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Online learning platform Coursera files for U.S. IPO

Online learning platform Coursera files for U.S. IPO

Online education provider Coursera Inc on Friday filed for a stock market listing with U.S. regulators, revealing a surge in revenue from a boost to business due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

'No sense of job security': Amazon union organizers tell lawmakers in Alabama

A group of U.S. lawmakers visited an Amazon facility in Alabama on Friday to lend support to a growing push to unionize its workers, in what labor leaders and lawmakers called one of the most important union elections in United States history.

Wall Street surges on jobs data, global equity markets regain ground

Wall Street and a gauge of global equity markets rose on Friday as investors cheered signs of economic strength in a report that showed faster-than-expected U.S. jobs growth, data that initially stoked inflation concerns.

U.S. SEC charges AT&T, three executives with selectively providing information to analysts

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it has charged AT&T Inc and three executives with violating regulations by selectively disclosing nonpublic information to research analysts.

American Airlines 737 MAX declared emergency after mechanical issue, lands safely

American Airlines Co said on Friday that a Boeing 737 MAX bound for New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport declared an emergency after the captain shut down one engine over a possible mechanical issue.

Oil surges after OPEC+ holds cuts, strong U.S. jobs growth

Oil prices jumped about 3% on Friday, hitting their highest levels in more than a year, following a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report and a decision by OPEC and its allies not to increase supply in April.

Fueled by tech, Wall Street rebounds at end of volatile week

Wall Street ended sharply higher after a volatile session on Friday, with the Nasdaq rebounding at the end of a week that saw it extend losses to about 10% from its previous record high.

U.S. labor market roars back; full recovery still years away

The U.S. economy created more jobs than expected in February as falling new COVID-19 infections and additional pandemic relief money from the government boosted hiring at restaurants and other services businesses, firmly putting the labor market recovery back on track.

United 777 plane that dropped engine parts was not due for fan blade inspection - NTSB

A United Airlines Boeing 777 plane with a Pratt & Whitney engine that failed on Feb. 20 had flown fewer than half the flights allowed by U.S. regulators between fan blade inspections, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed on Friday.

Boeing unveils new executive performance metrics tied to product safety

Boeing Co's board on Friday unveiled new performance metrics for executives tied to product safety and quality, following fatal 737 MAX crashes related to design defects and as it wrestles with repairs to flawed 787 Dreamliner jets.

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