(Reuters) -U.S. companies from Target and Macy's to package delivery firm UPS plan to hire thousands of seasonal workers ahead of the crucial holiday season. Retailers are expected to add fewer seasonal jobs this shopping period than last year due to a softer labor market and tighter consumer spending, according to a forecast from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Here is...

07:20 AM EDT, 10/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Hawaiian Electric Industries ( HE ) unit Hawaiian Electric issued a statement late Wednesday in response to reports from the Maui Fire Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, detailing the findings of their investigations into the cause and origin of the Mau windstorm and wildfires on Aug....

07:18 AM EDT, 10/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- International Game Technology ( IGT ) said Thursday that its subsidiary, IGT Global Solution, has signed a 10-year contract extension with the North Carolina Education Lottery, effective July 1, 2027, through June 2037. Under the agreement, IGT will deploy its Aurora central system, upgrade Wizard back-office business applications, and expand testing capabilities for...

07:19 AM EDT, 10/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Hims & Hers Health ( HIMS ) shares fell by nearly 9% in Thursday's premarket activity a day after the US Food and Drug Administration said that a shortage of tirzepatide injection medication has been resolved. The FDA said the weight-loss drug has been in short supply since 2022 due to increased demand....