Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
South Korea's central bank raises rates in a bid to boost the economy
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s central bank on Friday cut its policy rate for the first time in more than four years...
Lithuania votes in a weekend general election with many looking for change despite good economy
VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Despite economic successes, Lithuania’s center-right coalition could be replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties when voters...
Dutch airline KLM plans 'painful' cost-cutting to combat high costs and staff shortages
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch airline KLM announced a “painful” round of cost-cutting and other measures Thursday aimed at boosting the carrier's finances...
Are digital tools a way for companies to retain hourly workers?
NEW YORK -- The COVID-19 pandemic and the resetting of the economy that followed it made hourly workers more aware of their value....
New genetic research points to Wuhan animal market as origin of COVID pandemic, study says
A new analysis of genetic material gathered from a live-animal market in Wuhan in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic strengthens...
Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing
NEW YORK -- The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextricably linked to...