Some 262 oil service workers at Schlumberger's Norwegian unit plan to go on strike from Dec. 3 if annual negotiations with employers over pay and working conditions were to fail, the Safe trade union said on Thursday.
Russian airlines could require additional state funding to help them pay off debts built up as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and a weakening rouble, a central bank report published on Thursday said.
Canada's main stock index traded flat on Thursday, hovering around nine-month highs as declines in energy stocks were offset by gains in major technology and mining players, while a U.S. market holiday kept trading volumes low.
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The Canadian dollar was little
changed against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as the recent
rally in oil lost some momentum and ahead of a parliamentary
appearance by Bank of Canada Governor Tiff ...
Canada's main stock index opened flat on Thursday, hovering around nine-month highs as declines in energy stocks were offset by gains in major metal miners, while a U.S. market holiday kept trading volumes low. * At 9:30 a.m. ET, the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 7.39 points, or 0.04%, at 17,320.46.
Brazil is on course to end this year having lost no formal jobs at all, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Thursday, after figures showed that the economy created a record 394,989 jobs in October.
Formal job creation in Brazil surged to a record high in October, figures showed on Thursday, as the dominant services sector roared back to life to account for around 40% of new jobs. A net 394,989 formal jobs were created in October, the economy ministry said, marking the fourth month in a row of gains and significantly more than the 233,500 forecast in a Reuters poll of economists.
Mexico's economy bounced back strongly in the third quarter, driven by a strong recovery in secondary activities, but was 8.6% smaller than the same period a year earlier, data released by the national statistics agency showed on Thursday.
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose for an eighth straight session to its highest in three weeks on Thursday, steered by stronger rates across all vessel segments.
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