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British employers offer more signing bonuses in tight labour market – survey
(Reuters) - Some British employers are offering more signing bonuses to tackle labour shortages and overcome hiring bottlenecks, data from Indeed Hiring Lab's quarterly report showed on Tuesday. The s...
Sep 21, 2021
EU plans to legislate for common phone charger despite Apple grumbles
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will on Thursday present a legislative proposal for a common charger for mobile phones, tablets and headphones, a person familiar with the ...
Sep 21, 2021
Explainer-What ‘critical race theory’ means and why it’s igniting debate
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - "Critical race theory," a once-obscure academic concept, has become a fixture in the fierce U.S. debate over how to teach children about the country's history and race ...
Sep 21, 2021
‘Critical race theory’ roils a Tennessee school district
By Gabriella Borter FRANKLIN, Tenn. (Reuters) - Robin Steenman, an Air Force veteran and white mother of three, is fed up with the way public schools in her community of Franklin, Tennessee are teachi...
Sep 21, 2021
Explainer: Why a crisis over power prices caused panic about CO2 supplies
By Nigel Hunt LONDON (Reuters) - Britain struck a deal https://www.reuters.com/article/power-prices-britain-cf/uk-strikes-deal-for-co2-producer-to-restart-operations-idUKS8N2OH01S with a major produce...
Sep 21, 2021
AT&T plans multi-year effort to burnish its brand image
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -AT&T Inc will pursue a "multi-year effort" to improve its reputation with customers, its Chief Executive John Stankey said on Tuesday. Speaking at Goldman Sachs' Communacopia...
Sep 21, 2021
Biden nominee for key China export post expects Huawei to remain blacklisted
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to a post overseeing export policy on China said on Tuesday he sees Chinese telecoms firm Huawei as a nat...
Sep 21, 2021
JPMorgan Chase acquires college financial planning platform Frank
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday it had acquired Frank, a college financial planning platform used by over 5 million students in the United States. The deal is the latest in a string of...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. retail industry seeks 90-day lead time on COVID-19 rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two major U.S. retail industry groups on Tuesday asked the Biden administration for at least 90 days before imposing new rules that will require employees at...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. Senate’s Schumer mulls passing election reform without Republicans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer signaled to Republicans on Tuesday that if they block an upcoming election reform bill, he will look for a path around ...
Sep 21, 2021
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