Stocks stutter with focus on Fed, tech after US reopen vote
Asian markets trod water Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown petered, with focus back on Federal Reserve interest rates and tech bubble worries. Lawmakers in Washington voted Wednesday night to send Donald Trump legislation to end the 43-day stoppage that shuttered key services and suspended the release of data […]
Striking Boeing defense workers to vote on latest contract
More than 3,000 striking Boeing defense workers will vote Thursday on a revised contract proposal that comes closer to their demands. Boeing’s latest offer — which has been endorsed by IAM District 837 union leaders behind the strike — includes an upfront “ratification bonus” of $6,000. If accepted, striking workers in the midwestern states of […]
EU lawmakers to vote on unpicking green business rules
European lawmakers are expected on Thursday to back weakening a set of EU environmental and human rights rules, as part of a business-friendly push against red tape that has split parliament. Parliamentarians in Brussels will vote for amendments to the legislation on corporate sustainability, a landmark law hailed by green and civil society groups but […]