US jobless claims hover near 57-year low
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to continued labor market stability despite a sharp slowdown in job growth in September.
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WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to continued labor market stability despite a sharp slowdown in job growth in September.
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is ramping up efforts to shed its growth and easy money image through changes in rhetoric, a move that may backfire unless it is met…
OSLO: Norway’s annual core inflation rate remained at 3.0 percent year-on-year in September, Statistics Norway (SSB) data showed on Friday, supporting expectations that interest rates will stay…
SINGAPORE: China has issued its third batch of export quotas for low-sulfur marine fuel oil for 2026, totalling 1.07 million metric tons, according to trade sources and a consultancy.
WASHINGTON: US wholesale inventories increased less than initially thought in August as strong demand boosted sales, government data showed on Thursday.
BEIJING: China’s central bank stepped up its gold purchases in September, extending its buying streak to a 23rd consecutive month, official data showed on Wednesday.
Nvidia is in talks to deepen its investment in open-source startup Reflection AI or acquire it, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Infosys, India’s second-largest IT firm, said on Saturday that it does not anticipate a material impact from the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) application suspension announced by the US…
The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) approved on Saturday reconstitution of the Board of Directors of National Insurance Company Limited (NICL), the Finance Division said.
Pakistan’s recent economic progress is encouraging, but sustained reforms are essential to draw in more capital, British International Investment (BII), the UK government’s development finance…
Pakistan’s poultry industry has significant potential to expand exports but needs improvements in disease management, feed costs and cold-chain logistics to compete in international markets, Finance…
Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), acknowledged the government’s reduction of the industrial electricity tariff from 16 cents to 12…
An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false homicide tip to a Philadelphia police website, among a string of incidents the AI company disclosed on Friday detailing Claude models’…
NEW DELHI: Police in the Indian capital detained scores of protesters on Saturday amid patrols by thousands of security forces, with travel and telecoms links suspended, in a lockdown to stop a…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has successfully concluded its first International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear security review mission, marking a significant step in strengthening international…
ISLAMABAD: Ignite – National Technology Fund has awarded a contract to M/s Excellence Delivered (ExD) for training and certification of 2,500 trainees in SAP for Rs388,600 per trainee, with payments…
LAHORE: Punjab has provided 10,000 super seeders to farmers at a 60 percent subsidy and converted around 8,000 brick kilns to zigzag technology as part of an integrated strategy to curb air…
KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan and Chairman of the FPCCI Policy…
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial has taken notice of concerns raised by the Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) over the possible misuse…
ISLAMABAD: A high-level joint meeting was held on Friday, co-chaired by the Federal Minister for Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan, and the Federal Minister of Energy (Power Division), Sardar Awais…
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