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Mon, December 4, 2023 | 17:48

Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok

Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok

월마트, 마이크로소프트와 손잡고 틱톡 인수전 참여

Walmart is the latest company to want a piece of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. 월마트는 최근 트럼프 행정부로부터 비난을 받고 있는 중국산 인기 동영상 앱인 틱톡을 원하는 기업이다.

2020-09-03 09:59

Level 3 social distancing fatal to companies

Level 3 social distancing fatal to companies

사회적 거리두기 3단계, 국내 기업에 치명타

While chances are increasing that the government will adopt Level 3 social distancing measures due to the surging number of coronavirus cases, conglomerates fear that their business operations could be negatively impacted by the implementation of stricter measures, industry officials said. 코로나바이러스 감염 사례가 급증함에 따라 정부가 사회적 거리두기 3단계를 채택할 가능성이 커지고 있는 가운데, 대기업들은 더 엄격한 조치의 시행으로 인해 기...

2020-08-27 22:39

IT firms return to remote working amid 'second wave' coronavirus fears

IT firms return to remote working amid 'second wave' coronavirus fears

IT 기업들, 코로나 2차 유행 속에 재택근무 체제로 전환

An increasing number of South Korean tech companies began to allow their employees to work from home again as a precautionary measure amid the resurgence of novel coronavirus infections, industry officials said Tuesday. 신종 코로나바이러스 감염이 재발하는 가운데 감염 예방 조치로 국내 기술기업들의 재택근무 허용이 늘었다고 업계 관계자가 화요일 밝혔다.

2020-08-24 14:11

Warren Buffett buys back record $5.1 billion in Berkshire shares

Warren Buffett buys back record $5.1 billion in Berkshire shares

워런 버핏, 51억달러 어치의 버크셔 주식 재매수했다

Berkshire Hathaway’s second-quarter net profit climbed to $26.3 billion, up sharply from $14.1 billion in the same period last year. 버크셔 해서웨이의 2분기 순이익은 263억 달러로 지난해 같은 기간의 141억 달러보다 급격히 늘었다.

2020-08-14 23:57

Google to keep employees home until July 2021

Google to keep employees home until July 2021

구글, 내년 7월까지 전 직원 재택근무 결정

Google has decided that most of its 200,000 employees should work from home through next June. 구글은 20만명의 직원 대부분이 내년 6월까지 재택근무를 해야 한다고 결정했다.

2020-07-31 23:41

Big companies trim about 12,000 jobs on coronavirus

Big companies trim about 12,000 jobs on coronavirus

국내 대기업들, 코로나바이러스로 12000명 감원했다

South Korea's large businesses have cut nearly 12,000 jobs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a corporate tracker said Wednesday. 코로나바이러스 발병 여파로 국내 대기업들이 1만2000여명을 감원했다고 한 기업 조사업체가 수요일 밝혔다.

2020-07-31 20:07

Korean banks losing clout abroad amid pandemic

Korean banks losing clout abroad amid pandemic

국내 은행들, 팬데믹 속에 글로벌 영향력 줄어

As Korea's economic growth rate falters, its banks have been strengthening their international presence, notably in Southeast Asian countries, over the years to earn larger profits. 한국의 경제성장률이 주춤하자 국내 은행들은 더 큰 이익을 얻기 위해 수년간 특히 동남아시아 국가들에서 국제적인 입지를 강화해왔다.

2020-07-30 23:49

S. Korean economy suffers worst contraction since 1998 crisis

S. Korean economy suffers worst contraction since 1998 crisis

한국 경제, 1998년 금융위기 이후 최악의 성장률 달성

The economy shrank 3.3 percent in the second quarter of the year, its worst performance since the Asian financial crisis in 1998, as exports bore the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday. 수출이 코로나19 대유행의 타격을 받자 올 2분기 한국 경제가 3.3% 뒷걸음질하며 1998년 아시아 금융위기 이후 최악의 실적을 기록했다고 목요일 한국은행이 발표했다.

2020-07-26 12:33

American Airlines to shed 25,000 jobs

American Airlines to shed 25,000 jobs

아메리칸 항공, 직원 2만5천명 해고한다

American Airlines is notifying about 25,000 workers that their jobs could be eliminated in October because of plunging demand for air travel. 아메리칸 항공이 약 2만5천명의 직원들에게 항공 여행 수요 급감으로 인해 10월 그들의 일자리가 없어질 수 있다고 통보했다.

2020-07-18 23:42

Samsung benefits as virus lifts chip demand

Samsung benefits as virus lifts chip demand

바이러스로 반도체 수요 증가... 삼성전자 반사이익

Samsung Electronics has so far managed to weather the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, with its second-quarter operating profit estimated to have reached 8.1 trillion won, up more than 20 percent from the same period last year. 삼성전자는 올해 2분기 영업이익이 지난해 같은 기간보다 20% 이상 증가한 8조1천억원에 달하는 것으로 추정되며, 코로나바이러스 대유행의 여파를 어느 정도 무사히 견뎌냈다.

2020-07-11 23:04

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