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Cooling US jobs market in focus as political scrutiny heats up
Cooling US jobs market in focus as political scrutiny heats up
Economy
by  AFP

US employment data on Friday is expected to confirm a cooled labor market, as companies pull back on hiring amid continued uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs. He also pointed to the downward revisions to hiring numbers, saying that similar things have happened this year -- amid his return to the presidency in January -- and "always to the negative."

Asian markets rally as Chinese stocks selloff eases
Asian markets rally as Chinese stocks selloff eases
Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets mostly gained on Friday after an intense selloff of Chinese equities stalled this week, with rumours the country's financial regulators could intervene to slow the dumping. Analysts said the decline followed a Bloomberg report that China's financial regulators may implement measures to cool the pace of the selloff in stocks.

US tech titans pay hommage to Trump at White House dinner
US tech titans pay hommage to Trump at White House dinner
Economy
by  AFP

Tech world executives showered Donald Trump with praise Thursday during a rare dinner that saw the US president host some of the most important players in AI at the White House. Notably absent from the dinner was multi-billionaire tech tycoon Elon Musk, a former Trump ally who had a spectacular falling out with the president.