In brief: Post Falls job fair includes 21 employers

Twenty-one employers will take part in a Post Falls hiring event Wednesday sponsored by the Idaho Department of Labor.

Job-seekers are encouraged to bring their résumés and be prepared to fill out applications and be interviewed.

Companies and agencies with openings include Humanix, Kootenai Health, Idaho State Police, Dave Smith Motors, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Red Lion Templin’s Resort, Alliance Data Retail Services, West Corp., SL Start/Imagine Behavioral Services, Platt Electrical Supply, Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority, Tedder Industries, Country Financial, Aerotek, Senske Services, Home Instead Senior Care, Sage Truck Driving, Pita Pit Inc., ResCare, Microcom and Qualfon.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the local labor office, 600 N. Thornton St.

Qualcomm, China settle anti-monopoly claim

SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm has agreed to pay $975 million to China after the government found that the chipmaker violated that country’s anti-monopoly laws.

China is the world’s biggest manufacturer of mobile phones and other wireless devices. Its government has complained about the high cost of licenses for foreign technology.

Chinese regulators launched such a probe into Qualcomm, one of the biggest makers of chips used in mobile devices, to find out whether it abused its dominant market position by charging excessive fees for technology.

San Diego-based Qualcomm said it is disappointed with the findings by China’s National Development and Reform Commission, but will not contest the matter.

Food scares in Asia hurting McDonald’s

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Food-quality scares are hurting McDonald’s in China and Japan, where weakness contributed to a key global sales figure falling 1.8 percent.

The world’s largest hamburger chain said sales dropped 12.6 percent in January at locations open at least 13 months in the division that includes the Asia region. That overshadowed a 0.4 percent rise at U.S. locations and a comparable 0.5 percent increase in Europe.

McDonald’s shares fell $1.27, or 1.4 percent, to close Monday at $92.72.

McDonald’s Corp. said its performance in Asia was hurt by customer perception issues in Japan, where a human tooth, plastic pieces and other objects have been found in its food. In China, McDonald’s is trying to recover from the ongoing fallout from another food-safety scandal.

Netflix brings streaming to Cuba

LOS GATOS, Calif. – Netflix is launching its movie and TV show streaming service in Cuba as Internet access in the country improves and credit and debit cards become more widely available.

Netflix, which is working on international expansion and hopes to be in about 200 countries by the end of next year, said Monday that Cubans with Internet connections and access to international payment methods will be able to subscribe to its service to watch movies and TV shows.

Only about 27 percent of Cuba’s population currently has access to the Internet, according to Internet Live Stats, which uses information from the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations and the World Bank to estimate the world’s Internet users. But Netflix is banking that infrastructure upgrades will bring Internet access to more people in the wake of President Barack Obama’s easing of sanctions against the country.