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Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Despite the destabilizing effects of the hostilities in the Middle East, economic confidence among global accountants and finance executives rose in the second quarter. Still, the quarterly Economic Confidence Index, established 15 years ago by the Association…
Beneath the headline, private payrolls rose 30,000, matching June, while governments cut 53,000, led by a 49,600 fall in local-government education that economists tied to seasonal-adjustment quirks around the school calendar. Leisure and hospitality lost 40,000 for a second straight month, which analysts linked to the fading boost from the FIFA World Cup. Retail shed about…
South Korea: North Korea Eyes Further Russia Troop Deployments, Not Imminent South Korea’s Assessment of North Korea’s Military Support to Russia Current Troop Deployment Preparations SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Defence Ministry said North Korea was continuing preparations for an additional troop deployment to Russia, but had detected no signs that such a…
The wheat complex shrugged off early weakness on Tuesday, with contracts higher across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 to 5 cents in the green. KC HRW futures were up 9 to 10 ½ cents in the front months. MPLS spring wheat was the leader, with contracts 11 to 12 cents higher. Spring…
The gold buyers raced higher earlier this week, helped by the broader decline in the U.S. dollar. The move carried the price away from its 100-day moving average at $4,391.78 and toward the 200-day moving average at $4,501.13. Yesterday, gold traded above and below the 200-day moving average as buyers and sellers battled for control….
Key insight: Amex GBT has added agentic AI tools to its corporate-travel management system. What’s at stake: Payment companies and banks are seeking uses for advanced forms of AI, with travel requiring complex management that could be amenable to automation. Expert quote: “Agentic AI is really not that far off from calling someone to do…