Jan 05, 2023
Factbox-Why are tech firms leading job cuts in Corporate America?

(Reuters) - Big Tech firms are leading a string of layoffs across corporate America as companies look to rein in costs to ride out the economic downturn. Persisting inflation leading to interest rate hikes, weak consumer demand and an economic…

Jan 04, 2023
Microsoft to invest in autonomous trucking startup Gatik -sources

By Krystal Hu and Joseph White (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is in advanced talks to invest in Gatik, a California-based autonomous driving startup, as part of its cloud partnership with the company, two people familiar with the discussions told Reuters.…

Jan 03, 2023
Wall St starts the year with a dip; Apple, Tesla shares drag

By Sinéad Carew and Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on the first trading day of 2023 with the biggest drags from Tesla and Apple, while investors worried about the Federal Reserve's interest-rate hiking path as…

Dec 30, 2022
How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and commodities and the collapse of a few crypto empires - 2022 has been perhaps the most turbulent year investors have ever…

Dec 29, 2022
U.S. Treasury says consumer leases can qualify for EV tax credits

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday that electric vehicles leased by consumers can qualify starting Jan. 1 for up to $7,500 in commercial clean vehicle tax credits, a decision that makes those assembled outside North…