US unemployment rate holds steady at 4.1% in Sept
The US unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 per cent in September 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor…
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US power grid adds 20.2 GW in H1 ’24
The US power grid expanded by 20.2 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale electric generating capacity in the first half…
Taiwan’s ASE Technology to expands chip packaging in US, Mexico
ASE Technology Holding is planning to expand its operations in the US and Mexico to meet growing demand and better…
Tesla global job cuts reach US, China
Tesla confirmed a major global workforce reduction, impacting employees in sales, technology, and engineering…
Swiss Lonza agrees to acquire Roche for $1.2b
Lonza, a Swiss contract drug manufacturer, has agreed to acquire the Genentech manufacturing facility in Vacaville,…
Britain, Texas forge new trade path with landmark deal
Britain signed a memorandum of understanding with Texas, marking the largest state-level trade agreement of its…
Zoom up announces $1.5b share buyback
Zoom Video Communications Shares saw a nearly 13 per cent increase in premarket trading on Tuesday, following the…
Palestinian singer Elyanna to perform at Gouna Film Festival today
Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna will perform on Friday at the opening ceremony of the El Gouna Film Festival…
Apple unveils new iPhone 15 on September 12
Apple Inc. is set to launch its biggest product-upgrade event of the year on September 12th, 2023, to take the…
Flood threat causes California’s Yosemite Valley closure
The Valley of Yosemite park won’t be open to visitors this weekend in response to forecasts of floods, announced on…
Get to know McDonald’s 7 most unique restaurants in the world
McDonald's located on the banks of the Nile in the Egyptian city of Aswan, this McDonald's restaurant has…
Chevron reports oil price data, despite objections
U.S. Chevron company stated on Tuesday that it has disclosed data related to its January profits from selling…
Uber, Lyft shares rise after reversing Proposition 22
In a new episode of the ongoing battle with regulators over workers benefits, a California court ruling announced…
California gyms use shower curtains to make workout pods to protect against coronavirus
As gyms across the U.S. start thinking about ways to reopen with proper sanitation guidelines in place, a gym in…
Tesla sues California in coronavirus factory closure fight, threatens to leave
Tesla sued local authorities in California on Saturday as the electric carmaker pushed to re-open its factory there…
California sues Uber, Lyft over misclassifying drivers as contractors
California and three of its largest cities on Tuesday sued Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc, accusing them of…
Tesla cancels plans to bring workers back to U.S. car plant this week, shares drop
Tesla has on Monday cancelled plans to bring workers back to its production lines in Fremont, California, this…
California reports ‘deadliest day’ yet due to coronavirus, with 115 new deaths
California reported 115 new deaths due to the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, marking the “deadliest day” so…
Real estate deemed an essential service in California as of March 28
As of March 28, the California Association of Realtors announced that residential and commercial real estate is…
California’s housing market unclear after new restrictions amid coronavirus
The California Association of Realtors has ordered realtors to stop all face to face marketing and activities which…
Microsoft advises California employees to work from home on coronavirus fears
Microsoft on Thursday is encouraging employees in California’s Bay Area and the Puget Sound area in Washington to…
Tesla launches insurance service in California
Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it was launching an insurance service designed to give drivers in California, its…
Deadly California synagogue’s shooting suspect linked to mosque arson
A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a…
Mexico tops Paraguay 4-2 in Santa Clara
Mexico scored three goals in a blistering first half but took their foot off the pedal in the second period and had…
RBS to pay $125M to settle California mortgage bond claims
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc will pay $125 million to resolve claims that it made misrepresentations while…
Here’s a look at the massive new campus Google wants to build a few miles from its…
Google recently revealed its plans for a massive new development project in Sunnyvale, California, a few miles…
Apple sued after it admits to slowing down older iPhones
Apple is being sued after it admitted to slowing down older iPhone models to keep them running longer. On…
Apple Park’s Visitor Center welcomes the public with grand opening celebration
The Apple Park Visitor Center opened in Cupertino, California Friday morning, welcoming neighbors and guests from…
Deutsche Bank reaches $220 million Libor settlement with U.S. states
Deutsche Bank has reached a $220 million settlement with 44 states and the District of Columbia who say the German…
California Senator Dianne Feinstein to face Democratic challenge in 2018 race
Democrat Kevin de Leon, president of the California State Senate, announced on Sunday he would run for the U.S.…
Deadly California wildfires force thousands to evacuate
An onslaught of wildfires across a wide swath of Northern California broke out almost simultaneously then grew…
California lawmakers take anti-Trump stance as session ends
California lawmakers voted to become a sanctuary state, tussled over hot-button environmental issues and urged…
Firefighters gain on California wildfire, some evacuees return
A wildfire in central California was contained enough on Saturday for authorities to consider allowing more people…
California wildfire forces evacuations as blazes hit U.S.
Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate from a fast-moving wildfire burning through steep terrain near…
Facebook to build housing in Silicon Valley for first time
The shortage of housing in California's Silicon Valley has gotten so severe that Facebook Inc on Friday proposed…
Small plane crashes on California freeway, at least two hurt
A small plane crash-landed on a freeway in Orange County, California, on Friday morning, critically injuring two…
Uber CEO Kalanick’s mother dies in boating accident, father is injured
Bonnie Kalanick, the mother of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, died on Friday evening as a result of injuries…
Portland, Oregon to demand controversial Uber software tool
The city of Portland, Oregon plans to subpoena Uber Technologies Inc to force it to disclose software that helped…
Apple, Tesla ask California to change proposed self-driving car test policy
Apple Inc urged California to toughen up its proposed policy on testing self-driving cars, a move that would result…
Apple self-driving car testing plan gives clues to tech program
Apple Inc outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars in documents submitted to California…