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Economy

US unemployment jumps to 4.3% in August as job growth slows sharply despite Trump’s shake-up at BLS

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed that the US unemployment rate jumped to 4.3% as the job growth data witnessed a sharp decline in growth even after Trump's shakeup in the BLS.

3 min read5 Sep 2025
News

Jobs report: US economy adds 1,47,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate down to 4.1%

June jobs report in the United States surprises with 147,000 new hires, falling unemployment to 4.1%, and cooling wage growth, reducing chances of immediate Federal Reserve rate cuts.

1 min read3 Jul 2025
Companies

Jobs: Amazon cuts 5% workforce of Buy with Prime unit after last week's Audible job cuts

Amazon's Buy with Prime unit is cutting jobs, affecting around 30 employees. Despite the cuts, the unit remains a priority for the company.

1 min read19 Jan 2024
Companies

Discord announces workforce reduction of 17%, will layoff 170 employees

Discord CEO Jason Citron communicated in an internal memo that these layoffs are deemed necessary for the company to enhance efficiency, especially after a substantial hiring surge in 2020.

1 min read12 Jan 2024
Weekend

Nine Rounds of Interviews and No Call Back: It’s Harder Than Ever to Land a White Collar Job

Hiring for the office set is slowing down and employers are getting picky again

10 min read19 May 2023
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Companies

Job Cuts Ripple Across Corporate Europe, Despite Resilient Economy

Despite threat of recession from the Ukraine war, large-scale layoffs in the continent have remained mostly limited

2 min read18 May 2023
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Markets

Gold price retraces from record high on US Fed's rate hike buzz. Buy or wait?

Gold rate today has immediate support placed at ₹59,500 on MCX whereas in international market it has immediate support at around $1,975 mark

4 min read29 Apr 2023
Markets

Global markets: SGX Nifty to Japan's CPI data — key triggers for stock market today

SGX Nifty today opened higher and the index has remained in green zone for more than an hour, which signals positive opening on Dalal Street, say stock market experts

3 min read21 Apr 2023
News

ICRC to lay off 1,500 jobs amid the fear of humanitarian aid fall

ICRC to cut some 1,500 jobs as humanitarian budgets seen sliding

1 min read5 Apr 2023
News

Zoom fires President Greg Tomb ‘without cause’: What does it mean?

Zoom has abruptly terminated the employment of President Greg Tomb, who started at the video-conferencing company in June.

2 min read4 Mar 2023