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Wall Street Journal - Dec 4

The following are the leading stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has actually not validated these stories and does not attest their accuracy. - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is thinking about dropping his candidate to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and nominating Florida Guv Ron DeSantis in his place. - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stated on Wednesday he would lift a surprise martial law statement he had actually imposed simply hours previously, pulling back in a standoff with parliament which roundly rejected his effort to prohibit political activity and censor the media. - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's...

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US Postal Service delivered a minimum of 99.2 million ballots for 2024 election

The U.S. Postal Service said on Monday it provided a minimum of 99.2 million ballots to and from voters in the November presidential election. USPS stated at least 99.88% of tallies were provided to election officials within a week. In September, a group of about 3 lots election authorities had raised major issues about USPS's capability to deliver countless tallies for the 2024 presidential election. The authorities had cited concerns about processing center operations, lost or delayed election mail, and front-line training shortages impacting USPS's ability to provide election mail in a prompt and precise manner. The efficiency resembles 2020,...

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Weather condition permitting, UPS, FedEx poised for on-time US holiday gift deliveries

The weak demand bedeviling package delivery business like United Parcel Service and FedEx promises to be terrific news for online U.S. shoppers who desire fast, ontime holiday gift delivery. Barring an unanticipated rise in online present buying due to severe winter season storms, significant delivery firms are well-positioned for on-time shipment performance to approach 100%, stated Satish Jindel, founder of shipping consultancy ShipMatrix. As long as the weather holds up and people have the ability to go to shops, the parcel carriers must have no problem handling the volume, stated Jindel, who included that in-store shopping likewise decreases the probability...

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Wall Street Journal - Nov 25

The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not validated these stories and does not attest their precision. - Trae Stephens, a partner at Peter Thiel's Creators Fund venture-capital company, is under factor to consider by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to end up being the deputy secretary of. defense. - The U.S., Europe and a handful of other rich nations. agreed to triple the funding they offer climate-change. tasks in the developing world to at least $300 billion a year. by 2035. - President-elect Donald Trump's candidate for U.S. Treasury. secretary, Scott Bessent, will prioritize...

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Judge decreases UPS chauffeur's $237.6 million bias verdict to $39.6 million

A federal judge lowered a $237.6. million jury award versus United Parcel Service to. $ 39.6 million when it comes to a Black previous chauffeur who implicated. the bundle delivery business of workplace bias and wrongful. shooting. In a choice made public on Friday, U.S. District Judge. Thomas Rice in Yakima, Washington, accepted UPS' demand to. throw away a $198 million in punitive damages award, finding. jurors acted unreasonably in granting the amount to Tahvio Gratton. The decision does not affect the jury's $39.6 million award. to Gratton for psychological distress, but UPS plans to ask that it. be thrown...

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Canada Post workers go on nationwide strike ahead of holiday season

About 55,000 Canada Post workers went on strike for the second time in 6 years on Friday after their union said it had stopped working to reach a pay handle the postal operator in the runup to the holiday. Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon, who has two times this year moved to end work disagreements in other sectors, explained he was not considering another intervention for the time being. The union is demanding wage boosts in line with inflation, cost-of-living adjustment payments to be rolled into the fundamental wage rate, and safe working conditions. The union had issued a three-day...

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Canada Post employees go on across the country strike ahead of holiday

About 55,000 Canada Post workers went on strike Friday after their union stated it had actually failed to reach a. pay deal with the postal operator in the runup to the holiday. season. The union is requiring, to name a few things, wage boosts. in line with inflation, cost-of-living modification payments to be. rolled into the basic wage rate, and safe working conditions. The union had actually issued a three-day strike notice to Canada. Post previously this week. After a year of bargaining with little development, postal. workers made the tough decision to strike, the Canadian. Union of Postal Employee...

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US Postal Service warns it should continue cost cuts or run the risk of bailout

The U.S. Postal Service stated on Thursday it must continue to cut costs and boost profits or dangers requiring a federal government bailout to help the organization prevent monetary collapse. USPS reported on Thursday a bottom line of $9.5 billion for its fiscal year ending Sept. 30, a $3-billion larger loss than last year, largely due to a year-over-year increase in non-cash workers' settlement expenditure. Total operating income was $79.5. billion, up 1.7%. If we do nothing more, we stay on the path to either a. federal government bailout or completion of this fantastic organization as we. know it, the...

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UK regulator to begin thorough probe into GXO's $962 mln Wincanton deal

Britain's competitors regulator stated on Thursday it referred GXO Logistics' acquisition of UK peer Wincanton to an indepth investigation after the U.S.based warehousing firm did not present remedies for competitors concerns. CONTEXT GXO outbid CEVA, a system of French shipping firm CMA CGM, to purchase the British logistics company for 762 million pounds ($ 962.3. million) in March to broaden into the UK's aerospace, utilities,. commercial, and health care sectors. Wincanton operates in the UK and Ireland and offers supply. chain services to services across sectors. It counts IKEA,. Primark, and BAE Systems among its customers. GXO runs in practically...

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Canada - Nov 13

These are some of the most important stories in selected Canadian newspapers. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these stories. THE GLOBE AND MAIL Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon ordered the country's Labor Relations Board to end disputes at the ports in Vancouver and Montreal citing economic damage. Dye and Durham unveiled its proposed slate of directors in advance of its annual meeting. Four of the seven directors are newcomers. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has said that the ongoing labour dispute between Canada Post and its employees is a result...

