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China solar association says Xinjiang forced labour claims unfounded

Claims that Chinese solar firms are benefiting from forced labour in Xinjiang are unfounded and unfairly stigmatise firms with operations…

4 years ago

Take Five: The missing piece in the Fed puzzle

Next Friday's U.S. employment report will allow investors to gauge whether a powerful U.S. recovery could push the Federal Reserve…

4 years ago

Analysis: Push to end pandemic benefits may not be panacea for U.S. labor shortage

The 25 U.S. states calling an early halt to pandemic-related federal unemployment benefits have recovered more of the jobs lost…

4 years ago

Asia breathes sigh of relief as U.S. jobs fail to shock

Asian shares firmed on Monday while the dollar wavered after the anxiously awaited May U.S. payrolls report showed the recovery…

4 years ago

Fewer Americans blame COVID for preventing them from seeking work

Fewer Americans are citing the coronavirus pandemic as the reason why they’re not looking for work as more people are…

4 years ago

Record-high number of U.S. small businesses can’t fill job openings -NFIB

Nearly half of U.S. small business owners reported unfilled job openings in May, marking the fourth consecutive month of record-high…

4 years ago

Amid hiring troubles, rising prices, U.S. growth gains speed -Fed

The U.S. economic recovery accelerated in recent weeks even as a long list of supply chain troubles, hiring difficulties, and…

4 years ago

U.S. manufacturing gains steam; raw material, labor shortages mounting

U.S. manufacturing activity picked up in May as pent-up demand amid a reopening economy boosted orders, but unfinished work piled…

4 years ago

Fed’s Brainard: more ‘progress’ on recovery ahead, though still far from goals

The United States is getting closer to the Fed's maximum employment and 2% inflation goals, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said…

4 years ago

U.S. weekly jobless claims drop sharply; second-quarter GDP growth unrevised at 6.4 pct

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week as layoffs subsided, with…

5 years ago