China’s underwhelming data dampens hope of economic recovery
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese industrial production growth slowed in July while unemployment rose, official data showed Thursday, highlighting an uneven ...
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US stocks bounce higher as jobs data reassures investors
New York (AFP) - US stocks snapped higher on Thursday as unemployment data eased recession concerns, while European and Asian ...
Stock markets plunge on US recession fears
London (AFP) - Wall Street stocks deepened their losses Monday and Tokyo had its worst day in 13 years as ...
US extends hiring cooldown while unemployment highest since 2021
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July with unemployment reaching its highest rate ...
China making youth unemployment a ‘top priority’
Shanghai (AFP) - At a job fair for soon-to-be graduates in central Shanghai, recruiters sat bored under washed-out tarpaulins as ...
US jobs market sees gradual cooldown in June
Washington (AFP) - US job gains eased slightly in June while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, in a ...
Tunisia town shuttered after Libya closes smuggler-linked border
Ben Guerdane (Tunisia) (AFP) - Months into the closure of Tunisia's main border crossing with Libya, a haven for smugglers, ...
US hiring slows more than expected in sign of cooler market
Washington (AFP) - US job growth was markedly below analyst expectations in April while unemployment crept up, government data showed ...
Educated and unemployed: India’s angry young voters
Mumbai (AFP) - At a run-down job centre in the suburbs of India's financial capital Mumbai, 27-year-old Mahesh Bhopale dreams ...
US hiring beats expectations with solid showing in February
Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the United States was robust in February although unemployment crept up, government data showed Friday, ...
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