NEW YORK (Reuters) – Activision Blizzard Inc on Friday recognized the Communications Workers of America and began negotiations on behalf of a small group of quality assurance testers at the “Call of Duty” videogame maker who voted to unionize last month. Workers across technology companies are becoming more vocal about better pay and working conditions….
By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he was working with U.S. oil companies to boost output to record levels next year, while accusing the industry of capitalizing on a supply shortage to fatten profits. U.S. consumer inflation accelerated in May as gasoline prices hit a record high and the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that the…
(Reuters) – Messaging app Telegram will launch a paid subscription plan for its users this month, founder Pavel Durov said on Friday. Users who will opt for Telegram Premium will get a higher limit for chats, media and file uploads, Durov said in a blogpost. “The only way to let our most demanding fans get…
By Valentina Consiglio and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Italian industrial output was much stronger than expected in April, rising 1.6% from the month before after a 0.2% gain in March, data showed on Friday, boosting growth prospects for the second quarter. While the euro zone’s third largest economy still faces many headwinds, it seems to…
By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) -Stubbornly hot U.S. inflation is fueling bets that the Federal Reserve will need to get more aggressive on interest rate hikes to cool price pressures, with chances of a 75-basis-point rate hike seen rising and the policy rate expected to top 3% by year end. Rising food and…
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. and European stocks slid while the dollar strengthened on Friday after hot U.S. consumer price data for May raised the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will prolong an aggressive campaign of hiking interest rates to tame inflation. The consumer price index accelerated 1.0% last month after gaining 0.3%…
(Reuters) -The rouble soared on Friday to its strongest level against the dollar since late May, close to multi-year peaks, after Russia’s central bank cut its key interest rate by 150 basis points to its pre-crisis level of 9.5% and Moscow eased some capital controls. The central bank, exceeding average expectations of a 100-basis-point move…
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc shares fell 5% on Friday after Goldman Sachs downgraded the streaming giant, which is facing a slowdown in consumer spending and tough competition from Amazon.com and Walt Disney Co. The streaming pioneer in April lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade in a sign of troubled times…
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses that depend on outdoor crowds and free-spending tourists aren’t sure what to expect this summer. Consumers likely have a lot of pent-up demand after more than two years of the pandemic. But they’re also facing some significant financial headwinds because of the highest inflation in decades. And COVID-19 remains…
