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...And if we had a leaner organisation we can do more,” said Jefferies analyst Brent Thill. “The lay-offs are going to continue and it may get worse. It’s become contagious.”...
...The benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose 0.08 percentage points to 4.49 per cent, according to Bloomberg data, after data showed US applications for unemployment benefits — a proxy for lay-offs — last week...
...Brent crude, the international benchmark, was about $112 per barrel on Monday, up from roughly $75 at the start of the year and about $94 in the week before the Ukraine conflict....
...By winning enough liquidity from international carbon traders, it hopes to become a global price setter for carbon credits and lay the groundwork for an eventual futures market....
...Economic data: Initial US state unemployment claims, a proxy for lay-offs, are expected to have ticked up last week....
...Vietnam wants to encourage lending and business activity amid lukewarm global demand for its exports, a property crisis and mass lay-offs....
...Now, to put that into context, remember that during the pandemic, oil prices were below zero at one point and US oil companies had to slow production and even lay off workers....
...Lay-offs fell by 215,000 to 1.5mn, while voluntary departures rose 146,000 to 4mn. They are considered more reliable figures than the volatile openings number....
...Amazon has cut some 27,000 positions, while the lay-offs at Google led its headcount to fall by nearly 9,000 in the second quarter....
...“He’s actually in a better spot than Bezos,” said Brent Thill, a Jefferies analyst....
...However, several high-profile companies, such as Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet, announced this week that they would lay off tens of thousands of workers....
...To the north lay a frozen lake, beyond which the valley opened to reveal hundreds of peaks stretched as far as the eye could see....
...But he added: “Meta lay-offs [are] an ominous sign of dark days ahead for Zuckerberg & Co. The metaverse strategy remains a head-scratcher and social media headwinds are gathering.”...
...Investors are turning their backs on previously attractive high-growth tech businesses with strong top-line figures in favour of less volatile sectors such as energy, noted analyst Brent Thill of Jefferies...
...The continent’s big clean energy manufacturers like Siemens Gamesa and Vestas have warned of falling profits and job lay-offs....
...The finance ministry in Moscow is taking steps to limit the discount exporters can claim below the higher Brent index....
...Oil has jumped to its highest level in more than nine years, with the Brent crude global benchmark hitting $118 a barrel....
...The company has been plunged into crisis, announcing mass lay-offs and cost-cutting measures in recent weeks....
...The UK, which agreed to mirror Brussels’ insurance prohibition, has yet to lay out its own measures....
...national stock exchange of tax benefit status In stock markets, the US benchmark S&P 500 share index rose 1.2 per cent and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 1.8 per cent in mid-day trading Brent...
...President Vladimir Putin early on Thursday ordered the start of a special military operation in Ukraine and demanded that the country’s forces lay down their weapons....
...President Vladimir Putin has begun a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on Thursday and demanded Kyiv’s army to lay down its weapons, as Russian troops launched attacks from the north, east and south...
...Brent, the international oil benchmark, surged to $139 a barrel, the highest since 2008, earlier this week....
...Layoffs.fyi, a site that tracks lay-offs among public and private tech start-ups, has logged a surge beginning in February, though levels are still way below the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic....
...Korsunsky said the Russian vessels had twice demanded the Ukrainians lay down their weapons and surrender or be destroyed....
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