US temporary-help employment, historically a harbinger of turns in the labor market and the economy, has fallen for six straight months and is signaling a recession ahead. Some industry veterans aren’t buying it.
Global financial markets are showing few signs of fretting over all the negative headlines from China, however discouraging they may seem.
Seven & i Holdings Co. has finalized the sale of its Sogo & Seibu Co. department store chain amid a strike by employees at the flagship shop in central Tokyo on concerns the deal may jeopardize their jobs.
Sea Ltd. is bringing back one of its top mobile games in India a year and a half after it was banned, a boon for the internet company’s effort to revive its growth.
The Philippines doesn’t recognize Beijing’s latest standard map showing its expansive South China Sea claims, joining opposition from India and Malaysia.
Microsoft Corp. tried to ward off further European Union antitrust scrutiny of its Teams video-conferencing app by offering to split the program from a broader business software package.
UBS Group AG will keep Credit Suisse’s domestic bank and fully integrate it, overriding local criticism that a merged entity will hold excessive sway over the country’s financial system.
Turkish growth slowed less than predicted in the second quarter, though activity is set to be subdued for the rest of the year as officials seek to put the economy on a more sustainable footing by raising interest rates.
Users of X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, will be able to make video and audio calls through the platform without having to share their phone number, owner Elon Musk said in a post Thursday, in the latest expansion of services as he seeks to create an “everything app.”
French inflation accelerated in August, adding to evidence of persisting pressures in the region just as European Central Bank officials prepare to decide whether to keep raising interest rates.
