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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Employment dropped considerably in Washington State and Florida in October, suggesting that a strike by factory workers at Boeing (NYSE:) and Hurricane Helene accounted for much of the abrupt slowdown in U.S. job growth last month. The Labor Department’s state employment and unemployment report on Tuesday showed nonfarm payroll employment … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. European stocks fell and government bonds gained on Tuesday as investors responded to the latest escalation of the war in Ukraine. The pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 index finished 0.5 per cent lower. Germany’s Dax and the … Read more

When employees are forced to burn the candle at both ends, they simply get burnt (out). Workers across the globe are in constant pursuit of work-life balance, looking to grab some me-time to maintain a social life or simply watch their latest trashy reality TV show. It turns out that depending on where you live, … Read more

Adani Infra will buy a 30.07% stake in the construction company PSP Projects for Rs 6.85 billion (around $81.2 million), PSP Projects announced on Tuesday. Adani Infra, part of billionaire Gautam Adani’s Adani Enterprises, will buy shares in PSP Projects from its chairman and largest shareholder, Prahladbhai S Patel. The Adani Group, which operates in … Read more

zorazhuang/iStock via Getty Images TC Energy’s (NYSE:TRP) plan to sell a stake in its western Canadian gas pipeline system to indigenous groups may not happen as originally designed, CEO Francois Poirier said Tuesday on an investor call, according to Bloomberg. TC Energy (TRP

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to serve as commerce secretary, a source familiar with the process confirmed to Fox News Digital. Lutnick, 63, has served as the co-chair of Trump’s transition team and was a key fundraiser for Trump’s 2020 and 2024 … Read more

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: In accordance with Article L.233-8 II of the French Commercial Code (Code de Commerce) and Article 223-16 of the General Regulations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the French financial markets authority), Sopra Steria Group (Paris:SOP) hereby informs its shareholders that the number of shares and voting rights as at 31 October … Read more

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump is expected to nominate Wall Street investor and campaign donor Howard Lutnick to run his commerce department, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Lutnick, who is the co-chair of … Read more

Jersey Mike’s, the quickly expanding sandwich chain, is being acquired by the private equity firm Blackstone. The transaction is “intended to help enable Jersey Mike’s to accelerate its expansion across and beyond the U.S. market,” the companies said Tuesday, as well as aid ongoing technological investments. Under terms of the agreement, Jersey Mike’s founder and … Read more