Christmas

Apple supplier Foxconn adjusts production to avoid holiday blues

Apple Inc supplier Foxconn said on Thursday it expected smartphone revenue to fall this quarter and is adjusting production to…

3 years ago

Analysis: U.S. retailers may pay the price for ‘extended’ holiday return season

Major U.S. retailers' longer return policies, launched during the pandemic this year to lure consumers, could leave them facing much…

4 years ago

Exclusive: America’s least-vaccinated states led in-store holiday shopping

American shoppers flocked to brick-and-mortar stores this holiday season, with especially strong sales in several states where the rate of…

4 years ago

Asia stocks, oil prices suffer as Omicron spreads

Asian share markets fell and oil prices slid on Monday as surging Omicron cases triggered tighter restrictions in Europe and…

4 years ago

Striking Kellogg workers could return after Christmas as tentative deal reached

Kellogg Co (K.N) and the union representing striking workers at its U.S. breakfast cereal plants have reached a tentative agreement on a…

4 years ago

Global airlines prepare for Omicron-induced volatility

Airlines are bracing for a fresh round of volatility due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 that could force them…

4 years ago

COVID-19’s epicentre again: Europe faces fresh reckoning

Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns in the run-up to Christmas…

4 years ago