Finish of easy-cash period goes to harm

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – (This Feb. 1 story has been corrected to repair the identify of CIO within the “Going Personal” part to Nicoll from Nicole) The tip of the easy-cash period is over and its impression but to be felt on world markets, hopeful that the ache of aggressive price hikes and excessive … Read more

Norway wealth fund posts document $164 bln loss

Loss in 2022 exceeds earlier document from 2008 Inflation, geopolitical tensions stay threat elements Document influx of cash from oil and gasoline trade OSLO, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Norway’s wealth fund, one of many world’s largest buyers, posted a document lack of 1.64 trillion crowns ($164.4 billion) for 2022, bringing to an finish a three-year … Read more

IBM cuts 3,900 jobs, misses annual money goal

Jan 25 (Reuters) – IBM Corp (IBM.N) on Wednesday introduced 3,900 layoffs as a part of some asset divestments and missed its annual money goal, dampening cheer round beating income expectations within the fourth quarter. Chief Monetary Officer James Kavanaugh advised Reuters that the corporate was nonetheless “dedicated to hiring for client-facing analysis and improvement”. … Read more

Amazon’s AWS to speculate $35 bln in Virginia

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) cloud companies division mentioned Friday it plans to speculate one other $35 billion by 2040 to broaden information facilities in Virginia. Amazon Net Providers (AWS) mentioned the brand new funding will create 1,000 jobs. Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin mentioned AWS will set up a number of … Read more

Alphabet cuts 12,000 jobs after pandemic hiring spree, refocuses on AI

Jan 20 (Reuters) – Google’s father or mother Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) is reducing about 12,000 jobs because it faces “a distinct financial actuality”, it mentioned in a employees memo, doubling down on synthetic intelligence (AI) and axing employees who assist experimental tasks. The job cuts have an effect on 6% of its workforce, and follows … Read more

Brazil court docket grants chapter safety for retailer Americanas

SAO PAULO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – A Rio de Janeiro court docket on Thursday accepted Brazilian retailer Americanas SA’s (AMER3.SA) chapter safety request, days after the corporate disclosed almost $4 billion in accounting inconsistencies which have sparked a authorized feud with collectors and traders. Americanas, a 93-year-old firm with shops throughout Brazil and a serious … Read more

Microsoft to shed 10,000 jobs, including to glut of tech layoffs

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Wednesday stated it could get rid of 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2 billion cost to earnings, as its cloud-computing prospects reassess their spending and the corporate braces for potential recession. The layoffs add to the tens of hundreds introduced in current months throughout the … Read more

Microsoft to chop hundreds of jobs throughout divisions – experiences

Jan 17 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) plans to chop hundreds of jobs with some roles anticipated to be eradicated in human assets and engineering divisions, in response to media experiences on Tuesday. The anticipated layoffs could be the newest within the U.S. expertise sector, the place corporations together with Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Meta … Read more

Wall Avenue ends sharply larger on optimism earlier than key inflation report

CPI report due Thursday earlier than the bell Mattress, Tub & Past extends current positive aspects Indexes: Dow up 0.8%, S&P 500 up 1.3%, Nasdaq up 1.8% NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) – U.S. shares ended up sharply on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gaining greater than 1% every as buyers have been … Read more

Biden’s local weather agenda has an issue: Not sufficient employees

Jan 11 (Reuters) – U.S. clear power corporations are providing higher wages and advantages, flying in trainers from abroad, and considering concepts like shopping for roofing and electrical restore retailers simply to rent their employees as companies attempt to overcome a labor scarcity that threatens to derail President Joe Biden’s local weather change agenda. The … Read more