China adds Calvin Klein owner and Illumina to blacklist

China adds Calvin Klein owner and Illumina to blacklist

CHINA placed Calvin Klein owner PVH and US gene sequencing company Illumina to a so-called blacklist of entities, among a series of retaliatory actions after new tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump took effect on Tuesday (Feb 4). The Ministry of Commerce said that PVH and Illumina infringed the principles of market transactions and undertook…

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Chipmakers say Trump’s tariff threats cloud their outlooks

Chipmakers say Trump’s tariff threats cloud their outlooks

IN A semiconductor industry that’s been struggling with an oversupply of chips and weak demand, Infineon Technologies navigated its way through the turbulence and offered some hope for the future. At least for now. The German company’s cautious guidance on Tuesday (Feb 4) – that a favourable exchange rate and market share growth in China…

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Walmart to cut hundreds of jobs, relocate staff to main hubs

Walmart to cut hundreds of jobs, relocate staff to main hubs

WALMART is eliminating some jobs and asking workers to move to central offices in Arkansas or California, continuing the retailer’s push to consolidate its corporate footprint. The company is asking some staffers based in Hoboken, New Jersey, and other smaller offices to relocate to its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, or Sunnyvale, California, according to a…

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IBM gives long-term sales growth outlook that tops expectations

IBM gives long-term sales growth outlook that tops expectations

INTERNATIONAL Business Machines (IBM) gave a stronger-than-expected revenue growth outlook for the coming years led by the expansion in its software business. Long-term sales will increase more than 5 per cent annually, IBM chief financial officer Jim Kavanaugh said on Tuesday (Feb 4) during a presentation. Kavanaugh did not define the number of years included…

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Tia Johnson-Warne: Drunk Female Cop Groped Two Colleagues at Wetherspoons and Asked for Sexual Favors from One after Sending Lingerie Photo

Tia Johnson-Warne: Drunk Female Cop Groped Two Colleagues at Wetherspoons and Asked for Sexual Favors from One after Sending Lingerie Photo

A “sexually provocative” female police officer groped two male colleagues during a drunken night out, later asking one of them for sex and sending him a revealing photo of herself in lingerie, a misconduct hearing was told. PC Tia Johnson-Warne allegedly made advances toward both men while seated in a booth at a Wetherspoon pub,…

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