When it comes to their next job, workers prioritise work-life balance over salary, and they also value training in tech and artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report released on Wednesday by Randstad, the largest employment agency in the… Read More ›
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Game To Cease Offering Previously Owned Titles
Game, a UK high-street retailer, has announced that it will be closing its used video game division. According to parent business Frasers Group, the company will phase out trade-ins over the next few months. However, while supplies last, used games… Read More ›
China Recontinues To Release Data On Youth Unemployment, Misses Q4 GDP Predictions
China missed GDP forecasts for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, but it started disclosing the youth unemployment rate again. China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that the country’s GDP increased by 5.2% during the last three months of 2023. That… Read More ›
Wall Street Banks Acknowledge Impending Risks While Expressing Optimism
When the CEOs of the largest investment banking firms revealed their fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, they gave a positive assessment of the state of the U.S. economy and deal pipeline, but they also cautioned about potential threats to the emerging… Read More ›
Largest Of The US Banking Firms Let Go Of Roughly 17,000 Workers The Challenging Year 2023
The US financial giants Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Citigroup revealed in their fourth-quarter reports that they cut their workforces by a total 17,700 last year. Banks terminated staff members or ceased hiring new ones last year as dealmaking dried… Read More ›
US Political Advertising Expenditures To Rise 30% In 2024 Due To The Digital Explosion
According to research firm Insider Intelligence, political advertising expenditure in the United States is predicted to increase by 30% this year compared to the previous presidential election in 2020, in part due to increased spending on digital platforms. According to… Read More ›
With Continuing Decline In Prices, Deflationary Pressures On China’s Economy Are Intensifying
December saw a third consecutive month of declines in factory-gate prices and consumer prices in China, underscoring ongoing deflationary pressures in an economy that is finding it difficult to make a sustainable recovery. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.1%… Read More ›
Why A US Bitcoin ETF Is An Opportunity Game Changer For Cryptocurrency
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that follow the price of bitcoin, a game changer for the cryptocurrency industry, which has been trying to launch such a product for more than ten years…. Read More ›
Global Electric Car Sales Grew 31% In 2023, According To Rho Motion
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) increased by 31% in 2023, down from 60% in 2022, according to market research firm Rho Motion. “The pace of growth is slowing, but that’s what’s expected in growing markets… Read More ›
Is The Chinese Consumption Boom Over? This Is What Experts Have To Say
Following a year of patchy and poor post-pandemic recovery in 2023, China’s consumer mood may begin to improve this year. Last year, the world looked to China’s grand reopening as a trigger to lift the global economy out of its… Read More ›