June 22, 2025
Financial Assets

Stocks cautiously higher as UK job market weakens

Vicky McKeever writes: UK pay growth slowed in the three months to March, with the jobs market also showing signs of cooling, amid heightened economic uncertainty. Average regular earnings excluding bonuses rose 5.6% in the period on an annual basis, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). That was down from 5.9%

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Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise after jobs report, Powell speech

The latest jobs report released Friday showed the construction industry increased its pace of hiring while unemployment for workers in the industry also rose. Data from the Labor Department showed that construction firms added 19,000 jobs in February, following a small gain of 4,000 in January. This marked the strongest month of growth since the

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Financial Assets

Binance exec insists bitcoin can recover despite 20% drop

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) has dropped more than 20% from its all-time high of over $73,000 seen in March. However, several potential bullish catalysts could push the digital asset higher, according to a Binance executive. On this week’s episode of Yahoo Finance Future Focus, Binance head of regional markets Vishal Sacheendran discussed the factors that could benefit

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