Dragged passenger kicks and screams his way off overbooked flight – New York Post

A United Airlines passenger didn’t get to “fly the friendly skies” when he was forcibly ejected from his overbooked flight, according to reports. The unidentified man was dragged off kicking and screaming when he refused to give up his seat — and was recorded by passengers outraged at his treatment. The man, who some social […]

US hiring slumped in March as employers added only 98000 jobs – Washington Post

The momentum in the U.S. labor market flagged in March, new government data showed Friday, with the private sector and the government adding only 98,000 jobs, the lowest gain in nearly a year, as winter storms weighed on economic activity. “It was a disappointment,” said Beth Ann Bovino, chief economist at S&P Global Ratings. But […]

US regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers – CNBC

US regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers – CNBC

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Stocks, dollar edge higher ahead of Trump-Xi meeting – Channel NewsAsia

NEW YORK: Global equity markets and the dollar edged higher on Thursday, helped by fresh data showing a tighter U.S. labor market, as investors stayed cautious before the first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Key stock indexes in Europe and on Wall Street climbed but a gauge of […]

Jobless aid applications fell to 234000 last week – Chicago Tribune

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign of the job market appears to be increasingly secure for workers. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications for unemployment aid plunged 25,000 to a seasonally adjusted 234,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, dipped to 250,000. Over the past year, the […]

Jeff Bezos plans to get millions of people to space — and he’s selling $1 billion a year of Amazon stock to do it – CNBC

Jeff Bezos plans to get millions of people to space — and he’s selling $1 billion a year of Amazon stock to do it – CNBC

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No big bets ahead of Trump-Xi meeting; oil, metal prices firm – Reuters

LONDON Caution prevailed across major markets on Wednesday before a potentially tense meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week, although metals and oil prices firmed on hope of better global demand. The release of minutes from the last U.S. Federal Reserve meeting, in which it decided to raise […]