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For U.S. reopening, labor market wound is healing slowly
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - Small business staffing, shifts worked at industries and job openings posted by companies continued a sluggish performance over the past week, evidence that the pandemi...
Aug 27, 2020
Delta has put 240 people on ‘no fly list’ for not wearing masks, CEO says
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines has placed about 240 people on a "no fly list' for failing to comply with the airline's face mask policy, Chief Executive Ed Bastian said in a mem...
Aug 27, 2020
Amazon launches fitness band, app
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Thursday launched a fitness band and app, "Halo", that will track user activity such as sleep and heart rate. Customers in the United States can request early access to H...
Aug 27, 2020
Fed to target 2% average inflation, elevates focus on jobs
By Jonnelle Marte, Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out an aggressive new strategy to restore the United States to full employment and lift inflation ...
Aug 27, 2020
Beyond Meat begins direct online sales of plant-based patties
(Reuters) - Beyond Meat Inc on Thursday launched a new website to sell its plant-based meat products to U.S. customers, just nearly three months after rival Impossible Foods started its direct-to-cons...
Aug 27, 2020
New season of ‘Fortnite’ is here, Apple users miss out
(Reuters) - Epic Games launched the new season of hit video game "Fortnite" on Thursday, pitting Marvel super heroes against Fantastic Four-villain Galactus in the first update to exclude iPhone and i...
Aug 27, 2020
Study sheds light on Continental’s role as pillar of Nazi war machine
HAMBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Continental, the world's third-biggest auto parts supplier, played a big part in the Nazi's armaments and war economy, using forced labourers to make products such...
Aug 27, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims drift around 1 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hovered around 1 million last week, suggesting the labor market recovery was stalling as the COVID-19 pandemi...
Aug 27, 2020
SoftBank, Toyota venture unveils van with enhanced airflow as COVID-19 measure
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese mobility venture has unveiled two adapted vans, one which can serve as a workspace or a mobile shop, and another that pumps fresh air through the vehicle to ...
Aug 27, 2020
Veoneer announces tie-up with Qualcomm, shares jump 15%
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Veoneer will cooperate with Qualcomm Technologies on software for its driver assistance systems, the auto technology firm said on Thursday, sending its shares sharply higher. The...
Aug 27, 2020
