Morgan Stanley is reportedly planning to pay out 10% to 25% less in bonuses this year to its employees, an effort to cut costs as it deals with volatile market conditions. The cuts are slated to affect traders, back-office staf…
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies is considering the idea of an electric car that’s steered with a joystick, which could help car companies slash costs as they replace expensive mechanical parts with cheaper electronic one…
Five U.K. banks may have to pay hundreds of millions of pounds in a levy that aims to charge them for the risks they pose to the country’s economy.
The planned bank levy will raise a total of 2.5 billion pounds ($3.59 billion) a year from 2012 onwards, The Wall Street Journal said.
The levy has two goals, according to Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban.
“First, ensuring…
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Initial jobless claims fell more than expected last week.
Claims dropped 17,000 to 421,000 in the week ending Dec. 4, the Department of Labor said. The revised figure for the previous week was 438,000.
A survey of analysts by Reuters forecast claims…
Chinese car sales reached a record high in November as consumers rushed to take advantage of tax rebates and other government incentives.
Sales of passenger cars including multipurpose vehicles and SUVs jumped 29.3% to 1.34 million in November, Bloo…