The U.S. economy added 22,000 jobs in August 2025, lower than an upwardly revised 79,000 in July and market forecasts of 75,000, as quoted on tradingeconomics. The data reinforces the softness in the labor market. Jobs data for June were revised down by 27,000 and the change for July was revised up by 6,000. With these
At the start of last week, I watched a big cargo ship stacked high with containers enter New York Harbor. As the vessel approached the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, it appeared to stop, but that was an illusion created by its size and the slowness of its advance. Fifteen minutes later, it had managed to push its
Entry-level roles are drying up because of AI automation and budget cuts. This is particularly true for marketing, where AI’s capacity to do grunt work has organizations considering eliminating entry-level positions. However, doing that puts the future talent pipeline at risk. According to the New York Federal Reserve, unemployment among recent college graduates (ages 22–27)
Nigerias spiraling debt profile has crossed a dangerous line, with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, sounding a dire warning that the nation is on the brink of mortgaging its future through reckless borrowing and weak oversight. Speaking at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West […]