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Latest report shows slight increase in jobless claims, low layoffs, and potential hiring slowdown. Fed monitoring inflation and considering interest rate a...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits ticked up last week, but layoffs remain historically low in the face of lingering inflation and high interest rates

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.39%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.42% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near the highest levels of the year, weighing on the risk mood, while investors braced for a slew of U.S. economic data, remarks from…

Black voters are vital to Biden re-election campaign. Will they put their faith in him one last time?

"I look at the amount of fiscal and monetary stimulus that has taken place over the last five years—it has been so extraordinary, how can you tell me it won't lead to stagflation?"

Cyril Ramaphosa has promised to ‘do better’ but lingering poverty and unemployment threaten his party’s three-decade grip on power

As South Africans vote in the country's general election this Wednesday, we focus on the state of the economy after three decades under the rule of the African National Congress. In this edition, we see how the country's crumbling energy infrastructure has hampered economic activity and explore the reasons behind…

When South Africa's ANC, founded by Nelson Mandela, swept to power in 1994, it promised "a better life for all". But today, South Africa is worse off than it was 30 years ago and the ruling party could lose its parliamentary majority in Wednesday's election, with voters frustrated with soaring…

China’s president calls for efforts to promote high-quality employment as more graduates prepare to join job market

Unemployment, crime and access to electricity are some of the biggest issues on the ballot.

South Africa's upcoming election poses a challenge to the ANC's rule, with key issues like unemployment and corruption in focus. Voters seek change and a b...