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Unemployment rises to 5.2 percent Two thousand jobs lost in Q2, unemployed grew 16,000 over the past year Marked rise of young people staying or going back to education Annual wage growth slows to 2.4 percent from 2,9 percent Data slightly better than expected -- RBNZ still likely to cut cash rate in two weeks.

Entries and pass rates for the Construction and Built Environment GCSE have increased this year across the UK, with the subject’s popularity in Northern Ireland up by 71 per cent since 2019. The latest annual GCSE results released this morning (21 August) revealed that 1,484 students sat the construction qualification in 2025, up from 1,463

Posted by African Examiner Business News, Latest Headlines Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday, fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, while equities mostly rose as investors await the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision. Oil also staged a comeback after tanking on

Pre-tax profit has risen by 18 per cent at Dorset builder CG Fry & Son on the back of a bumper increase in turnover in its contracting arm. The Dorchester-based company, which operates as both a contractor and residential developer, said a strong financial and operational performance last year had left it well positioned for

Synthetix’s SNX token today jumped 11% amid $27M Derive re-acquisition news. Synthetix plans to merge Derive’s options stack into Synthetix’s mainnet perps. The proposal will involve swapping 27 DRV for 1 SNX, with Synthetix minting new 29.3M SNX tokens. Decentralised finance (DeFi) platform Synthetix has announced a $27 million token swap deal to re-acquire options

Yesterday, Bitcoin (BTC) returned to the $87,000 range, replicating its rise to the same price point from the previous week. This momentum was supported by reports suggesting that President Donald Trump’s upcoming tariff plans, set for April 2, may be less stringent than initially predicted. As Bitcoin recovers and approaches the $90,000 mark, BitMEX co-founder

TORONTO — Broad-based strength lifted Canada's main stock index 1.5 per cent Wednesday, while U.S. stocks also rallied after the U.S. Federal Reserve left its outlook for interest rate cuts this year intact. “For a day, markets are breathing a sigh of relief,” said John Zechner, chairman and lead equity manager at J. Zechner Associates.

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has strongly condemned an attack on Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) workers, allegedly carried out by personnel from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Ikeja. The union described the incident as a gross act of intimidation and vowed to withdraw its services nationwide unless the safety of