Caterpillar considers closing Belgian site, laying off 2000
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. heavy equipment maker Caterpillar said Friday it may close a Belgian manufacturing site and lay off about 2,000 workers, an announcement met with dismay and alarm by employees and the government.In a post on its corporate website, Caterpillar said that in line with its September 2015 global restructuring plan, it was considering shifting production of construction equipment now at its Gosselies site to Grenoble, France, and other facilities outside Europe. "If this intent..>> view originalUS Firms Take Action Against Hanjin Shipping As Half Its Fleet Gets Blocked
Roughly half of Hanjin Shipping’s container vessels have been blocked from ports since the South Korean firm’s collapse, putting manufacturers and their customers increasingly on edge about the fate of cargo and spikes in freight costs. Woes for world’s seventh-largest container shipper have only deepened since its banks withdrew support and it filed for court receivership this week. One vessel has also been seized by a creditor in Singapore while firms in the U.S. have launched legal action ag..>> view originalSamsung announces global recall of Galaxy Note 7
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday announced an unprecedented global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 after several of the phablets caught fire while being charged, promising to offer new replacements to all of the buyers at home and abroad. Samsung apologized for the recall in a news conference in Seoul, saying that its investigation has found the fire was caused by faulty battery cells. Koh Dong-jin, head of Samsung's handset business division, told reporters that onl..>> view originalSolid US employment gains expected in August; jobless rate seen falling
By Lucia Mutikani | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. employment growth likely moderated in August after two straight months of hefty gains, but was probably still strong enough to push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates later this year.Nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 180,000 jobs last month, according to a Reuters survey of economists, around this year's monthly average job growth. The unemployment rate is forecast falling one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.8 percent.The Labor Depa..>> view originalIn shakeup, most Greek TV stations set to lose licenses
By DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In a major shakeup for Greek broadcasting, only two of the country's seven private TV stations have survived a landmark license auction that raised 246 million euros ($275 million) for the cash strapped left-wing government. The results were announced Friday after TV executives from eight rival candidate companies were kept in isolation at a government building for some 65 hours during the sequential bidding. Broadcasters Skai a..>> view originalClinton unveils plan to stop price-gouging on old drugs
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (Matt Rourke/AP) Hillary Clinton has been quick to criticize drug companies that raise the prices of old drugs to boost their profit margins, calling the EpiPen price hikes "outrageous" and accusing embattled pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli of "price gouging" on a decades-old anti-parasitic drug. On Friday morning, Clinton's campaign unveiled her plan to prevent companies from exploiting these kinds of older drugs, using measures su..>> view originalEarly movers: LULU, YUM, ABBV, AVGO, SWHC, AMBA, GAP, UPS, MCD & more
Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell: Lululemon — The yogawear maker reported adjusted quarterly profit of 38 cents per share, 1 cent a share above estimates. Revenue was in line, but investors are focusing on weaker than expected guidance, putting extreme pressure on Lululemon shares. Yum Brands — Yum sold a $460 million stake in its China unit to a consortium consisting of a China investment firm and a unit of online retail giant Alibaba. The unit is in the pr..>> view originalUber's Didi Deal Under Antitrust Investigation in China
SHANGHAI, Sept 2 (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry is investigating the planned acquisition by ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing of U.S. rival Uber Technologies Inc’s China unit over anti-monopoly concerns, the ministry’s spokesman said on Friday. Shen Danyang told reporters the Ministry of Commerce would look to protect fair market competition and consumer interests in the deal, which will create a roughly $35 billion giant dominating China’s car-hailing market. A representative for Uber co..>> view originalWal-Mart to Cut 7000 Back-Office Store Jobs
Updated Sept. 1, 2016 1:50 p.m. ET Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT 1.96 % plans to cut thousands of back-office positions around the country, a sign that the retailer’s effort to make its cavernous stores more efficient is also changing the face of its workforce. The largest private employer in the U.S. is eliminating about 7,000 store accounting and invoicing positions over the next several months. The jobs are mostly held by long-term employees, often some of the highest paid..>> view originalApple Appeal Against EU Tax Bill Would Enter Uncharted Territory
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he will appeal the European Commission’s ruling that his company received an unlawful 13 billion euro ($14.5 billion) subsidy when Ireland gave it preferential tax deals and that he was confident the decision would be reversed. But over a dozen lawyers, including three advising companies on appeals, told Reuters it was impossible to predict how EU courts would rule in an area that has not been tested before. State aid cases have up until now centered on targeted tax ..>> view original
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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