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Middle East crisis live: WHO chief calls on Israel to provide access for humanitarian aid in Gaza | Middle East and north Africa

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Middle East crisis live: WHO chief calls on Israel to provide access for humanitarian aid in Gaza | Middle East and north Africa

WHO chief calls on Israel to provide access for humanitarian aid in Gaza In a press conference, the World Health Organization (WHO) director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said there are nearly “insurmountable obstacles” to delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, saying the situation was “indescribable”. He said six planned missions to northern Gaza … Read more

Canada can’t afford to block temporary residents, Desjardins says

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Canada can’t afford to block temporary residents, Desjardins says

Breadcrumb Trail Links Money News Canada Author of the article: Bloomberg News Laura Dhillon Kane Published Jan 10, 2024  •  2 minute read Terminal 1 International Arrivals at Toronto Pearson International Airport is pictured on Monday Sept. 26, 2022. Photo by Ernest Doroszuk /Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network Article content Curbing the number of temporary workers and … Read more

Consumer spending rises in December to end solid holiday season, CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows

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Consumer spending rises in December to end solid holiday season, CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows

People carry shopping bags as they visit a department store during the holiday season in New York City. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Retailers chalked up solid gains in the final month to wrap up the holiday season, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor for December. However, the data also shows the true state of consumer … Read more

OpenAI debuts GPT Store, new business tier after leadership fracas

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OpenAI debuts GPT Store, new business tier after leadership fracas

OpenAI is back in action after its leadership tumult, debuting two product and service launches on Wednesday: the GPT Store — OpenAI’s answer to the App Store, which allows users to list personalized chatbots, or GPTs, they’ve built for others to download — and ChatGPT Team, a new option for businesses. ChatGPT Team, the smaller … Read more

Consumer spending growth will slow in 2024, NRF chief economist says

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Consumer spending growth will slow in 2024, NRF chief economist says

Consumer spending remained remarkably resilient throughout 2023, even in the face of prolonged inflation and high interest rates. But that’s unlikely to continue, according to Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist at the National Retail Federation. “A year ago, many commentators were skeptical and calling for a recession, but the recession never came. With each passing month, … Read more

AI impacting jobs could lead to higher salaries, top talent CEO says

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AI impacting jobs could lead to higher salaries, top talent CEO says

Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images The artificial intelligence boom has sparked concerns and controversy around employment, mounting fears that AI will replace jobs or affect pay, as it optimizes processes and requires a lower skill level from employees. But, if your job is affected by AI, your salary might actually increase, Sander van’t Noordende, … Read more

Bitcoin falls as investors await ETF decision, ether surges more than 8%

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Bitcoin falls as investors await ETF decision, ether surges more than 8%

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dawdled as investors awaited the official SEC approval on spot bitcoin ETFs, a day after the regulator’s X.com account posted a false announcement on the highly anticipated news. The price of bitcoin fell more than 3% Wednesday, extending losses from the previous day, to $45,228.19, … Read more

Bitcoin will hit record high in 2024, bulls say, after false SEC post

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Bitcoin will hit record high in 2024, bulls say, after false SEC post

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 16, 2023.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters St. Moritz, SWITZERLAND — Top players in the crypto industry gathered at a lavish hotel in elegant Swiss ski town St. Moritz ahead of the Wednesday start of the Crypto Finance Conference. Many were … Read more

Hundreds of jobs cut in Prime Video and MGM Studios

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Hundreds of jobs cut in Prime Video and MGM Studios

Amazon is laying off hundreds of employees across its Prime Video and MGM Studios divisions. Mike Hopkins, who oversees those units, sent a note to staffers on Wednesday informing them of the job cuts, according to a copy of the memo viewed by CNBC. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the layoffs. Hopkins said the company moved … Read more

Here’s what happens when it starts trading

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Here’s what happens when it starts trading

Crypto investors are waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve a raft of spot bitcoin applications, likely Wednesday With a spot bitcoin ETF now looking very real, attention is turning to the details of how it will trade, how much it will cost, how much of the runup in bitcoin is due to … Read more