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UK wage growth slows and unemployment rate rises as companies react to Iran war – business live ⊖
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Jobless rate unexpectedly rises to 5% and employment falls by 100,000, biggest drop in six years; economists say June interest rate hike looks less likely
Our economics editor Heather Stewart reports:
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84 days ago
Trump may not be a fan of clean energy but Iran war is accelerating global shift from oil and gas | Heather Stewart ⊕
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Unintended consequence of US president’s actions will be boon for China, the leading renewables manufacturer
Operation Epic Fury has thus far achieved none of Donald Trump’s war aims, but it may well …
3 months ago
Higher energy costs from Iran war could threaten fragile economics of AI boom | Heather Stewart ⊖⊖
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Industry with business model not yet firmly established and investments financed by huge debts is particularly at risk
Donald Trump’s most immediate concern in demanding Iran reopen the strait of Horm…
4 months ago
Energy shock talk grabs headlines but the Iran war is also driving the world towards a food crisis | Heather Stewart ⊖⊖⊖
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Growers face soaring fertiliser and fuel costs as shipping choke point of the strait of Hormuz hits supply chains
‘The stakes are enormous’: how a prolonged Iran war could shock the global economy
It …
5 months ago
AI needs to augment rather than replace humans or the workplace is doomed | Heather Stewart ⊕
Tech could lose its social acceptance unless it makes people’s lives better – and trade unions want an urgent conversation
“Who wouldn’t want a robot to watch over your kids?” Elon Musk asked Davos d…
9 months ago
How the west can stop the global south being strangled by debt | Heather Stewart ⊖⊖
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Labour would do well to remember its manifesto promise to revive Britain’s global leadership on development
With borrowing costs rising and western governments including the UK cutting their aid budge…
Why Trump is backing Argentina’s Thatcherite economics | Heather Stewart ○
While Javier Milei’s shock therapy to tame inflation has won support from Washington and the IMF, ordinary Argentinians seem less impressed
“We’re backing him 100%, we think he’s done a fantastic job.…
10 months ago
Labour cosies up to US tech firms with little thought of downsides | Heather Stewart ○
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Economic benefits of generative AI, which may take time to show, put ahead of impact of datacentres on energy and water
Jensen Huang, the boss of the chipmaker Nvidia, had some advice for UK minister…
Donald Trump maelstrom likely to leave US economic model unrecognisable | Heather Stewart ○
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President alters demands on a whim, and although investors are averting eyes for now, risks rise with each chaotic week
Donald Trump observed blithely last week that if his cherished tariff regime is …