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A recruitment sign is posted in the window of a business in Manhattan, New York City, November 27, 2025.Spencer Pratt | Getty ImagesThe slowdown in the U.S. labor market intensified in November, with small businesses hardest hit as private companies cut 32,000 jobs, payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday.As concerns grow over the country’s employment situation, ADP suggested the problem is worse than expected. The decline in payrolls was a sharp decline from October’s upwardly revised 47,000 job gains, and was well below the Dow Jones consensus forecast of 40,000 job gains.Larger companies, including those with 50 or more employees, actually…

Alex would have been content with a quiet life, but that’s not what Alex got.For years, the literature on cryptocurrencies has veered toward either dystopian fear-mongering or idealistic evangelism, but there is a reality somewhere in between. It’s a story told by UNICOIN: The war against virtual currencies and the future of money. This is the true story of Alex Konanikin, a crypto visionary who was determined to do things the right way, much to the chagrin of the SEC.From kidnappings, coups, fugitives, mafia pursuits, and launching multibillion-dollar businesses, Alex continues to live up to all the events of a…

NEW YORK – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted Wednesday that the administration will still be able to implement tariff policy regardless of whether it wins a case pending before the Supreme Court.Mr. Bessent reiterated arguments he made prior to a high court hearing a month ago, citing several provisions of the 1962 Trade Act that give the president sweeping authority over import tariffs.”(Section) 301, 232 and 122 allow us to recreate the exact tariff structure,” he said in an on-stage interview at the New York Times’ Dealbook Summit.Asked by host Andrew Ross Sorkin, founding editor of Deal Book and co-host…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will pardon U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who was indicted on bribery and money laundering charges last year.In a post on Truth Social, President Trump accused Democrats of working to “attack, rob, lie, deceive, destroy, and massacre anyone who dares to oppose far-left policies.””Based on these and other facts, I hereby announce a full and unconditional pardon for my beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar and Imelda,” Trump said in a post, referring to Cuellar’s wife, who is also facing charges. “Henry, I don’t know about you, but sleep well tonight. Your…

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President Donald Trump’s tariffs, aimed at replacing American jobs lost to overseas manufacturing, could instead lead to job cuts at home, according to recent statements from business executives and economic forecasters.The labor market is already in a “no layoffs, no jobs” situation, and there are growing concerns that tariffs on U.S. imports will raise operating costs and force companies to cut payrolls.For example, respondents to the Institute for Supply Management’s survey on factory conditions in November expressed increased levels of concern.”We’re starting to implement more permanent changes because of the customs environment,” said one transportation equipment executive. “This includes job…

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Mohammedia – The recent Amazon Web Services outage has brought new scrutiny to the entire cryptocurrency industry, exposing how deeply the industry relies on centralized Web2 infrastructure. opinion published by crypto.news argues that the disruption has exposed structural vulnerabilities at the core of crypto platforms, where exchanges and wallets rely on the same cloud systems used in traditional financial and government services. A single DNS failure within AWS caused a cascading failure that brought down more than 14,000 websites and caused an estimated loss of more than $1 billion in less than two hours. Platforms such as Coinbase, MetaMask, and…

Christmas market in Cottbus, Germany. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesEurozone inflation was 2.2% in November, up slightly from the previous month, preliminary data from data agency Eurostat showed on Tuesday.The latest consumer price index is slightly above the European Central Bank’s target of 2%. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 2.1% rise in the 12 months through November.Looking at the main components of inflation in the euro area, the services industry is expected to have the highest annual rate of 3.5% in November, up from 3.4% in October, Eurostat said. Core inflation, which excludes the more…

Here’s how Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin finance company, Strategy, works. The company will raise funds to purchase Bitcoin. When you buy, the price of Bitcoin increases. Strategy’s stock price follows suit. Rinse and repeat. The deal was so lucrative, fueled by Thaler’s full confidence that he was a hype capitalist on par with OpenAI Inc.’s Sam Altman, that it spawned dozens of imitators targeting the same “infinite money glitch,” like a video game cheat code.However, a problem has occurred. Bitcoin’s price has fallen below $90,000 and is approaching the $74,000 average price Bitcoin paid for its stash of 650,000 coins, making…