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World Bank slashes global economic outlook as trade tensions continue | World Bank
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World Bank slashes global economic outlook as trade tensions continue | World Bank

The World Bank has slashed its 2025 global growth forecast, citing trade tensions and policy uncertainty as the United States imposed wide-ranging tariffs...

US economy adds 139,000 jobs as growth slows | Business and Economy News
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US economy adds 139,000 jobs as growth slows | Business and Economy News

Employers in the United States have slowed hiring even though they added a solid 139,000 jobs in May. While that was higher than...

Procter & Gamble to cut 7,000 jobs over the next two years | Business and Economy
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Procter & Gamble to cut 7,000 jobs over the next two years | Business and Economy

The cuts will represent 6 percent of its total workforce. Procter & Gamble has said it will cut six percent of its workforce,...

South Korea’s presidential election aims to restore democratic credentials | Elections News
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South Korea’s presidential election aims to restore democratic credentials | Elections News

Seoul, South Korea – After six hours of emergency martial law, hundreds of days of protests, violence at a Seoul court and the...

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ at a crucial juncture | Donald Trump News
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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ at a crucial juncture | Donald Trump News

United States House Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill”, a wide-ranging tax and spending legislation, is at a crucial moment. The nearly 400-page legislation proposes...

What have US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies achieved? | Donald Trump News
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What have US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies achieved? | Donald Trump News

When examining the on-again, off-again tariff proclamations of United States President Donald Trump during his second term in office, it is unclear what...

‘I don’t have the cash to pay for these tariffs’: US small biz suffers | Trade War
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‘I don’t have the cash to pay for these tariffs’: US small biz suffers | Trade War

After working in the outdoor industry for three years at Smith, which makes helmets and goggles, Cassie Abel realised there were not many...

Canadian unemployment rate hits six-month high amid US-imposed tariffs | Business and Economy
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Canadian unemployment rate hits six-month high amid US-imposed tariffs | Business and Economy

Statistics Canada showed an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent, with most cuts in the manufacturing sector. Canada’s unemployment jumped to its highest level...

US Federal Reserve holds rates steady, warns of higher unemployment | Business and Economy News
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US Federal Reserve holds rates steady, warns of higher unemployment | Business and Economy News

The central bank will hold steady amid economic uncertainty driven by tariffs. The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged, brushing off...