WAS SHINGTON The Trump administration Long-awaited changes to the H-1B visa program for highly skilled foreign workers were introduced on Tuesday with the aim of tightening eligibility for a program valued by high-tech companies and other employers. These changes, some of which come under immediate effect and all of which …
Read More »Six chicken-industry officials are guilty of pricing
The plaintiffs allege that the pricing took place between 2012 and early 2019. Photo: Dan rhys / Reuters Updated October 7, 2020 at 12:42 p.m. According to court documents, the current 65 65 billion poultry industry in the U.S. Extending the government’s anti-trust proceedings, current and former officials of the …
Read More »President Trump has tweeted that he will pass independent coronavirus relief aid
U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders to increase coronavirus economic relief during a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8, 2020. Jim Vatson / Agency France-Press / Getty Images President Trump said Tuesday night that he was ready to pass several independent coronavirus relief measures, including a …
Read More »U.S. Sets export restrictions on China’s top chip maker
Department of Commerce Computer-chip companies have been told that they must obtain a license before exporting some of the technology to China’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, which is a blow to China’s efforts to compete in advanced technology. The department made the requirement in a letter to the computer-chip industry on …
Read More »Banned exotic plant sales on Amazon amid global seed mystery
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -2.18% After thousands of suspicious packets from China were posted in homes around the world this summer, U.S. Foreign sales of seeds are being banned in India. Amazon’s move is a step in the right direction. Officials raised alarms about the ease of selling seeds on e-commerce …
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