Mass-hiring plans among China’s tech giants are serving to reinforce an increasingly popular decision among families for their college-bound children to embrace majors related to science and technology. The determination to capitalise on emerging trends, including a greater emphasis on fields related to artificial intelligence (AI), comes as China’s youth-unemployment rate – comprising 16- to…
Artificial intelligence might feel inescapable, but one expert on the subject has shared some key tips as to how you can stop the tech from taking over your job. Like it or not, the age of AI is well and truly upon us. It’s on social media, it’s in cars, and it’s already in a…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters ahed of boarding Marine One to depart for New Jersey, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 1, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July’s jobs report revised previous months’ figures down so dramatically that U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday…
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has advice for recent graduates: Embrace AI tools, but don’t expect any stability when it comes to the job search. Gates said smart systems have generally unearthed opportunities that are “fun and empowering,” he told CNN. However, that may not mean ambitious college graduates will land their dream jobs just by…
U.S. President Donald Trump boards his plane to depart from Eastern Iowa Airport, U.S. October 7, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters After U.S. jobs figures for May and June were revised significantly downward by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — slashing a combined 258,000 from previous figures — President Donald Trump, imputing political bias and…
SALT LAKE CITY — You never know what you’re going to find when you’re cleaning up an office. That was certainly the situation for Janae Pettit and Natalie Workman, two fashion designers who shared a studio with the late local designer Afa Ah Loo. One week after his death — Ah Loo was shot and…
Hiring is expected to show a sharp slowdown in July, even as Federal Reserve policymakers insist the labor market is still in solid shape. Nonfarm payrolls likely grew by just 100,000 for the month, according to a Dow Jones consensus estimate. That would be the lowest gain since October 2024. Payrolls rose 147,000 in June…
Wall Street pros are staring down a pivotal week that will likely set the tone for the rest of the year in markets and the economy. The big event comes Wednesday, when the Federal Reserve announces the outcome of its two-day policy meeting. Economists expect the Federal Open Market Committee to keep interest rates unchanged,…
Before the trading day starts we bring you a digest of the key news and events that are likely to move markets. Today we look at: Good morning, this is Ashutosh Joshi, an equities reporter in Mumbai. Nifty futures are flatlining, setting the tone for a cautious start to the week for Indian stocks. After…
Toyota Motor Corp. said it hopes for improved ties between the US and Japan, going as far as to call for further tariff reductions a day after President Donald Trump announced a much-awaited trade pact with the island nation. “Toyota hopes the environment surrounding the automotive industries of both Japan and the US continues to…