Accenture Plc surged after saying it will cut 19,000 jobs — about 2.5% of its workforce — over the next 18 months, one of the largest rounds of dismissals in a consultancy sector battling strong economic headwinds.
Ontario is close to balancing its budget in the coming year, with higher revenue from income tax and federal government transfers helping offset an anticipated economic slowdown in Canada’s most-populous province.
Amazon, CVS and Wells Fargo among about a dozen companies facing workers’ rights votes at annual meetings this year
Colombian President Gustavo Petro suffered his first major setback in congress after the government withdrew a proposed bill to overhaul the political system.
Oil halted its recent advance as weakening sentiment weighed on broader markets and the US government signaled that refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will take longer than previously expected.
Hackers obtained data on some employees of the UK’s Pension Protection Fund after exploiting a third-party data transfer service, according to a fund spokesperson.
(Bloomberg) — A former Morgan Stanley investment adviser and three others were charged with defrauding professional basketball players of $13 million, in the latest alleged scheme targeting pro athletes.
Former New York City Transit President Andy Byford, nicknamed “Train Daddy,” will join Amtrak in April as an executive vice president, according to an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg.
Israel’s Parliament approved early Thursday the first part of a planned judicial overhaul, reducing the authority of the legal system to declare the prime minister incapacitated, hours before tens of thousands of Israelis took again to the streets to protest that and other planned changes.
Credit Suisse Group AG’s senior bonds are emerging as a winner from the lender’s emergency rescue — with returns that are now surpassing those of reluctant acquirer UBS Group AG.
