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Data shows job availability at best level in over 26 years, but consumption tepid in March
Job availability in March improved to a level last seen more than 26 years ago, government data showed Friday, with companies hunting for workers in a tight labor market. The ratio of job offers to job seekers stood at 1.45 in March, the highest since November 1990 during the time ...
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Restructuring sees Sharp post its first operating profit in three years in 2016
Sharp Corp. said Friday it posted its first operating profit in three years in the business year that ended March 31, helped by restructuring efforts under Taiwanese parent Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The electronics maker logged a group operating profit of almost ¥62.5 billion, a turnaround from a ¥161.9 ...
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Trump wants Korea to pay for anti-missile system, vows to fix or scrap bilateral trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will either renegotiate or terminate what he called a “horrible” free trade deal with South Korea and said Seoul should pay for a U.S. anti-missile system that he priced at $1 billion. Seoul quickly dismissed the comments on the Terminal High Altitude Area ...
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Against wishes of conservationists, Trump to sign order aimed at expanding offshore drilling
Working to dismantle his predecessor’s environmental legacy, President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday that could lead to the expansion of drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. With one day left to rack up accomplishments before he reaches his 100th day in office, Trump will order ...
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Draghi says risks to EU growth declining even as Inflation eludes
Mario Draghi said risks to the euro-area economy have diminished further, even as he stuck to his line that core inflation continues to fall short of the European Central Bank’s comfort zone. “The risks surrounding the euro area growth outlook, while moving towards a more balanced configuration, are still tilted ...
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VR creators unlock an ’empathy engine’at Tribeca film fest
On a plain, overcast day in Poland, Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter walks toward the Nazi concentration camp Majdanek. He stands in the railway car that delivered him and his family to the camp. He walks to the gas chamber and the showers. Some rooms he can’t bear to go in. ...
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Trump’s flip-flopping on NAFTA rattling markets, investors and his credibility
President Donald Trump campaigned on an “America First” trade policy of bracing clarity: Renegotiate or abandon NAFTA and crack down on China’s trade practices. Yet so far, his trade policy has produced mostly confusion and division, even among fellow Republicans. At stake may be the president’s credibility over whether and ...
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United settles with yanked passenger in bid to ease uproar; Southwest stops overbooking
United Airlines moved to staunch criticism — and any customer defections — by reaching a settlement Thursday with a passenger dragged off one of its planes two weeks ago and issuing new policies designed to prevent similar customer-service failures. On April 9, Kentucky physician David Dao was forcibly removed from ...
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Toyota recalls 250,000 Tacoma pickups over rear wheel lock potential
Toyota is recalling about 250,000 small pickup trucks mainly in North America because the rear wheels have the potential to lock up, causing drivers to lose control. The recall covers certain Tacoma trucks from the 2016 and 2017 model years. Toyota says oil can leak from the rear differential. That ...
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Business in Brief: Sapiens cuts outlook after project is halted
Check Point beats expectations on profit; Mellanox shares plunge on poor earnings; Tel Aviv shares end lower on Syria tensions