Strong US jobs growth dampens talk of rate cuts

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Millions of gig workers, janitors, home-care workers, construction workers and truckers could be considered employees rather than independent contractors under a final rule announced Tuesday by the Labor Department. The rule effectively expands the reach of federal labor laws that require employers to extend certain…

Business & FinanceEconomy 14 December 2023, 4:50 am 1 minute Reuters was first to report that the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) carried out its first climate risk assessment of more than two dozen banks in recent months, laying the groundwork for heightened scrutiny of Wall Street’s accounting for…

You can also get a measurement on demand through a new blood oxygen monitoring app in 15 seconds. More is better, and so the Apple Watch will alert you with notifications starting later this year if your blood oxygen levels dip. There’s also a newer, brighter display to help you see the screen even in…

The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images A new U.S. rocket reached orbit early Monday, and…

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The reduction is much higher than previously reported and a quarter of the cuts will take place in the UK.