Boeing South Carolina Workers to Vote Feb. 15 on Union RepresentationBusiness Wire (press release)NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Approximately 2,850 employees at Boeing's 787 Dreamliner facilities in North Charleston, SC will vote on February 15, 2017 on whether to be represented by the International Association of Machinists and … and more » Subscribe to the RSS feed
Sioux Falls Argus Leader The South Dakota-Mexico connection, and Trump's wallSioux Falls Argus LeaderWhite House staff floated an idea this week for taxing Mexican imports to build a border wall. It marks dangerous territory for South Dakota, which has deep trade ties to Mexico worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the state's economy. The […]
USA TODAY Two charged in Hamilton ticket resale Ponzi schemeUSA TODAYIt looks like two New York City men who allegedly raised more than $81 million from investors promised profits from tickets to the Broadway blockbuster musical Hamilton and other high-demand shows just threw away their shot. Joseph Meli and Matthew …Two men charged in alleged Ponzi […]
New York Times Pressure From Trump May Delay a Factory's Exit, but It Won't Stop ItNew York TimesEven if President Trump's industrial-policy-by-Twitter-post fails over the long run to create jobs or prevent companies from moving offshore, there's a good chance that it will appear, at first, to be a success. But this is a dangerous […]
Economic Times UBS Earnings Beat as Rising Stocks, Rates Lift U.S. BusinessBloombergUBS Group AG said profit more than tripled in the fourth quarter as rising interest rates and stocks boosted U.S. wealth management and the securities unit, and the bank put less money aside for litigation. Profit before tax rose to 848 million francs …UBS […]
New York Times Toshiba, Desperate for Cash After Scandal, Will Sell Microchip BusinessNew York TimesToshiba headquarters in Tokyo. The company will spin off its microchip division, which makes the information-storing “brains” inside millions of smartphones and other devices. Credit Behrouz Mehri/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. TOKYO — Ill …Toshiba to sell part of chip business, […]
South China Morning Post Asian Shares Drift in Thin Trade as Markets Watch TrumpNew York TimesHONG KONG — Asian stocks drifted mostly higher Friday in quiet trading as traders and investors prepared for the start of the lunar new year holiday across much of the region. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.3 […]
Financial Express UPDATE 3-Alibaba's Ant Financial in overseas push with MoneyGram dealBusiness InsiderJan 26(Reuters) – Ant Financial Services Group, the world's largest financial technology company, said on Thursday that it would acquire U.S. money-transfer company MoneyGram International Inc for about $880 million in a deal that is expected to shake …Alibaba's Ant Financial buys MoneyGram […]
Bloomberg Macau Hotels Booked Out as Casinos Bet on Holiday GamblersBloombergCasino operators are wagering that high-roller and recreational gamblers alike will be spending their “lai see” money in Macau as hotel rooms fill up for Chinese New Year. The most important business stories of the day. Get Bloomberg's daily newsletter.Wynn Resorts shares surge 7 percent […]
Trump plan for 20 pct tax on Mexico exports raises eyebrowsSalonTOKYO (AP) — Talk of a possible 20 percent tax on U.S. imports from Mexico is raising eyebrows in Asia, where exports to the U.S. drive growth in many economies. Japanese officials said Friday they hoped to soon hold talks on trade with U.S. officials. […]