Chinese authorities began a probe into working conditions at Pinduoduo Inc. following the death of an employee in her early 20s that renewed criticism of the long hours commonly practiced at China’s tech companies. The e-commerce company confirmed that a female employee collapsed while walking home with colleagues at 1:30 a.m. last Tuesday. The employee, […]
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and PSA Group shareholders signed off on a combination that’s endured two years of extraordinary drama, marked by on-again off-again talks, the transformation of their industry and a global pandemic. At separate meetings Monday, investors in both companies approved the merger to form Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest automaker. The hurdles the […]
Singapore’s economy continued its slow recovery from the worst slump in the country’s history, with mainstays such as trade and tourism hammered by the coronavirus pandemic. Gross domestic product last quarter grew 2.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the previous three months, according to advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry […]
In the world’s least affordable housing market, one in eight homes sold is a nano apartment, a term widely used to describe tiny homes in Hong Kong. A record 13% of apartments sold in 2019 were less than 260 square feet (24 square meters), or smaller than two car-parking spaces, according to a report by Liber Research […]
The U.S. authorities accused Walmart Inc. of having a nationally opioid emergency by ignoring warnings against its pharmacists the chain was not correctly installed to display painkiller prescriptions in violation of regulations. The complaint filed Tuesday at Delaware includes two weeks after the world’s biggest retailer filed its {} in Texas declared the U.S. of scapegoating […]
The famously inconsistent president advised the 2.3 trillion invoice as a”disgrace” less than 24 hours later Congress approved the law with overwhelmingly bipartisan votes. Trump demanded bigger stimulation payments for people and called for removing”ineffective and unnecessary things,” but he did not state whether he’d veto it. Trump’s last-minute needs nevertheless sent shockwaves through Washington. […]
Critical commerce and transport links between the U.K. and continental Europe would be to restart after France agreed to terminate a suspension which uttered Britain’s busiest port at a time of high political drama finished Brexit. European Union citizens and taxpayers able to reveal negative Covid-19 evaluations are going to have the ability to travel […]
Pfizer Inc. spouse BioNTech SE is chasing all of its alternatives to earn more Covid-19 vaccine doses compared to the 1.3 billion that the firms have promised to generate next year, as stated by the German company’s chief executive officer. The businesses {} understand by January or even February if and the number of extra […]
Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and other technology giants requested for consent to combine Facebook Inc.’s legal struggle against an Israeli firm the social networking firm accuses of malware to the telephones of unsuspecting customers. The firms requested the federal appeals court in San Francisco on Monday to allow them record a movement in support of […]
U.K. companies desperate to keep supply lines following France blocked truck visitors are taking a look at shifting to freight jets and cargo trains to keep products flowing. J Sainsbury Plc and Tesco Plc are investigating all the options to keep supplies flowing, even including using airplanes for a few fresh-vegetable shipments rather than truck […]