NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) – Workers at an Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) warehouse in New York City voted to form the first union at the second-largest US private employer, a victory that adds to recent grassroots successes by labor activists pushing into new industries. Employees at the online retailer’s fulfillment center in the borough of […]
A GameStop store is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 31 (Reuters) – Video game retailer GameStop Corp (GME.N) said on Thursday it would seek shareholder approval for a stock split, aiming to […]
March 31 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) workers at a warehouse in New York City’s Staten Island have so far voted 57% in favor of unionizing with a final tally due on Friday, a potential landmark victory for organized labor at the second-largest US private employer. But that win contrasted with 53% of Amazon workers […]
Cost of growing a cucumber to jump from 25p to 70p High energy costs mean crops not planted Pressures likely to push food prices higher ROYDON, England, March 31 (Reuters) – In a small corner of south-east England, vast glasshouses stand empty, the soaring cost of energy preventing their owner from using heat to grow […]
LOS ANGELES, March 28 (Reuters) – Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Monday for slapping the comedian at Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, issuing a statement after the film academy said it might take action against Smith for an incident that overshadowed the industry’s top awards . Smith, in a post on Instagram, said his […]
A driver recharges the battery of his Tesla car at a Tesla Super Charging station in a petrol station on the highway in Sailly-Flibeaucourt, France, January 12, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 28 (Reuters) – Tesla’s (TSLA.O) announcement on Monday that it will seek shareholder […]
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Tesla rises on stock-split plans Oil prices tumble on concerns of weaker Chinese demand HP to buy Poly NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) – […]
China’s and US’ flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SHANGHAI, March 27 (Reuters) – Chinese regulators and their US counterparts are working hard to solve an audit dispute affecting US-listed Chinese firms and want to achieve effective […]
Traffic is seen on a highway in New York, US, July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Sunday reinstated a sharp increase in penalties for automakers whose vehicles do not meet fuel efficiency requirements […]
DETROIT/BEIJING, March 25 (Reuters) – A year ago Tesla dismissed the alternative path of electric car battery swapping as “riddled with problems and not suitable for widescale use”. It seems Beijing disagrees. In fact, China is pushing hard for swappable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) as a supplement to regular vehicle charging, with the government […]
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