Economic warning sign: Holiday jobs are tougher to find – CNN
Store workers may not be quite as helpful this holiday shopping season. That’s a potentially worrying sign for the economy.Retailers typically load up on temporary
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The AI frenzy is driving a memory chip supply crisis – Reuters
An acute global shortage of memory chips is forcing artificial intelligence and consumer-electronics companies to fight for dwindling supplies, as prices soar for the unglamorous
Elon Musk Predicts the Death of Money, Suggests Energy-Based Bitcoin Will Survive
Elon Musk painted a future where money fades from everyday life, while energy-based value takes its place as the key measure of wealth and power.Speaking
PODCAST: Special (offers) agent: why retailers should be worried about AI
AI is changing the way we shop. Instead of searching on Google or Amazon, consumers are increasingly asking ChatGPT what to buy. AI agents are
How to Identify and Control Financial Risk
Financial risk is measured by the loss of capital to interested parties. Financial markets face risk due to macroeconomic forces, changes to the market interest
Bank of England to Stop Rate Cuts at 3.5%, OECD Predicts – Bloomberg
The Bank of England will cut interest rates twice more to 3.5% by June before monetary easing ends, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
BOE Warns of Rising Gilt Risk From Hedge Funds’ Basis Trades – Bloomberg
The Bank of England warned about growing risks from a profitable fixed-income hedge fund strategy known as the basis trade, calling on market participants to
American consumers are miserable. But they keep spending – The Economist
This weekend America will once again be plunged into a frenzy of consumerism as retailers bombard shoppers with “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” sales. Even more
Growth to Slow as Tariffs Bite, but AI Investments May Cushion the Blow – WSJ
The U.S. and global economies are set to slow next year as higher tariffs take full effect, but could grow more strongly than expected if
Lessons from the frontiers of AI adoption – The Economist
It is becoming ever more common for bosses to talk up their artificial-intelligence efforts while wielding the axe. Last month Enrique Lores, chief executive of