The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell more than expected to near a 42-year low last week, pointing to ongoing tightening in the labor market despite the recent slowdown in hiring. The data released on Thursday provides an upbeat check on the health of the labor market after last week’s monthly employment report increased doubts the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates by the end of
Google has bought the alphabet. Not literally of course, but it has acquired the domain name abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com, just a few days after Google officially became a subsidiary of Alphabet.
Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) top U.S. executive will tell a panel of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that he knew as long ago as the spring of 2014 that the German carmaker might be breaking rules on U.S. diesel emissions tests. In written testimony submitted to a congressional oversight panel a day ahead of Thursday’s hearing, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America Michael Horn said: “In the spring of 2014 …
Dell Inc, the world’s third largest personal computer maker, is in talks to buy data storage company EMC Corp, a person familiar with the matter said, in what could be one of the biggest technology deals ever. A deal could be an option for EMC, under pressure from activist investor Elliott Management Corp to spin off majority-owned VMware Inc. The terms being discussed were not known, but if the deal
Hillary Rodham Clinton has joined her Democratic presidential rivals in opposing President Barack Obama’s Pacific trade deal, delivering a major blow to a Democratic president as she works to court her …
U.S. stock index futures indicated a lower open on Thursday, with traders looking to the release of Fed minutes.
Jack Black isn’t exactly the next Michael Jackson, but the funny man is giving us some “Thriller”-inspired fun. Just check out Black’s new music video for “The Bumps…
Sometimes real life imitates fiction…which imitates real life… The London premiere of the pro-feminism film Suffragette, starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham…
New season. New looks. New opening credits! Pretty Little Liars’ upcoming sixth season is going to look a lot different when it returns in January, jumping ahead five years in…
The countdown to Confident continues! Ahead of her highly anticipated album’s Oct. 16 release, Demi Lovato performed “Stone Cold” live in studio and shared the video via…