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Jeremy Hunt: softly-spoken survivor takes on hardest role
AFP, Published on 14/10/2022
» LONDON: Newly appointed UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt is a mild-mannered political survivor who will require all of his considerable experience to calm an economy and government beset by chaos.
Musk offers to close Twitter buyout at original price
AFP, Published on 05/10/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk has offered to push through with his buyout of Twitter at the original agreed price, reports said Tuesday, just weeks before the opening of a bitter court case over his effort to withdraw from the deal.
Store workers vote to form first US Apple union
AFP, Published on 19/06/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - A majority of employees at a US Apple store have voted to form the tech giant's first union, in the wake of similar unionization drives at Starbucks and Amazon locations.
Apple store workers vote to form their first US union
AFP, Published on 19/06/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: A majority of employees at a US Apple store have voted to form a union, a first for the tech giant, which has so far tried to discourage unionizing attempts.
To use rather than collect, the second coming of NFTs
AFP, Published on 24/05/2022
» NEW YORK - NFTs have been called everything from fads to outright scams, but early adopters see a future for them as uniquely useful tools for business, health and the arts that goes beyond mere digital collecting.
Twitter execs exit, hirings halt as Musk buy looms
AFP, Published on 13/05/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter confirmed Thursday that two senior executives are heading for the exit and it has paused most hiring, as Elon Musk stands poised to become the global messaging platform's new owner.
New York Amazon workers deal setback to union drive
AFP, Published on 03/05/2022
» NEW YORK: Workers at an Amazon facility in New York have roundly voted against unionization -- dealing a setback to a burgeoning organized labor movement one month after a landmark win at a nearby warehouse.
Musk's Twitter purchase puts moral champion in crosshairs
AFP, Published on 28/04/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: The fate of Twitter's top attorney, deemed a moral champion of the platform, was in doubt Wednesday after Elon Musk tweeted displeasure with content moderation she had carried out.
Oil prices slide on China fears; Twitter rises on Musk deal
AFP, Published on 26/04/2022
» NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled Monday along with equities in Europe and Asia on worries over a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in China, while US stocks finished a volatile session higher as Elon Musk sealed a deal to acquire Twitter.
Twitter shares rise on reports it will accept Musk takeover bid
AFP, Published on 25/04/2022
» NEW YORK: Twitter shares rose Monday following reports the company is poised to accept Elon Musk's takeover offer, a dramatic shift after the board organized a "poison pill" to ward off the billionaire entrepreneur's hostile buyout bid.