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Apple created a pseudo-union to defeat organisers in Ohio, complaint claims

Federal labor law restricts companies from setting up pseudo-union organizations that are controlled by management

Surprise corporate actions by Indian tech darlings spur scrutiny

While within the rules, experts not convinced by buyback move of fintech firms

Musk disables Twitter Spaces after suspending accounts of some journalists

Twitter's live audio service, Twitter Spaces, is down after a number of journalists that had just been suspended from the social network found they could still participate on it

UN may run out of food for Pakistan flood victims due to lack of funds

The UN World Food Programme will run out of funds to feed 2.7 million people by Jan. 15, Chris Kaye, the agency's representative in Pakistan said

Global coal consumption set to hit new high this yr despite ambitious goals

Coal usage looks likely to increase by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tons in a single year for the first time, according to an International Energy Agency report

Surprise corporate actions by Indian tech darlings spur investor scrutiny

Nykaa and Paytm are among a flurry of hot startups that came to the Indian market with much fanfare

Japan calls China unprecedented strategic challenge in new security policy

The new strategy, expected to get the green light from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet Friday, also lays out plans for Japan to obtain longer-range missiles

Chinese envoy blames 'foreign forces' for protests against Covid Zero

China started dismantling its zero-tolerance approach to eliminating Covid-19 last week. It no longer sends infected people to quarantine camps, and eased travel requirements

Boeing closes in on large 737 Max order from Tata group's Air India

The final deal between Air India and Boeing is expected to include 40 to 50 Max aircraft that were built for Chinese carriers but never delivered due to an extended grounding of the US jet

Chinese oil demand faces bumpy road to recovery as Covid curbs ease

Chinese Oil demand is expected to pick up as the world's largest crude importer pivots away from its strict Covid Zero policy

US steelmakers flag recession concerns, energy costs could impact demand

Benchmark steel prices are down more than 50% this year as surging inflation has crimped appetite for longer-term projects

Modi govt is sounding friendlier toward free trade for some nations

In recent months, senior Indian officials have insisted that their nation intends to integrate further with the global economy

Wall Street's $43-trn stock trading to see major overhaul in over a decade

The regulator wants to reduce the rebates that exchanges can offer brokers in their own bid to pull more trades onto those platforms

Ukraine launches largest attack on Donetsk in years, says report

On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had said a Christmas ceasefire was "not on the agenda"

China's economy braces for turmoil as Covid curbs ease, infections surge

The government's abrupt abandonment of its long-held Covid Zero strategy has made the outlook for the economy very uncertain as factories brace for disruption and labor shortages rise

IPO pipeline in India seen active in 2023 on smaller deals, shows data

Only 2 companies raised more than $500 mn via public offers in 2022

Bezos and Gates back Synchron in drive for brain implant breakthrough

Synchron's Switch device aims to help paralyzed people, such as those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), communicate by controlling computer cursors with their minds

Foxconn eases most of its anti-Covid restrictions at Zhengzhou factory

Foxconn - whose formal name is Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said it is now ending its "point-to-point" system, in which it required employees to restrict their daily movements

China's Covid toll could near 1 mn as govt rapidly abandons curbs: Study

According to the new report, explosive growth of infection rates nationwide could also lead to new variant

Qatar's $300 bn Fifa World Cup 2022 headed for an epic culmination

The inevitable question is whether the extravaganza was all worth it - even for a host with a seemingly bottomless pit of money