GM self-driving unit Cruise cuts jobs as pandemic hits sector
General Motors Co's self-driving car unit Cruise told staff on Thursday it has decided to lay off workers, the latest start-up in the nascent industry to cut jobs during the coronavirus pandemic......»»
Cruise is laying off 8% of staff as the coronavirus pandemic hits self-driving startups (GM)
Cruise Cruise is laying o.....»»
Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs as coronavirus hits home rentals
Airbnb Inc is laying off 25% of its workforce, or nearly 1,300 employees, the home rental startup said on Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic brings global travel to a near standstill......»»
U.S. aviation sector cuts more jobs amid pandemic, Reuters reports
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U.S. aviation sector cuts more jobs amid travel meltdown
The ongoing U.S. travel crisis is causing thousands of job cuts as the aviation sector waits for passengers to return to the skies but braces for years of lower demand because of the coronavirus pandemic......»»
Turo hits rough road and cuts a wide swath of jobs
Layoffs at the car-sharing startup come as no surprise as the travel industry undergoes massive turbuence amid the COVID-19 pandemic......»»
US Services Sector Slump Hits 3-Year Lows, Worst Jobs Cuts Since 2009
US Services Sector Slump Hits 3-Year Lows, Worst Jobs Cuts Since 2009 US Manufacturing surveys (PMI and ISM) both agreed that October saw a modest rebound (despite ISM still in contraction) and analysts expected Services survey.....»»
General Motors" Cruise unit to reintroduce supervised autonomous driving in Phoenix
Months after voluntarily shutting down operations across the country, Cruise LLC is bringing supervised autonomous driving back to Phoenix streets......»»
GM Unveils Plans For Autonomous Driving Unit Cruise Relaunch After Hiatus, Expects $1.7B In Expenses
Detroit-based automaker General Motors on Tuesday detailed its plans for the relaunch of its autonomous driving unit Cruise, months after it paused operations owing to the involvement of one of its robotaxis in an accident in San Francisco. read more.....»»
Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 extend gains into record territory after ISM services index hits highest since 1997
Stock benchmarks climb on Monday, as U.S. investors saw another round of good economic news from the services sector, adding to the array of improving economic indicators including a stellar March jobs report from last Friday......»»
US economy adds 916,000 jobs in March as service-sector hiring booms
The labor market’s recovery from the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic gained further momentum in March as states continued to ease restrictions, boosting hiring in leisure and hospitality......»»
London Markets: February deficit hits record high as U.K. public finances worsen
Public sector borrowing hit a new high in February, with the U.K. government borrowing £19.1 billion ($26.6 billion) last month, as spending on measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic continued while tax receipts fell......»»
Billionaire investor Ron Baron trims Tesla stake, bets on electric truck maker Rivian and autonomous driving start-up Cruise
Disruption in the auto sector remains an investment theme for Baron, as evidenced by new investments the fund manager has made over the past year. CNBC TV A fund managed by billionaire investor Ron Baron trimm.....»»
London Markets: Tech selloff hits these London-listed stocks as a Tesla-heavy fund tumbles
The selloff in tech stocks hit the London market on Tuesday, with the sector dragging down the U.K.’s benchmark index as investors exit companies that have been among the biggest winners through the COVID-19 pandemic......»»
Allstate cuts auto insurance rates by 5% in Illinois as driving remains depressed almost a year into the pandemic
Allstate is reducing auto insurance rates to all Illinois policyholders by an average of 5% as driving remains down almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, according to filings w.....»»
Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘I’m going to really miss that $100’: Washington, D.C. curfew after siege on Capitol badly hits an already crippled restaurant industry
Restaurants lost 372,000 jobs last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said......»»
Another Fundraise, As Self-Driving Startup Waymo"s Investment Hits $3B In 2020
Waymo, the autonomous driving unit of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), announced Tuesday that it has raised a read more.....»»
Travel firm TUI to make big cost cuts to ride out pandemic hit
European travel company TUI on Wednesday said it needs to reduce its fixed cost base by 30% and cut thousands of jobs as it looks to stay aloft in a market weakened by the coronavirus pandemic......»»
Freight industry takes hits during the pandemic, but the trains keep chugging along
The trains are still rolling in La Mirada. While the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic has hit the transportation industry hard, the rail freight sector is f.....»»
Freight industry takes hits during the pandemic, but the trains keeping chugging along
The trains are still rolling in La Mirada. While the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic has hit the transportation industry hard, the rail freight sector is f.....»»
Unemployment hits 14.7% in April. How long before 20.5 million lost jobs come back?
Analysts say steep jump in unemployment and layoffs caused by the pandemic will be hard to reverse quickly. Analysts say steep jump in unemployment and layoffs caused by the pandemic will be hard to reverse quickly......»»