Canada’s unemployment rate shrinks to lowest in 16 months as part-time jobs increase
Canada’s unemployment rate in November falls to 6.5% Economy adds a net of 53,600 jobs in November Canada…
CEOs see younger consumers driving growth amid tariffs, AI changes
NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Younger shoppers are helping to drive growth in some consumer products like…
AI’s rise stirs excitement, sparks job worries
AI’s impact on job growth and work transformation discussed at Reuters NEXT Concerns over AI’s role in job…
Euro zone business activity expands at fastest pace in 30 months in November, PMI shows
Dec 3 (Reuters) – Business activity in the euro zone expanded at its fastest pace in two-and-a-half years…
Bessent says Fed rate cuts needed, China making good on soybean purchases
NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday expressed optimism about the economic…
China’s Baidu starts layoffs after reporting third-quarter loss – sources
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Nov 28 (Reuters) – China’s Baidu (9888.HK), opens new tab started layoffs this week that will hit…
US weekly jobless claims at seven-month low amid low layoffs
Weekly jobless claims drop 6,000 to 216,000 Continuing claims increase 7,000 to 1.960 million Core capital goods orders,…
Cuba mulls new measures to entice foreign investment amid crisis
HAVANA, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Cuba is considering a raft of measures to attract foreign investment by creating…
How French teachers’ pensions leave students falling behind
Item 1 of 4 Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal attends a parliamentary debate on the Social Security…
Early signs for Japan 2026 wages bolster case for near-term BOJ rate hike
Item 1 of 2 A worker washes hotel windows at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, February 15,…
From two weeks to two hours: how AI might reboot Britain’s economy
AI offers upside for UK’s services-heavy economy Efficiency improvements are key to outlook Productivity problems overshadow November 26…
No recession risk for US economy as a whole after $11 billion shutdown hit, Bessent says
Bessent says inflation due to services economy, not tariffs Treasury secretary says Republicans should end filibuster in event…