The jobs market is hot, but layoffs keep coming in a shifting economic environment
February 29, 2024
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to ...Chinese tech companies Tencent, CATL and others protest US listings as army-linked companies
January 7, 2025
The U.S. Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese companies, including games and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest ...Tencent's 'League of Legends' developer Riot Games announces layoffs of 530 staff
January 23, 2024
Riot Games, the developer of the popular “League of Legends” multiplayer battle game, is joining other tech companies that have been trimming their payrolls ...Stock market today: Wall Street finishes a winning week just shy of a record
February 14, 2025
Wall Street edged back from its all-time high on Friday, as U.S. stock indexes drifted following mixed profit reports from big companies. The S&P ...Stock market today: Asian shares climb, tracking advance on Wall Street in final week of 2023
December 26, 2023
Asian shares advanced on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains as markets there reopened for what’s expected to be a quiet, holiday-shortened week of trading. ...China drafts new rules proposing restrictions on online gaming
December 22, 2023
China released draft guidelines Friday aimed at curbing excessive spending on online gaming in the latest move by the ruling Communist Party to keep ...Stock market today: Wall Street slumps as good news for the economy is once again bad for stocks
January 7, 2025
Good news on the U.S. economy is back to being bad for Wall Street, and the stock market slumped Tuesday following better-than-expected reports on ...NBA returning to China for pair of Suns-Nets preseason games in 2025
December 6, 2024
The NBA is returning to China next season, striking a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was ...Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a taste of freedom
September 5, 2024
Despite her well-paying tech job, Li Daijing didn’t hesitate when her cousin asked for help running a restaurant in Mexico City. She packed up ...Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders
April 19, 2024
Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with ...Chinese automakers redefine the car as a living space at Beijing Auto Show
April 25, 2024
How about turning a cars front bucket seats 180 degrees so they face the rear seats and extending out a table so the occupants ...The job market is humming, but layoffs are still happening in a shifting economic environment
February 5, 2024
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to ...Stock market today: Asian markets track Wall Street's decline, eroding last year's gains
January 3, 2024
Asian shares dropped Wednesday after Wall Street started 2024 with a slump, giving back some of its powerful gains from last year. U.S. futures ...Stock market today: Wall Street ticks closer to record highs to cap its 8th straight winning week
December 22, 2023
Wall Street capped its eighth straight winning week with a quiet finish Friday, following reports showing inflation on the way down and the economy ...Democracy activist Agnes Chow says she still feels under the watch of Hong Kong police in Canada
December 7, 2023
Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who left Hong Kong for Canada and doesnt plan to return to fulfill her bail conditions, said Thursday she still ...Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
December 4, 2023
One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies said she would not return to the city to ...From Microsoft to Levi's, here's a look at tech and retail companies that have recently made layoffs
January 24, 2024
2024 has already proven to be a difficult year for layoffs. A handful of companies have been making job cuts in recent weeks, bringing ...