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Jobs Report: How One Number Moved Every Market — and How to Read It Yourself

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Jobs Report: How One Number Moved Every Market — and How to Read It Yourself Jobs report explained in one scene: yesterday morning at exactly 8:30 a.m. Eastern, a US government agency published a single number — +162,000 — and within seconds, stock futures jumped, bond yields moved, and forecasts for the Federal Reserve’s next … Read more

Youth Unemployment Hits 67 Million: Why Can’t Young People Find Jobs — and Is AI Making It Worse?

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Youth Unemployment Hits 67 Million: Why Can’t Young People Find Jobs — and Is AI Making It Worse? Why can’t young people find jobs? The United Nations’ labour agency just published a report answering exactly that question — with a title that sounds like a movie and reads like a warning: “Global Employment Trends for … Read more