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Health-insurance costs are climbing at the steepest rate in years, walloping businesses and their workers. Costs for employer coverage are expected to surge around 6.5% for 2024, according to major benefits consulting firms Mercer and Willis Towers Watson, which provided their survey results exclusively to The Wall Street Journal.

Foxconn Technology Group is teaming up with STMicroelectronics NV for a bid to build a semiconductor factory in India, seeking state backing to broaden its footprint in the South Asian country. Taiwan’s Foxconn and Franco-Italian STMicro are applying for state support for a 40-nanometer chip plant, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified as the plan isn’t public. Such mature chips are used in cars, cameras, printers and a wide variety of other machines.

Most of the world’s efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere use giant, vacuum-like devices that suck in air and isolate the carbon. Microsoft is funding a new approach that uses crushed-up limestone to achieve the same result. The tech company said Thursday it agreed to buy credits from startup Heirloom Carbon for the removal of up to 315,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide over 10 years.

To pass, at least 50% of investors in number representing at least 75% of the value of the fund who vote must approve the scheme.

The dollar’s recent strength has confounded naysayers, and according to some hedge funds, the rally isn’t over.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has taken a test ride on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which connects two Indonesian cities as part of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative

Access to electricity remains a major challenge for over half a billion people in sub-Saharan Africa, and power outages are common even for those who are hooked up to the grid

Crab fishermen in Alaska have been scrambling to stay afloat after two years of the Bering Sea fishery being closed or severely curtailed due to plummeting crab numbers

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is facing growing skepticism from some leading rich and developing nations as the residual impact of sanctions against Russia is deepening divisions among the Group of 20 countries

Pets provide joy and companionship, but costs can add up quickly, especially if you’re a first-time owner and don’t know what to expect

Roku is cutting about 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses

WeWork says it will renegotiate nearly all of its leases, an announcement coming just weeks after the workspace-sharing provder sounded the alarm on its future ability to stay in business

Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take the carbon out of high-emitting sectors like transport and industrial manufacturing

Higher tomato prices pushed up the cost of vegetarian thali by 24 per cent in August compared to the year-ago period, according to a report.

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New Zealand needs immigrants to fill skills shortages, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said, indicating he won’t seek to actively curtail a record inflow of foreign workers if he wins next month’s election. “We are going to have to bring in skilled workers,” Hipkins said at the Bloomberg Address Wednesday in Auckland. “What we will focus on is making sure the immigration that we have is contributing to economic growth and isn’t being used as a substitute for it.” Hipkins, leader of the ruling Labour Party, said governments “can grow the economy just by putting people into it but that’s not going to raise our standard of living.” “We have to carefully consider our immigration settings all the way along to make sure it’s contributing to overall growth per capita,” he said. New Zealand is experiencing near-record net immigration after Hipkins tweaked policy to help solve a damaging worker shortage that was driving up wages and costs. The surge of arrivals has so far helped to calm pressures in the labor market without injecting fresh demand into housing that might trigger a fresh wave of inflation.

Shivaami, an authorised Google cloud partner, says it has bagged the 2023 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award, which marks its fourth consecutive win. According to a statement, this award exhibits Shivaami's performance, commitment to customer service, and dedication to helping businesses achieve their digital transformation objectives through Google Cloud technologies. The company says it has been facilitating cloud migrations, offering cloud-based solutions, and providing customer support to businesses. The company has also empowered organizations to harness the capabilities of cloud computing, allowing them to scale, optimize their operations, and successfully drive their digital transformation journeys in a cost effective way. «We extend our heartfelt appreciation to Google Cloud for recognizing our efforts and commitment to customer success.

Multibagger stock: BCL Industries shares are one of the multibagger stocks that Indian stock market has produced in recent years, especially in post-Covid rebound. This multibagger stock has risen from around ₹50 to ₹500 apiece levels in last three years, delivering a whopping 900 per cent return to its positional shareholders in post-Covid stock market rebound. However, it seems that the stock still has some steam left.

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