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Pictured here are self-driving robots in a China Duty Free Group’s warehouse in Haikou, Hainan, on March 20, 2023. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Asia’s competitive advantage was once cheap labor. Now, whether it’s China, India or Japan, the region’s edge lies in industrial services, …

Small talk might seem trivial, but it can deliver big results. It can help us forge new or deeper connections with others by allowing us to discover unexpected areas of common interest. It can enable us to establish or reinforce our personal reputations, giving us an opportunity to demonstrate warmth …

Sam Bankman-Fried Trial appears at Federal Court in New York on Oct. 4th, 2023. Artist: Claudia Johnson Marc-Antoine Julliard typically trades cocoa beans. But in the spring of 2021, the London-based commodities broker decided to diversify into cryptocurrency trading. His platform of choice was FTX. Two years later, Julliard stood …

A job interview has multiple components. Interviewers will likely take some time upfront to discuss your work history and do a general assessment of your fit for the role and company. And oftentimes they’ll leave 10 to 15 minutes at the end for you to ask some questions of your …

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he sees conditions that could spur a stock market rally, following a challenging few weeks on Wall Street. The biggest factor in this, he said, arrives Friday with the government’s official September jobs report. “We certainly have plenty of tinder for a rally — there …

Amp, a live audio app that lets users DJ their own show, is seen on a smartphone. Amazon Amazon is shutting down its live audio service, called Amp, the company confirmed to CNBC. Amp allows users to host their own live show, where callers can join and request to speak. …

DETROIT – General Motors secured a new $6 billion line of credit as the automaker braces for additional strikes by the United Auto Workers union. “The facility that we announced today is a $6 billion line of credit that I think is prudent in light of some of the messages …

Tourists wait in the airport during wildfire evacuations on the Greek island of Rhodes on July 23, 2023. Will Vassilopoulos | Afp | Getty Images Insurance models are being upended by extreme weather. Whether it’s wildfires or tropical storms, disasters linked to climate change are becoming more common and creating …

Scandinavian airline SAS aircraft of the type Airbus A321 and A320 Neo are parked at Kastrup airport. Johan Nilsson | Afp | Getty Images Shares in Scandinavian airline SAS plunged by 95% as markets opened on Wednesday, after the company announced a restructuring deal late on Tuesday that will see …

Novartis said in August that it plans to spin off its generics unit Sandoz to sharpen its focus on its patented prescription medicines. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Novartis has completed the spinoff of its generics and biosimilars business Sandoz, which is set to debut trading on the SIX …