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Companies are increasingly favoring temporary staff over permanent hires
Employers across the U.S. and Europe are increasingly relying on temporary workers to keep their businesses going, holding off on permanent hires because of economic instability and artificial intelligence-driven disruptions.

Trump’s wage cut for foreign labor is a gift to American farmers
As farms across the U.S. get going on the planting and harvesting seasons, the cost of immigrant labor is set to drop.

Americans facing a tough job market in 2025 won’t get a break next year
This year was a difficult one for Americans looking for work. Forecasters don’t see much improvement in their prospects coming in 2026.

FOMO vs. bubble angst signals more stock volatility in 2026
Big selloffs and quick reversals have been a feature of stock markets for the past 18 months.

Ken Griffin’s company, Citadel, is shrinking its footprint in Chicago
Citadel is shrinking its footprint in Chicago three years after billionaire owner Ken Griffin left for Florida, moving the company’s remaining operations in the city out of the downtown tower...

The private equity-owned data center behind giant CME outage
The Aurora complex has served as the primary hub of digital operations for the world’s largest futures exchange operator CME Group Inc. for nearly two decades.

Americans are microdosing obesity drugs, driven by ‘thin is in’ marketing blitz
Increasingly, telehealth platforms are positioning blockbuster weight-loss shots not as medicines to treat obesity or diabetes but as cosmetic elixirs for anyone who wants to lose a few pounds.

Visa finds even $200 billion can’t resolve battle with merchants
Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. this month took yet another swing at a deal that seeks to end a battle with thousands of retailers — and reshape the fees underpinning...

China’s purchases of US soybeans stall despite trade truce
After a flurry of orders late last month — which were the first of this season — Chinese imports of U.S. cargoes seem to have faltered, according to traders who...

Soybeans surge as US-China talks spur hope for trade revival
Soybeans and other crops soared as progress in negotiations between the U.S. and China lifted hopes that the world’s two largest economies were edging toward a deal in their protracted trade war.
