP) - US hiring bounced back in August but missed expectations while the jobless rate crept down, government data ...
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