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The U.S. Appeals Court grants a favorable ruling to chemical manufacturers in the PFAS lawsuit
28 Nov 2023
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, delivered a favorable ruling on Monday, November 27, 2023, for 3M, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.,

Strike breaks out as Gucci workers in Rome protest against relocation of creative office
28 Nov 2023
Gucci fashion house in Rome, Italy, saw an unprecedented strike by their employees on Monday, 27 November 2023. This strike was a result of the fashion giant’s decision to move its design house from Rome to Milan, Italy.

Barclays plans $1.25 billion in cost savings, considering layoffs for up to 2,000 jobs
24 Nov 2023
Barclays, one of the leading British banks, is reportedly exploring strategies to save as much as £1 billion, with the possibility of cutting up to 2,000 jobs, particularly in the bank's back-office operations.

In another shocking twist, OpenAI announces the re-hiring of Sam Altman as CEO
22 Nov 2023
OpenAI, the company that created the revolutionary ChatGPT, took to social media platform X to announce that they have agreed in principle to rehire Sam Altman as the CEO of the company.
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OpenAI investors consider legal action following CEO ousting and employee exodus
21 Nov 2023
In a startling turn of events, some investors in OpenAI, the renowned creator of ChatGPT, are contemplating legal action against the company's board.

Boeing announces departure of chief strategy officer in 2024 amid company restructuring
17 Nov 2023
Boeing’s chief strategy officer, Marc Allen, has decided to step down from his position by the end of this year.

Apple settles with U.S. government for $25 million in immigration hiring dispute
10 Nov 2023
In a groundbreaking settlement, technology giant Apple Inc. will pay $25 million to resolve allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that the company engaged in discriminatory hiring practices favoring immigrant workers over U.S. citizens and green card holders for specific job positions.

Amazon announces the latest round of job cuts in recent layoffs
09 Nov 2023
E-commerce giant Amazon.com has confirmed that it has started to let go of some employees in its music division. This new round of job cuts is the latest among the many rounds prior to this that have affected over 27,000 people in the past year.

Citigroup considers significant job cuts in its ongoing CEO-backed restructuring
07 Nov 2023
Citigroup's top management, working under CEO Jane Fraser's reorganization initiative, has reportedly contemplated job cuts of at least 10% in key business segments.

Goldman Sachs announces promotion of 608 new managing directors, a decrease from 2021 numbers
03 Nov 2023
In a recent development, Goldman Sachs, the renowned Wall Street firm, announced its plan to promote 608 executives to the position of managing director in 2023.

Musk fires almost all Twitter staff in India in global downsizing
07 Nov 2022
The US-based microblogging platform on Friday fired nearly 180 of its 230-odd employees in India, reports citing employee and other sources said
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp

India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent

Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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