Friday,04 November 2022 16:56:23

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Friday,04 November 2022 at 16:57

Twitter has been sued by staff members as Elon Musk begins a programme of sweeping job cuts.

The billionaire plans to sack 3,700 employees – around half the company’s workforce – as he tries to cut costs following his $44bn (£38bn) takeover.

Workers in the US have filed a class-action lawsuit in San Francisco saying the lack of notice over the sackings is in violation of federal and California law, which requires up to 60 days of notice for mass job cuts.

U.K. and European stocks climbed as markets rounded out a big week for central bank policy decisions and corporate earnings.

U.S. stocks gave up a morning rally as traders assessed monthly employment figures and weighed talks that China may ease COVID restrictions.

Oil rose as the dollar eased, with an EU ban on Russian oil looming large and investors weighing the prospects for an easing of China’s Covid curbs.

Gold priced higher.

Markets

At the close

FTSE 100 7,334 +2.03%

FTSE 250 18,341 +1.28%

DAX 13,461 +2.53%

At 17:00

Dow Jones 32,084 +0.26%

S&P 500 3,731 +0.39%

NASDAQ 10,378 +0.31%

Fixed Income

UK 10-YR YIELD 3.534

Exchange Rates

GBP/USD 1.129

GBP/EUR 1.139

Commodities

Gold $1,673 +2.74%

Brent $98.37 +4.06%

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