Business

• U.S. employers added a solid 199,000 jobs in November in sign of a still-sturdy labor market

  8-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 24

  The nation's employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive...

• Asian Development Bank approves a $200M loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka

  8-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 17

  The Asian Development Bank said Friday that it has approved $200-million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the...

• Prince Harry loses ruling in early stage of libel case against Daily Mail publisher

  8-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 25

  Prince Harry lost a preliminary round Friday in his libel case against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid over an article that said he tried...

• Nintendo cancels its Live 2024 Tokyo event after persistent threats to workers and customers

  8-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 26

  Nintendo canceled its upcoming video game showcase and postponed several other events because of persistent threats to the company, its workers and...

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• UPenn megadonor Jon Huntsman: School should ‘completely cut ties with current leadership’

  8-12-2023 Business NY Post - Business 30

  Deep-pocketed University of Pennsylvania donor Jon Huntsman Jr. threatened to close his checkbook unless his alma mater moves to “completely cut...

• Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour reportedly becomes first to gross over $1B

  8-12-2023 Business NY Post - Business 24

  Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar’s 2023 year-end charts.

• Ex-OpenAI board member Helen Toner breaks silence on Sam Altman drama

  8-12-2023 Business NY Post - Business 26

  Sam Altman returned as CEO after days of intense negotiations, while Helen Toner and other board members responsible for the coup agreed to resign.

• Wealthy neighbors blast Jeff Bezos for ‘not picking up trash on Cleanup Day’: report

  8-12-2023 Business NY Post - Business 24

  "I've seen a billionaire pick up trash on Cleanup Day. Not Jeff Bezos," one resident of Hunts Point told Business Insider on Friday.

• US adds higher-than-expected 199,000 jobs in November

  8-12-2023 Business NY Post - Business 15

  Fresh data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday also noted that wages were up 4% compared to a year ago, to $34.10.

• Spotify’s CFO Paul Vogel announces exit days after company lays off 17% of workforce

  8-12-2023 Business NY Post - Business 28

  In a statement, CEO Daniel Ek said Spotify has initiated the search for a new CFO.

• A small police department in Minnesota's north woods offers free canoes to help recruit new officers

  8-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 23

  The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping new officers as countless...

• Virginia expects to wipe out pandemic unemployment backlog next summer

  8-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 23

  The Virginia agency that processes unemployment benefits has made progress clearing pandemic-related backlogs, but it isn't expected to finish...