Boss approved a 10-day vacation and spoke with him throughout the trip, then came a termination letter on his first day back at work; commenters say it was planned for weeksA worker's approved vacation turned into a shock dismissal upon return, sparking debate on workplace transparency. Despite months of advanc...
20 Jun, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
US stocks: US market's indexes advance with boost from chips, Iran optimismU.S. stock indexes rose Thursday, led by semiconductor shares and easing inflation fears, despite anticipated Federal Reserve interest rate...
19 Jun, 2026, 01.42 AM IST
US stocks: US market advances as Iran deal optimism offsets hawkish Fed; Intel soarsWall Street's major indexes saw gains on Thursday, with technology shares spearheading the advance. Optimism surrounding a potential Middle...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
US weekly jobless claims fall amid low layoffsInitial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 226,000 for the week ended June 13, the Labor Departm...
18 Jun, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Cockroach Janata Party kicks off nationwide protest drive from Pune: Which cities are next?India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) launched a nationwide protest demanding the Education Minister's resignation over examination irregular...
12 Jun, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
Asian stocks rally on Gulf breakthrough hopes, oil hits two-month lowsAsian stocks rallied on hopes of a Middle East peace deal, tempering inflation fears as oil prices fell to two-month lows. The market also ...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.10 AM IST
US stocks: Dow soars 900 pts, Nasdaq over 2% as Trump says Iran deal likely soonWall Street surged Thursday as President Trump called off Iran strikes, easing oil prices and boosting stocks. Investors anticipate SpaceX'...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.47 AM IST
US stocks: US market ticks up as chips rebound, Middle East in focusU.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, with investors showing interest in undervalued technology shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, ...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
US jobless aid filings rise to 229,000 last week, remain historically low despite Iran war headwindsAmerica's jobless claims saw a slight increase last week, yet remain historically low. This comes despite economic challenges linked to the...
11 Jun, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
US weekly jobless claims increase more than expected; labor market remains stableDespite high-profile job cuts by technology firms related to the adoption of artificial intelligence, layoffs have remained low, confining ...
04 Jun, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
US jobless aid filings, a proxy for layoffs, rise to 225,000 last week but remain historically lowJobless aid applications increased by 13,000 to 225,000 last week, exceeding forecasts but remaining historically low. This figure serves a...
04 Jun, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
'Doctors have BMWs, Audis': IIT engineer, who got laid off by a American big tech company, says MBBS is the only AI-proof career left in India; doctors fire backAn IIT graduate's claim that medicine is India's safest career is sparking debate. He argues AI and tech layoffs make doctor jobs more secu...
03 Jun, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
'It's April Fools! It was a joke! Get back in here!': The boss whose prank made the employee walk out, but cost him his position and earned the employee a raiseA boss's April Fools' Day prank of firing an employee went terribly wrong. The employee reacted by quitting and reporting the incident. Thi...
01 Jun, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Trump federal employee layoffs: Why are hundreds of fired government workers still unemployed one year after mass probationary firings?More than 300 fired federal employees across 43 states say the 2025 Trump administration layoffs still haunt their lives. Many remain unemp...
28 May, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
US jobless claims rise to 215,000 but layoffs remain low despite Iran war uncertaintyThe persistently low number of claims suggests that most U.S. companies have not resorted to layoffs. But even if they're not cutting jobs,...
28 May, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
US jobless claims rise to 215,000 but remain low despite Iran war uncertaintyAmericans sought more unemployment benefits last week. Layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty. Jobless claims are up to 215,000. T...
28 May, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
From being unemployed to earning nearly ₹50,000 per month: How a scooter changed the fortune of this UP workerA casual roadside interaction shared by Zypp Electric's CEO revealed how India's growing EV ecosystem is creating new income opportunities....
27 May, 2026, 11.45 AM IST