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Dow Jones Futures Fall On Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant News; Jobs Report Looms
Dow Jones futures fell solidly Friday morning, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, after Russian troops seized Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Futures sold off Thursday nigh...
Bitcoin Price Slumps After U.S. Jobs Data, Is $35k The Next Support?
Bitcoin dropped 8% to $38,000, erasing much of its recent rally. The latest sell-off was triggered by data showing strength in the U.S. jobs market, which furthers the case for a Federal Reserve rate...
Big raises may be coming back down to earth
A ‘help wanted’ sign is posted in front of restaurant on Feb. 4, 2022 in Los Angeles. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The big raises that many Americans got over the past year are s...
Here’s where the jobs aren’t bouncing back: Main Street
A “now hiring” sign is posted in the window of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California on January 28, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The latest nonfarm payroll report shows a...
Jobs report February 2022:
Job growth accelerated in February, posting its biggest monthly gain since July as the employment picture got closer to its pre-pandemic self. Nonfarm payrolls for the month grew by 678,000 and the un...
Economy Added Back 678,000 Jobs As Unemployment Rate Ticked Down To 3.8%
Topline The U.S. added back a surprisingly strong 678,000 new jobs in February, performing much better than experts were expecting in a report that’s likely to encourage the Federal Reserve to pursue ...
Stock futures rise ahead of jobs report
Stock futures opened higher Thursday evening as investors awaited a key update on the labor market’s recovery and continued to monitor for global economic fallout from Russia’s war in Ukra...
February jobs report expected to show strong labor market continuing with solid wage gains
A worker drills plywood on a single family home under construction in Lehi, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images The economy was likely to have added jobs at a healthy...
ADP February 2022:
Signage at a Job News USA career fair in Louisville, Kentucky, June 23, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Private job creation rose at a faster-than-expected clip in February, according t...
5 Top Tips To Get A Job In Crypto
“How do I get a job in crypto/blockchain?” Crypto and blockchain companies are set to hire extensively in 2022 Getty Images The crypto job market is hot at the moment. According to LinkedI...
Google Has A Major Problem On The Horizon
Between Web3, NFTs, the blockchain and the metaverse, tech companies have a lot of work to do to bring the next generation of technology into the fold. Now Google is stepping up with a new training p...
Latin America Seeing Significant Growth in Freelance Jobs and Crypto
Global hiring firm Deel released its “State of Global Hiring 2021” report, which revealed that freelancing in Latin America is massively increasing, with more people choosing to accept parts of their ...
This company offers its contract workers benefits and job security
Harriet Talbot quit her full-time job at Unilever to take part in its U-Work program in London. Courtesy: Harriet Talbot Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want whe...
Low earners hit hardest by inflation as savings and pandemic aid dwindle
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Inflation Consumer prices in January rose 7.5% from a year earlier, the fastest annual pace in 40 years. However, households don’t feel those price shock...
U.S. is top safe haven amid Russia-Ukraine war: Blackstone’s Joe Zidle
The world’s leading private equity firm suggests the U.S. the ultimate safe haven play. According to Blackstone’s Joseph Zidle, it’s largely insulated from the Russia-Ukraine war fal...
Play-to-Earn Gaming and the Changing Nature of Jobs
In an era coped with technology and artificial intelligence, there is no denying that the future of the job market will be different in the years to come. Technology, particularly blockchain technolog...
Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno’s career pivots amid Great Resignation
U.S. speed skater Apolo Ohno competes in the 2010 Winter Olympics at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. Jamie Squire | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images When Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno hung u...
What’s behind the congestion at U.S. ports
The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest port in North America, saw record volume in 2021. Container volume at the port, including imports like furniture and apparel, surged to a record 10.6 million TEUs ...
This tech company let its HR manager take 3 months’ paid leave to hike
Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-life balance. Companies are responding, meeting their employees’ needs in areas like re...
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on Covid impact on long-term bookings
More people are booking longer-term rental stays because of flexible working arrangements as a result of the pandemic, says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. “The pandemic has untethered millions of peop...
Fintech Firm Wise Plans to Add Up to 150 Jobs in Its Singapore Office
Wise, a popular British fintech Fintech Financial Technology (fintech) is defined as ay technology that is geared towards automating and enhancing the delivery and application of financial service...
4-day workweek was cure for employee burnout at online store Primary
Primary co-founders and co-CEOs Cristina Carbonell and Galyn Bernard shifted the online children’s clothing retailer to a four-day workweek during the pandemic and have no plans to go back to th...
Inflation eroded pay by 1.7% over the past year
People shop at a Los Angeles retail outlet on Jan. 28, 2022. FREDERIC J. BROWN | AFP | Getty Images High inflation overshadowed a big increase in wages over the past year, amounting to a nearly 2% sma...