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Boeing strike sinks October deliveries to 14 jets

Boeing stated on Tuesday it delivered 14 commercial jets in October, less than half of the 34 jets it handed over to customers throughout the exact same month in 2023, after a weekslong strike stopped the majority of its aircraft production. The U.S. planemaker is needing all of its West Coast factory employees to be back at work on Tuesday after the strike ended on November 5, but added in a statement that it will be numerous weeks before aircraft production gets fully in progress. Boeing is dealing with heightened oversight by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as it...

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Telecoms among targets in investor PPF's European expansion drive

PPF Group, the investment lorry owned by main Europe's wealthiest family, will look for more acquisitions across its portfolio consisting of possibly some United Group assets in southeast Europe and other telecom companies, its CEO Jiri Smejc told Reuters. Billionaire investor Smejc took control of managing PPF in 2022 on behalf of the household of his long-time business partner Petr Kellner after his death in a heli-skiing crash. He has actually since led a shift away from Russia and Asia to Western markets, taking stakes in German TV group ProsiebenSat.1. , parcel box company InPost, streaming. companies Viaplay and other...

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UK companies flag over $1.4 bln in labour expenses from increase in national insurance coverage, salaries

British companies have actually flagged an boost of 1.1 billion pounds ($ 1.40 billion) in labour costs associated to a rise in companies' social security contributions and minimum incomes following Finance Minister Rachel Reeves' maiden budget plan in October. They also anticipate the increase in National Insurance Contributions (NIC) and the minimum earnings to sustain inflation. Here's what some business throughout sectors have actually said so far: MERCHANTS British retailer Pets in the house Group stated it expected costs to rise by about 18 million pounds in fiscal 2026 due to increased NIC. British bike and vehicle items seller Halfords...

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Amazon successfully checks utilizing shipment drones in Italy

Amazon stated on Thursday it had effectively finished a preliminary test of utilizing delivery drones in Italy, the very first European country where the ecommerce huge strategies to introduce the service. The test was performed on Wednesday in San Salvo, a town in the central Abruzzo region. The company continues to work with Italian authorities to fulfill all the requirements required to release the service next year, Amazon said. The business had previously stated it wished to start using drones in Italy and in Britain in late 2024. In August, Britain's air travel regulator said it had picked 6 projects,...

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UK companies flag over $1.2 bln in labour costs from increase in national insurance coverage, wages

British business have flagged an boost of 973.5 million pounds ($ 1.23 billion) in labour expenses associated to an increase in employers' social security contributions and minimum incomes following Finance Minister Rachel Reeves' maiden budget in October. They also expect the increase in National Insurance coverage Contributions (NIC) and the minimum salaries to fuel inflation. Here's what some companies across sectors have stated so far: RETAILERS British merchant Pets in your home Group stated it anticipated expenses to increase by about 18 million pounds in fiscal 2026 due to increased NIC. British bicycle and car items merchant Halfords Group projection...

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India probe clears DHL, FedEx, UPS of cost collusion accusations, file programs

An Indian antitrust examination has concluded there was no cost collusion between the domestic systems of delivery business DHL, United Parcel Service and FedEx, according to three sources and a file seen . The Competitors Commission of India (CCI) ordered an examination in 2022 into more than a lots shipment companies for alleged collusion on discount rates and tariffs and had reviewed thousands of emails to examine the fees business charged for airport services, Reuters reported in January. The case was filed by the Federation of Indian Publishers, which grumbled that international business, together with lots of domestic companies, were...

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United States startup Lyten to invest over $1 bln in Nevada lithium-sulfur battery factory

Silicon Valley startup Lyten revealed on Tuesday its strategy to construct the world's very first gigafactory for lithiumsulfur batteries in Reno, Nevada, as companies seek to capitalize on the need for more inexpensive source of power for electrical cars. With battery costs considerably affecting EV rates, automakers are increasingly searching for alternative innovations to make such cars available to a larger market. Lyten, backed by Chrysler-parent Stellantis and shipment providers FedEx, stated it would invest more than $1 billion in the center that would initially create 200 tasks, growing to more than 1,000 in northern Nevada. Nevada's Reno is also...

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British Business - Oct 15

The following are the leading stories on the business pages of British papers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their precision. The Times - Greensill's administrators have recuperated additional funds of 41 million pounds ($ 53.5 million) for creditors of the finance company, which collapsed in the middle of an outcry over its lobbying of federal government officials. - British finance minister Rachel Reeves declined to rule out raising the nationwide insurance coverage taxes that organizations pay, saying on Monday that a pre-election dedication not to raise the rate of social security contributions applied to...

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InPost to buy remaining 70% in Menzies, SkyNews reports

Parcel locker business InPost is in very innovative talks to purchase the 70% stake it does not currently own in British logistics firm Menzies, Sky News reported on Monday. InPost decreased to comment. Pointing out unnamed sources, SkyNews said the deal was most likely to be announced this week. InPost purchased a 30% stake in Menzies for 49.3 million pounds ($ 64.4 million) last year and has a three-year choice to purchase the staying 70%. InPost CEO Rafal Brzoska said last month the company would decide on whether to use the call alternative by the end of the year. The...

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From Boeing to Detroit Three, United States labor unions flex muscle

U.S. planemaker Boeing has prevented a possible strike after reaching a tentative labor offer with a union representing more than 32,000 workers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, the latest in a series of labor negotiations that brought doubledigit wage boosts in spite of a tight labor market and stubborn inflation. Here are some sectors and companies that dealt with hard settlements in 2023: MEDIA. Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) approved a new. three-year agreement with major studios on Oct. 9. Movie and. television writers had walked off the job in May over. settlement, staffing and residual payments,...