Tag: Production facilities
Volkswagen workers hold 2-hour strikes to push back against proposed pay cuts and plant closures
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Volkswagen workers launched rolling two-hour strikes Monday at nine plants across Germany to underscore their resistance to pay cuts and...
Stock market today: Asian shares gain as China is boosted by strong factory orders
BANGKOK -- Shares started the week higher in Asia, led by gains in China as monthly surveys showed improving conditions for manufacturing. Oil...
'Everything is expensive!' Bolivia faces a shocking economic collapse
EL ALTO, Bolivia -- Fuel is rapidly becoming one of Bolivia’s scarcest commodities.Long lines of vehicles snake for several kilometers outside gas stations...
Bath & Body Works sees strong sales in Q3, raises full-year outlook
Bath & Body Works fiscal third-quarter performance topped analysts' estimates thanks to strong sales, and the retailer boosted its full-year outlook.The owner of...
He'll be the last meatpacker in the Meatpacking District. Here's how NYC's gritty 'hood got chic
NEW YORK -- When John Jobbagy’s grandfather immigrated from Budapest in 1900, he joined a throng of European butchers chopping up and shipping...
Comcast to spin off cable networks, once star performers at the entertainment giant
Comcast will spin off many of NBCUniversal’s cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC and MSNBC, into a separate public company.The shift, which...