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Stock market today: Asian markets mixed following hotter-than-expected US jobs…

Posted by June 10, 2024

HONG KONG -- Asian markets were mixed on Monday after a jobs report released Friday came in hotter than expected, while the euro fell after French President Emm

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Oil slips on dollar’s strength from U.S. jobs data

Posted by June 10, 2024

Oil wells are seen at an oil facility by the Highway 5 near Bakersfield in California, U.S. on Nov. 27, 2022.Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesOil p

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U.S. adds a much-better-than-expected 272,000 jobs in May, but unemployment…

Posted by June 7, 2024

The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in May, countering fears of a slowdown in the labor market and likely reducing the Federal Reserve's impetus

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US employers added 272,000 jobs in May, a sign of…

Posted by June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in

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US hiring and wage growth picked up last month in…

Posted by June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in th

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Stock market today: Stocks slip and bond yields jump following…

Posted by June 7, 2024

NEW YORK -- Stocks slipped and Treasury yields rose sharply Friday after the government released a jobs report whose headline numbers came in hotter than expect

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Is the US job market beginning to weaken? Friday’s employment…

Posted by June 6, 2024

WASHINGTON -- Tentative signs have emerged that the U.S. economy is cooling in a way that would be welcomed by the Federal Reserve's inflation fighters: Compani

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US employers added a robust 272,000 jobs in May, a…

Posted by June 6, 2024

WASHINGTON -- America’s employers added a vigorous 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in the ec

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Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed ahead of key…

Posted by June 6, 2024

HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mixed Friday after a steady Thursday on Wall Street as markets anticipated the key U.S. jobs data that will be revealed later in

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US job openings fall to 8.1 million, lowest since 2021

Posted by June 4, 2024

WASHINGTON -- U.S. job openings fell in April to the lowest level since 2021. But they remained at historically strong levels despite high interest rates and si

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Is US really in a recession? More than half of…

Posted by May 24, 2024

More than half of Americans think that the United States is in an economic recession, despite the fact that gross domestic product (GDP) has been increasing f

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Australian stocks end the day lower, market waits to see…

Posted by May 21, 2024

Today, May 22, is the final day BHP can increase its offer for Anglo American under UK takeover regulations.I, like many other business and resources reporters,

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