Economic policy
Technology stocks lead indexes lower as yields resume climb | National
A man wearing a protective mask walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Tokyo. Stocks advanced in Asia on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street, when the S&P 500 gave back …
Stocks post solid gains as technology shares lead rally | National News
A woman looks at screens showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Asian shares advanced Friday, cheered by a modest rally on Wall Street and rising hopes for fresh stimulus for the U.S. economy. …
National Will Nurture New Zealand’s Technology Talent
Monday, 21 September 2020, 11:39 amPress Release: New Zealand National Party National will double the size of New Zealand’s technology sector by 2030 with a $1.29 billion plan that will aim to create at least 100,000 new high-paying, future-proofed tech jobs. “Doubling the size of the technology sector by 2030 is an ambitious goal, but …
Health care jobs will keep US labor market going even in recession
iStock/AlexRaths As long people continue to get sick and need care, the sector will blossom. That’s what’s making it immune to outside shocks like a recession or a government efforts to reform the industry. iStock/AlexRaths As long people continue to get sick and need care, the sector will blossom. That’s what’s making it immune to …
If Boris Johnson wanted Britain to lead the world, he’d stop hedging his bets and back HS2 | Will Hutton | Opinion
The foundations of the dynamic economies of the 21st century will be massive agglomerations of people. In the new era of the learning machine, anything that is routine – from a production line to the legal processes surrounding buying and selling a house – will be performed by a robot. What will drive economic activity …
Mexican president leads ‘celebration’ rally after US tariffs dropped | World news
The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, travelled to the border city of Tijuana to rally the country in “defence of national dignity”, but to also reaffirm friendship with the US people – barely a day after the US cancelled the threat of tariffs. López Obrador called the rally, which was convened prior to the …