Biz Breakdown: Fewer Private Jobs, FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft-Activision Deal, McDonald's Expanding
A new report said the private sector added 103,000 jobs in November while refinance applications climb as mortgage rates dip. Plus, the FTC is once again looking to block the Microsoft-Activision deal and McDonald's is looking to buy 10,000 new locations by 2027.
An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and had to be subdued by the crew, according to a pilot flying the plane.
According to an EU tax watchdog, a 2021 agreement aimed at weakening tax havens and getting multinational corporations to pay minimum tax has been weakened by loopholes.