Up to 500,000 people are expected to take part in the British strikes The government says large wage increases will fuel inflation Schools are closed, most trains are not running More strikes involving health workers will follow next week LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuters) – Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants and machinists … Read more
NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 (Reuters) – The Indian government on Wednesday announced a budget of $550 billion for the next fiscal year starting April 1, setting out a plan for record investment while limiting the budget deficit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, which faces elections in key states this year and a national election in … Read more
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb. 1 (Reuters) – Police investigating a suicide bombing that killed more than 100 people at a Pakistani mosque said on Tuesday that several people had been arrested and they could not rule out the possibility that the terrorist internal aid had evaded security checks. The bombing was the deadliest in a decade, … Read more
BENGALURU, Feb. 1 (Reuters) – Shares in Indian magnate Gautam Adani’s conglomerate plunged again on Wednesday as defeat in his companies deepened to $84 billion in the wake of a US short-seller report, which also saw the billionaire lose his title. as Asia’s richest lost person. Wednesday’s stock losses dropped Adani to 15th on the … Read more
SYDNEY, Feb. 1 (Reuters) – Australian authorities on Wednesday found a radioactive capsule that was lost in the vast Outback after nearly a week-long search along a 1,400 km (870 mi) stretch of highway, an emergency services official said. The military verified the capsule and it would be taken to a secure facility in the … Read more
31 Jan. (Reuters) – Intel Corp. (INTC.O) said on Tuesday it had made significant cuts to employee and executive compensation, a week after the company issued a lower-than-expected sales forecast due to a loss of market share to rivals and a downturn in the PC market. The cuts will range from 5% of base pay … Read more
31 Jan. (Reuters) – US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) posted sales on Tuesday that exceeded Wall Street targets and said it expected business to improve in the second half, exciting investors who saw that the company made a profit on rival Intel. The stock rose about 1.5% in aftermarket trading. While AMD’s forecast … Read more
VANCOUVER, Jan. 31 (Reuters) – The Western Canadian province of British Columbia on Tuesday began a three-year pilot program to stop prosecuting people for carrying small amounts of heroin, meth, ecstasy or crack cocaine as part of attempting a drug overdose crisis. As of 2016, BC is responsible for about a third of the 32,000 … Read more
HOUSTON, Jan. 31 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) posted a net profit of $56 billion for 2022, the company said Tuesday, taking home about $6.3 million an hour last year and not just a company record but also a historic high point for the Western oil industry. Oil companies are expected to break their … Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) announced on Tuesday that the US Justice Department has sought documents related to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot driver assistance systems as regulations tighten. The automaker said in a filing that it has “received requests from the DOJ for documents related to Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD … Read more
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