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Amazon asks employees to return to office five days a week starting next yr

Companies have been allowing many employees to work from home since the pandemic, leaving downtown offices nearly empty in a number of cities such as San Francisco and Seattle

Fire at data centre likely cause of India-wide outage for Jio users: Report

The website also showed that more than half of the affected users were facing issues related to their mobile network, while others had mobile internet and broadband-related complaints

UMG, Taylor Swift's music label, sees higher profit, helped by superfans

UMG said it sees annual subscription revenue growth of between 8 per cent and 10 per cent

7-Eleven parent's new security rating won't affect a buyout: Japan minister

Seven & i this month rejected a $38.5 billion offer from Circle-K owner Couche-Tard, citing concerns about price

COP29 leaders unveil new climate funding and energy storage goals

Over 120 countries pledged at last year's COP28 summit in Dubai, for example, to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030

Central banks' digital currency momentum growing, shows new study

China too, which is running the world's largest pilot scheme, has seen use of its protype e-CNY nearly quadruple to 7 trillion yuan ($987 billion) of transactions according to officials

First Budget won't undermine growth goal, says UK PM Keir Starmer

Unfunded commitments for spending are just as bad (as unfunded tax cuts) and likely to have the same impact on the economy.

Meta bans RT and other Russian media networks for using deceptive tactics

Enforcement of the ban would roll out over the coming days, it said. In addition to Facebook, Meta's apps include Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Houthi official says US offered to recognise Sanaa govt; US denies claims

The Houthi official's remarks came a day after a ballistic missile from the Iran-aligned group reached central Israel for the first time

US FAA chief to testify before Congress on Sept 24 on Boeing quality plan

Boeing faces mounting scrutiny from Congress since a Jan. 5 mid-air emergency in a new Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9.

OpenAI's safety committee to oversee security practices as independent body

The launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 sparked a significant wave of interest and excitement around AI

Suspect in assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours

Incident raised fresh questions about how an armed suspect was able to get so close to him, just two months after another gunman fired at Trump

J&J gets $260 million talc verdict overturned in Oregon, new trial ordered

J&J is facing claims by more than 62,000 plaintiffs that its baby powder and other talc products were contaminated with asbestos and caused cancer

US inflation at turning point, focus should shift to jobs: WH's Brainard

Brainard, the former Fed vice chair who now serves as the director of the White House National Economic Council, said the Biden administration's focus now is to support growth and the labour market

Strike could cost Boeing $100 million-plus in daily revenue, say analysts

A prolonged strike could cost several billion dollars, fraying the planemaker's already strained finances and threatening a downgrade of its credit rating

Big oil companies defeat US consumer lawsuit over production, prices

The court also found a lack of proof that the oil companies violated antitrust law by conspiring to raise prices

Intel foundry business to make custom chip for Amazon; shares jump 8%

Until Amazon, Intel has struggled to find marquee customers that it could discuss publicly

Rupee expected to remain steady ahead of US Fed decision this week

The 1-month non-deliverable forward indicated that the rupee will open at 83.87-83.88 to the US dollar

Asian shares tentative, dollar squashed by expectations of Fed rate cuts

Extended holidays in China and South Korea made for thin trading conditions

Police release striking Samsung workers detained for planning protest march

The Samsung protests have cast a shadow on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan of courting foreign investors to "Make in India" and tripling electronics production to $500 billion in six year