By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two unions negotiating contracts for almost 60,000 workers at major U.S. freight railways on Sunday said those employers are halting shipments of some…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s manufacturing sector contracted for a second consecutive month in August as weaker demand conditions, inflation and input shortages hindered growth for factories in Latin America’s…
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s economy could contract 35-40% by the end of the year, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Friday. Hit by Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion, the economy contracted…
LONDON – A Russian state news agency said on Tuesday that Russia and Turkey had signed a contract to ship Ankara a second batch of S-400 air defence systems, but…
(Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc’s pilots ratified a two-year contract extension with the world’s largest package delivery company, the union representing the pilots said on Friday. The contract, which…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Boeing defense workers in the St. Louis area on Wednesday are set to vote on the company’s revised contract offer after they canceled a strike…
TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded at the weakest rate in 10 months in July, as pressure from rising prices and supply disruptions hurt output and new orders, suggesting a…
SEOUL – Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has reached an agreement with striking contract workers, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, in a dispute which the shipbuilder said had cost…
(Reuters) – Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it had won a contract to build and deploy a low-Earth orbit constellation of 14 satellites for the U.S. Space…
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday named the members of an emergency board tasked with helping resolve disputes between freight rail carriers and their unions, the…
DULLES, Va., July 14, 2022 — Unison, the leading provider of contract management software and insight to government contractors and federal agencies, today announced its Preferred Partnership with VisibleThread. Together,…
(Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc and its pilot union are back at the negotiating table for a new contract, after reaching a tentative agreement last month, CNBC reported on…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging defendants Elieser Feliciano-Soto and José E. Santana-Criado with agreeing to benefit…
(Reuters) – Australia’s Austal Ltd said on Friday it secured a $3.3 billion contract to design and construct 11 offshore patrol cutters (OPC) for the United States Coast Guard. The…
By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia – The spot price of Australian thermal coal is higher than that of coking coal, an unprecedented situation that highlights just how the global market…
MEXICO CITY – Telmex, the Mexican telecommunications firm controlled by the family of tycoon Carlos Slim, reached a contract agreement with its union to raise salaries up to 4.5% for…
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Joseph Liberto, age 47, of New Windsor, Maryland, to 18 months in federal prison, followed by 12 months of home…
Baltimore, Maryland – Kenneth Coffland, age 67, of Riva, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to extortion committed in connection with the operation of a state government contract for information technology (IT) services.…
By Ceyda Caglayan and Ebru Tuncay ISTANBUL – The operator of Istanbul’s second-largest airport Sabiha Gokcen is seeking relief from its current contract after the pandemic hit and is close…
Baltimore, Maryland – Kenneth Coffland, age 67, of Riva, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act extortion committed in connection with the operation of a state government contract for information…
FRANKFURT – Martina Merz, who has been chief executive of Germany’s Thyssenkrupp since 2019, has received a five-year contract extension until March 2028, the company said on Thursday. “On behalf…
LONDON – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) said on Monday it had launched a nature-based solutions carbon credit futures contract to help bring price signals to the voluntary carbon market. Nature-based solution…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s manufacturing sector contracted for the 26th month in a row in April, as factories responded to shrinking demand with a further downward adjustment to output and…
LAS VEGAS – A former official with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison for his role in a bribery…
A former contract manager for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) pleaded guilty today for his role in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving Caltrans improvement and repair contracts. According…