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A handful of investors — including Spain’s Ferrovial SE and Canada’s Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec — have sold down their holdings in the company that controls London’s Heathrow Airport in a transaction valued at £3.3 billion.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Netflix made headlines nearly a decade ago when it unveiled one of corporate America’s most generous parental-leave benefits, pledging to give new moms and dads unlimited time off in their child’s first year. It was a promise Netflix couldn’t keep.

“The Bibi Files” started with a sudden leak that turned into a deluge

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Trump transition team has started to explore pathways to dramatically shrink, consolidate or even eliminate the top bank watchdogs in Washington. In recent interviews with potential nominees to lead bank regulatory agencies, Trump advisers and officials from his newfound Department of Government Efficiency have, for example, asked whether the president-elect could abolish the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., people familiar with the matter said.

Antony Thattil, in an intimate ceremony in Goa. The lovebirds paid homage to their cultural roots by exchanging vows in a traditional Tamil Brahmin Iyengar ceremony. In the several pictures that have now gone viral, the ‘Dasara’ actress looked resplendent in a parrot green madisar saree that was draped in the Iyengar Kattu style, while her groom looked dashing in a gold-cream-coloured veshti.

Trump transition team is exploring ways to significantly reduce, merge, or even eliminate the top bank regulators in Washington, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. In recent interviews with potential candidates for leading these regulatory agencies, Trump advisers and officials from the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have inquired about the possibility of the president-elect abolishing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, the WSJ said, citing people familiar with the matter. Advisers have asked the nominees under consideration for the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, if deposit insurance could then be absorbed into the Treasury Department, the report said.

Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted in a scheme using information technology workers with false identities to contract with U.S. companies, workers who then allegedly funneled their wages to North Korea for development of ballistic missi...

Vancouver adopted a policy that could lead to it using bitcoin in city finances — prompted in part by the return of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.

When asked about a U.S. law that generally prevents the military from being used in domestic law enforcement, Trump said illegal immigration amounted to an invasion that needed to be stopped. «I consider it an invasion of our country,» Trump told TIME as part of an interview naming him 'Person of the Year.' «We'll get National Guard, and we'll go as far as I'm allowed to go, according to the laws of our country.» Trump, a Republican, won reelection in November portraying migrants as dangerous criminals and promising a wide-ranging crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration, including mass deportations. He plans to pull resources from across the federal government for the deportation effort and declare a national emergency to unlock funds for enforcement, reported in November.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Inflation played a starring role in last month’s election, and part of Donald Trump ’s pitch was that he would cool things off. “I won on groceries," the president-elect said in an interview Sunday on “Meet the Press." In his nomination-acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in July, Trump said he would “end the devastating inflation crisis immediately." Despite his pledge to lower inflation, if Trump follows through on some of his tariff and immigration plans , economists worry he might do just the opposite .

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity, or GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide-1), will be a significant growth driver for OneSource Specialty Pharma, CEO and MD Neeraj Sharma said. On the other hand, biologics is a long-term play for the company, as the business has a long gestation period.

President-elect Donald Trump is back in his hometown of New York where he's been honored as Time magazine’s Person of the Year and will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange

Donald Trump is all set to take charge as the 47th President of the United States. The swearing-in ceremony will be held on January 20. High-profiled guests are expected to attend the event. The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not received an invitation to attend the January 20 inauguration of the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. CBS, citing multiple unidentified sources, said that Trump had invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend. Meanwhile, President-elect Trump, who has both derided Time magazine and pined for its approval, was named the publication's person of the year on Thursday.

In her first job, according to her, she said that faced an abusive boss, prompting her to leave within six months. The second job demanded excessively long hours, with workdays stretching to 17-18 hours. Unable to cope with the mental and physical strain, she resigned after just three months. The third job proved no better, as the organization’s head blatantly discouraged hiring women, citing biases related to family responsibilities. After nine months, she chose to leave. Her fourth job appeared promising, offering a work-from-home arrangement. However, once she joined, the company reneged on this promise, requiring her to commute over 100 kilometers daily. Disheartened by this breach of trust, she left within two months. Adding to her frustration, she frequently encountered invasive interview questions about her personal life and family plans, making her job search even more daunting.

Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for mining in Nigeria

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The JSW Group, which has the largest steelmaking capacity in India, is exploring entry into making other metals, including copper and aluminium, JSW Steel chief executive officer Jayant Acharya said. The steel-to-auto conglomerate has already engaged consultants to explore the financial feasibility of such an expansion, said Acharya, who is also the company's joint MD.

laid off? A job seeker recently sought advice from Reddit and received mixed responses from seasoned job seekers and recruitment professionals. A user named ‘noob-expert’ wrote on the subreddit Indian Workplace, “My current company decided that they needed to let go of some workforce, and I was also impacted due to that. I am currently applying for jobs and getting calls from the recruiters. They are asking if I am serving my notice period and later if I have any offers in hand. So, about this, do I tell them that I have been laid off? Or do I tell them that I voluntarily put my papers in without any offers in hand? I am confused how this might be pictured. Any suggestions would be very helpful.

A Southwest Airlines jet and a small plane wound up on the same runway in California in October after an air traffic controller cleared both planes to land on the same runway

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Amazon is taking the fight to India’s quick commerce startups. Starting this December, the e-commerce giant will roll out 15-minute delivery in Bengaluru, targeting top-selling items like groceries and daily essentials.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Mintifi Finserve, a supply-chain financing startup, secured $180 million in a Series E funding round on 10 December, led by Teachers’ Venture Growth, the late-stage investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), and global investor Prosus. Existing backer Premji Invest also participated in the round, which comprised both primary and secondary transactions.

Bangalore-based startup shared their decision to turn down a lucrative job offer from a global tech giant. The post detailed the challenges and considerations behind the decision, offering a glimpse into the complexities of career choices and work freedom in the tech world. The professional, a Product Lead at the startup, revealed that they were offered a significant salary hike of Rs 36 LPA plus stock options after a rigorous interview process consisting of seven rounds, including a demanding design challenge. Despite the financial appeal, the individual identified key concerns during the interviews, such as the limited scope of the role, a rigid design system, a lack of innovation in the product, and signs of burnout among team members. These red flags led them to decline the offer, valuing creative freedom and ownership of their work over monetary gains. According to the individual, the startup environment where the professional is currently employed is intense and allows the individual to take charge of the entire design system and product experience. Although it often involves shipping features quickly and working long hours, including weekends, the level of autonomy and the opportunity to influence the product's direction was deemed more fulfilling than the constraints perceived in the corporate role.