As AI Surges, Layoffs Hit Worst Moment Since 2009 During Throes of Financial Crisis
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images US employers announced over 108,000 layoffs across January, in…
What growth means for Africa now: Lessons from the Africa Business Convention
The 2026 edition, themed “Africa Grow,” focused on Africa’s emerging priorities, from fiscal stability and trade integration to…
Canada losses 25,000 jobs in January
Fewer people were looking for work in January, driving the unemployment rate lower despite job losses in the…
Ibrahim Traore Drives Burkina Faso’s Highest Gold Production In History
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Fed’s Daly: Must watch both sides of mandate, situation feels precarious
Low-hiring, low firing environment may persist or may quickly change to a no-hiring, more-firing labor marketBusinesses are cautiously…
Cash-strapped Lebanon finds itself sitting on gold mine, as prices surge — Naharnet
Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East and its government is…
Get the policy document and make recommendations – NDC MP responds to Minority criticism of 24-hour economy bill
Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Richard Acheampong, has dismissed claims by the Minority that the government’s proposed…
‘Project Vault’ & A $1.3 Billion Bet – Why Balochistan’s Reko Diq Mine Has Caught America’s Attention | Asia
While Project Vault is more of a global strategy, the focus on Reko Diq shows Washington’s growing strategic…
Japan’s KDDI finds up to $1.5bn in fictitious revenues
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…
Inflation Outlook: It Is Not All About Housing
February 6, 2026 US GDP growth is accelerating because of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the AI boom…
How Trump’s claims on tariffs are far from reality
US President Donald Trump has, at several occasions, claimed that broad tariffs on different countries has revived the…
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Just Gave Good News About the Economy — and Bad News to President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump wants lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve may not see the need for further…