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US firms add just 29,000 Jobs, unemployment rate ticks up

The US added fewer jobs than expected in September and wage growth slowed, pointing to employers’ cautiousness to hire amid rising costs. Nonfarm payrolls increased 29,000 last month after a downward revision to the prior two months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Friday. That missed all estimates …

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‘We just want to be listened to’: student protests shut schools across France

Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrationsAs dozens of school pupils sat on top of a pile of wheelie bins blocking a high school entrance in north-eastern Paris, Sophia, 17, was on the frontline of the barricade, when she would normally have been…

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Esports legend Faker tells children to play games in moderation

After helping South Korea to its second straight Asian Games gold medal in League of Legends in Japan on Friday, esports great Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, had this message for young, aspiring gamers. "I hope children will find something they can be passionate about and enjoy their pursuit," he told report…

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Does Philadelphia’s ‘house of horrors’ hold the key to seven missing women?

City on edge as police comb home of Raymond Horsch, pornographer who died last year, in grisly case involving disturbing pictures and filmA dilapidated house, burned out above the second story, may hold clues to dark tales and – potentially – the darkest of endings as the FBI and police in Philadelphia try to unpick…

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September Jobs Preview And How To Trade It: Beware A Bond Squeeze As August Seasonals Reverse

A month ago, our August jobs preview argued that "good news would be bad news." Then August delivered good news in volume. Payrolls rose by 162K, a 4-sigma beat and 38K above the highest estimate on Wall Street. Rate-hike odds jumped, and two weeks later Warsh hiked for the first time since July 2023.

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Korean court overturns KRX delisting rules

A Seoul court has suspended the delisting of KM Pharmaceutical, ruling that the Korea Exchange’s minimum market capitalization rules were unlawful and invalid. The Seoul Southern District Court on Friday granted the company’s request to suspend the effect of its Sept. 14 delisting decision until a final ruling in th…

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The US midterm races that will decide control of Congress – mapped

These graphics explain what the Democrats would need to do to flip the Senate and House of RepresentativesUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesA turning point in Donald Trump’s second term has arrived. Voters across the US are deciding whether to keep the president’s Republican all…

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FSC orders banks, card firms to conduct security checks

South Korea’s financial regulator on Friday ordered banks and credit card companies to conduct security checks following a series of cyberattacks involving Shinhan Bank and KB Kookmin Bank. The Financial Services Commission said it would promptly collect the results and use them to develop measures to strengthen cyb…

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