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US private hiring picked up unexpectedly in April, according to payroll firm ADP

September US Jobs Report: Payroll Employment, Employee Salaries Jump

The report could affect the pace of interest rate cuts

Economists Put 11-Figure Price Tag On Rebuilding After Hurricane Helene
The storm left a path of destruction across several southern states.
Toyota Bets Big On Air Taxis, Ups Investment In Joby Aviation To Nearly $900M
The Japanese automaker announced an investment of $500 million on Wednesday, on top of the $394 million in prior investments
Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked After Suggesting That Democrats 'Control The Weather'
Although the congresswoman didn't call Dems out by name, she previously posted a map of states impacted by Helene overlaid with their political leanings
Teen's Honda Pilot Accelerates To 120 MPH On Its Own: 'I'm Going To Die Tonight'
Sam Dutcher says his Honda Pilot suddenly began to accelerate on its own.
Woman Helping Ukrainians Avoid Draft Caught With $6M In Her Home
Money was found stuffed in almost every corner of the apartment.
Israel Bombards Beirut After Deadliest West Bank Strike In Decades
Israel bombarded south Beirut at least 10 times late Thursday, Lebanese sources said, after it launched its deadliest strike on the occupied West Bank in decades.
Crude Stable After Israel-Iran Surge, Hong Kong Stocks Resume Gains
Oil prices stabilised Friday after soaring on fears about the Middle East crisis as investors await Israel's response to Iran's missile attack, while shares in Hong Kong resumed their rally on a mixed day for equity markets.
Mark Zuckerberg Becomes World's Second Richest Person, Closing In On Elon Musk
As Meta's shares closed at a record $582.77 on Thursday, which is a 68% rise from early January when its shares were trading at $346.29, Zuckerberg topped Bezos' $205.1 billion net worth.

Toys R Us Opening Dozens Of Stores: Here's Where They Are Going

The new stores began rolling out at the end of September and will continue until Christmas

Economy in Focus

One Job By Day, Another By Night As US Voters Make Ends Meet
At 21 years old, Zackree Kline works at a funeral parlor and as a waiter, clocking 60 hours a week to get by -- a situation motivating him to vote for Republican Donald Trump in November.
Climate Change, Economics Muddy West's Drive To Curb Chinese EVs
US Private Sector Adds More Jobs Than Expected In September: ADP

War in Ukraine

'A Man Provides': Ukrainian Miners Send Families Away As Russia Advances
Yury Kozynets embraced his wife Alyona Gladkaya in front of the evacuation bus, just before it separated them, whisking her away from the under-fire Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.
Ukraine Withdraws From Eastern Town Of Vugledar
Ukraine's army said Wednesday it had withdrawn from the eastern town of Vugledar, handing Russia one of its most significant territorial gains in weeks.
Ukrainian Lawmaker Says 'Bomb Moscow,' Asks 'Who We Are Afraid Of?'
'If we would do this, they would never attack Ukraine. But they did this just because they saw no reaction,' Oleksiy Goncharenko said during a fiery speech.
Russian Strike Kills Six As Ukraine Marks Defenders Day
A Russian strike on a southern Ukraine market killed six people on Tuesday as the nation held a moment of silence to mark a major public holiday honouring troops, authorities said.

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PayPal Completes First Business Payment Using $PYUSD, Highlighting Stablecoin's Commercial Utility

PayPal recently completed what is said to be the first business payment using stablecoin $PYUSD, marking a milestone in the stablecoin industry's move toward broader adoption via business payments integration.

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Taiwan Strait: Chinese Ship 'Cuts Off US Destroyer'
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