Boeing workers to vote on new company offer to end 7-week strike
• Nov 4, 2024, 9:49 AM
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Union machinists vote Monday on whether to accept Boeing's latest contract offer of a 38 percent pay raise over four years and increased 401(k) contributions. Workers are fighting for the return of the company's pension plan, jettisoned in 2014 over cost concerns. China waits for the result of the US presidential election as Beijing prepares a new round of economic stimulus.
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French lawmakers consider emergencing financing law
• 8:56 PM
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French lawmakers are considering emergency financing laws to avoid a potential shutdown of government services. The budget which Michel Barnier attempted to force through parliament was a key factor in the no-confidence vote which toppled his government.
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Google launches latest AI model, Gemini 2.0, marking ‘a new agentic era’
• 3:41 PM
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Google on Wednesday unveiled Gemini 2.0, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to tackle more conceptual work and thinking done by humans amid fierce competition from the world's leading tech companies.
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Business uncertainty reaches new highs as France waits for a new PM
• 10:47 AM
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A survey on the outlook of French businesses released by the Bank of France shows that the country's industrial and construction sectors have reached levels of uncertainty last seen during the 2022 energy crunch. This comes as Emmanuel Macron is expected
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