CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents over 23,000 American flight attendants, said on Wednesday that it unanimously rejects the latest proposal from American Airlines ( AAL ). The airline had offered its flights attendants immediate wage increases of 17% and a new formula for higher profit sharing in 2024 in their new contracts, CEO...

(Reuters) - Like many firms during the pandemic Worxbee, a small business that provides virtual executive assistant services, brought on bodies when Chief Executive Kenzie Biggins thought she found a good match. Peaking at 11 people, the hiring in the end proved an overreach, and Biggins' staffing is now down to six, mostly through attrition. She's intent on using technology...

07:54 AM EDT, 06/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The US dollar rose against its major trading partners early Thursday, except for a decline versus the euro, ahead of the release of data on weekly jobless claims, international trade for April and revised Q1 productivity data, all at 8:30 am ET. Weekly natural gas stocks data are scheduled for release at 10:30...

06:05 AM EDT, 06/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US dollar exchange rates were a mixed bag in early European trade on Thursday as initial strength quickly faded ahead of the latest European Central Bank interest rate decision and weekly unemployment claims data in the US. The US dollar softened in relation to the euro, Swiss franc and other European currencies like...