Facebook set to steal more TV ad dollars as video views soar
(Reuters) – Watch out, Time Warner . It’s not just Netflix and Hulu you have to worry about.
U.S. jobless claims rise; third-quarter productivity posts surprise gain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. applications for unemployment benefits last week recorded their largest increase in eight months, but remained at levels consistent with a fairly healthy labor market.
Target loses latest round in effort to prevent pharmacy workers from forming union
(Reuters) – Target Corp has lost another round in its attempt to prevent pharmacy workers at a New York City store forming what would be the first union in the retailer’s 113-year history after a U.S. labor agency declined to review its objections to t…
UAW workers at large GM plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, approve pact
DETROIT (Reuters) – United Auto Workers members at the General Motors Co truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, approved a new four-year contract by a wide margin, joining momentum in favor of the deal as voting continues on Thursday.
Oil falls, dented by signs of rising excess supply
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday, under pressure from rising supplies both in the United States, where inventories gained for a sixth straight week, and in Europe, where physical crude prices are nearing five-month lows.
Electrolux not in U.S. settlement talks over GE appliance bid: lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Electrolux AB is not in settlement talks with the U.S. Justice Department on its bid for General Electric’s appliance business, a lawyer for Electrolux said on Thursday.
Pacific trading partners release trade pact details
WASHINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The long-awaited text of a landmark U.S.-backed Pacific trade deal was released on Thursday, revealing the details of a pact aimed at freeing up commerce in 40 percent of the world’s economy but criticized for its opacity….
Molson Coors profit beats on higher demand for premium brews
(Reuters) – Molson Coors Brewing Co reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by strong demand for its higher-margin brands, which include Blue Moon Belgian White and Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, in the United States and Europe.
UAW workers at large GM plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, OK new union pact
DETROIT (Reuters) – United Auto Workers members at the General Motors Co truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, approved a new four-year contract by a wide margin, said the president of the local union hall on Thursday morning.
U.S. productivity rises in the third quarter, manufacturing strong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. nonfarm productivity unexpectedly rose in the third quarter as a decline in self-employed workers contributed to overall hours worked falling for the first time in six years, restraining labor-related production costs.
