'NEETS' and 'new unemployables' — why some young adults aren’t working
Although the unemployment rate has spent 30 months at or below below 4% — a near record — not everyone who wants a job has one. And not everyone even wants a job at all.
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Thursday was a historically strange day in the stock market. That may be good news
Wall Street saw a dramatic shift in market trends on Thursday, with winning and losing stocks swapping places for a day. It may turn out to be just what the rally needs to keep going.
Chinese community hit hardest amid Malaysia’s suicide surge
Men in Malaysia were four times more likely to die by suicide than women, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Tuesday while revealing the statistics.
India’s stocks soar as investors bet big on Modi 3.0. Will the optimism last?
Market players have largely shrugged off worries about the government’s stability. On Wednesday, the Sensex rose to a historic 80,000 before slipping back below that level on Friday amid profit-taking and a dip in loan drawdowns by India’s top private lender, HDFC Bank. Even so, the index has still gained 11 per cent over the past six months.
India to drive food demand as China's appetite wanes: report
TOKYO -- India is poised to overtake China as the top driver of global food demand over the next decade as their economic and population trends diverge, according to recent estimates from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Malaysia central bank holds key rate steady on inflation risks
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -- Malaysia's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady on Thursday, in line with market expectations, as it flagged an expected pickup in inflation over the second half of 2024 following changes in diesel subsidies.
U.S. inflation cools in May; consumer spending rises moderately
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. prices were unchanged in May while consumer spending rose moderately, a trend that could draw the Federal Reserve closer to start cutting interest rates this year.
