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The number of layoffs in the US reached 744,000 in June 2025, which means an increase of almost two times compared to last year.

Southern Europe is currently experiencing a new episode of severe heatwave, generated by a high-pressure front from North Africa, dubbed Kamel by meteorologists. Record highs are expected in the coming days, with maximums of up to 45°C in...

Romania's entry with land borders into the Schengen area, one of the most important diplomatic achievements of the beginning of the year, was quickly overshadowed by a series of events that strained the country's political, social and...

Ten years of presidency ended with a resignation, with Klaus Iohannis thus ending his two terms not in glory, but in disgrace. On February 10, the former president announced his resignation in order to avoid a political crisis generated by the...

The government established in yesterday's meeting that the minimum gross basic wage in the country, guaranteed in payment, will be updated annually depending on the inflation rate and labor productivity. This measure aims to align the...

The extremely high valuations of S&P 500 stocks are the "new normal" because the internal structure of the market is very different from what it was a few decades ago, says Savita Subramanian, an equity strategist at Bank of America...

The S&P 500 is up about 27% this year, slightly above its 24% gain in 2023, and if the year were to end at this point, it would be the best performance of the main U.S. stock market basket since 2019, an evolution that was not anticipated by...

The same electoral program is adopted by two presidential candidates, two opponents who were once together - George Simion and Călin Georgescu both support the "Food-Water-Energy" political program (see Program Summary), which...

The national economy will register an economic growth between 1.2 and 1.8% at the end of 2024, much lower than the one announced by the Government, of 2.8%, based on the data provided by the National Strategy and Forecasting Commission , said...

U.S. stock market indexes are hovering near new all-time highs, and according to some Wall Street strategists, there are strong indications that prices will continue to rise, even if the geopolitical climate is tense and valuations are high....

Roxana Mînzatu, the Ciolacu government's proposal for the position of European Commissioner from Romania, was nominated yesterday by Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, as one of the six vice-presidents of the...

The aging of the world's population will accelerate in the coming decades, which will likely bring poor results for the stock market, JPMorgan strategists say, writes Business Insider.

Artificial Intelligence has already found its place in the world economy. The pressure to reinvent businesses due to technology, climate change and several other megatrends will intensify in the coming years, with generative artificial...

Global stock markets were gripped by panic in the first trading session this week as the latest economic data from the United States reignited investor fears of a possible US recession, results from several big names in technology the growth...

Climate change affects a wide range of activities, including education. It has become obvious that there are periods when quality education cannot be provided without certain clear measures to provide thermal comfort to students and teachers. An...

The cleaning market at the macro level is experiencing a small revolution. The people who will deal with the cleaning process will not disappear from the market, but they will receive an intelligent helping hand. Agora Robotics, deep tech company...

The US stock market is on track to grow another 10% by the end of the year, according to a new estimate from banking and investment advisory firm Evercore ISI, writes Business Insider.

The government decided yesterday to increase the minimum gross salary per country from the current 3300 lei to 3700 lei from July 1, 2024, which represents an increase of 12.12% compared to June. Thus, if in June the hourly rate is 19.96 lei/hour...

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced yesterday to his colleagues from the PSD-PNL governing coalition that he negotiated with representatives of the business environment the increase of the minimum wage from 3,300 gross lei to 3,700 lei gross,...

A global labor shortage of about 80 million people by the end of 2030 will cause tech stocks to skyrocket, says Tom Lee, head of research at market strategy and analysis firm Fundstrat, according to Business Insider . Lee expects the technology...

The widening cost of living crisis and rising inflation in recent years have made many households wary of their bank balances, and this sentiment is particularly pronounced in Greece, according to survey data by Consumer Insights Statista.

The U.S. stock market is facing its biggest decline since fall 2023, amid higher-than-estimated inflation that has dampened expectations of a near-term rate cut by the Federal Reserve, as well as intensifying tensions in the Middle East.

Less than half of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) prohibit anonymous donations for political financing, according to the data published in the report Anti-corruption and integrity -...

The construction sector is one of the main contributors to the creation of the Gross Domestic Product, but it is currently facing problems generated by the bureaucracy from the central and local public authorities, lending from the banking sector...

Despite some improvements, our country still faces the vulnerability of fiscal revenues, and large budget deficits and high inflation rates, which are all above pre-pandemic levels, make the economy potentially vulnerable to shocks, the European...

The US central bank sees no signs of an economic recession this year or in the coming years, according to CNN Business.

The year 2024 started badly in Europe with farmers and transporters protesting. In Romania, we also have threats of strikes by employees from the various public sectors, dissatisfied with salary incomes, the last in line being those from the town...

Our real estate market continues to have a high growth potential, even though the pace may be slower this year compared to pre-pandemic trends, according to Colliers consultants. Specialists indicate that 2024 could prove to be better than 2023...

The global economic outlook remains tempered and is surrounded by uncertainties, according to the Chief Economists Outlook report, published yesterday at the beginning of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. It notes that the global economy...

Globalization - the flow of goods, services, people and capital across borders - has stimulated global growth and facilitated the rise of many emerging markets in recent decades, according to a Euromonitor International analysis, which however...

Artificial Intelligence is increasingly used by the industry of services offered to businesses, because the use of this technology brings added value to the activity of companies and increases their competitiveness, said yesterday, the...

The business community supports raising the minimum wage, either in line with productivity or to counter the effects of inflation, but argues that an increase should be made from 1 January 2024, not 1 October 2023, as companies have already set...

In the context of the energy transition, the implementation of the Green Deal and the digitization of the economy, companies in the EU are facing an acute lack of qualified labor, said yesterday, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the...

Reporter: It's been a year since you came to Romania, specifically to lead Agricover Credit IFN. Why did you choose our country, and why Agricover?

The balance of power in the global economy will change dramatically in the coming decades, Goldman Sachs predicts, according to an article published last week by Visual Capitalist.

European Central Bank officials recently came to the press with statements questioning the "truth value" of the declarations made by the institution's president, Christine Lagarde.

The quarantine has deepened the inequalities on the labor market and has significantly sped up the pace at which the public and private sectors need to act to ensure that millions of people keep their jobs on a market that is changing due to...

• For the first time in the last years, job creation isn't keeping up with their disappearance 

The year 2020 will be marked by three events with a major impact on Romania's development: The European Union will adopt the new 2021-2027 financial perspective and we expect our country to be allocated a volume of European funds at least as...