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US hiring beats expectations in December to cap solid year
US hiring beats expectations in December to cap solid year
Economy
by  AFP

US job gains soared past expectations in December, according to government data released Friday, in a sign the labor market remains healthy just shortly before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration this month. "Labor market data are so volatile and confidence intervals so wide that trends are best determined from at least six months of data," he said in a note. bys/des

UK gas reserves 'concerningly low': Biggest supplier
UK gas reserves 'concerningly low': Biggest supplier
Economy
by  AFP

Britain's biggest gas supplier said Friday UK storage levels are "concerningly low" owing to high demand caused by freezing weather and after Ukraine ended Russian gas transit to Europe. Such as "perfect storm" had reduced "UK winter gas storage to concerningly low levels", it added.