Day: January 13, 2025

English teacher, server and sommelier are among the fastest-growing roles in Australia, according to LinkedIn
The fastest-growing job in Australia is English teacher, according to LinkedIn’s 2025 “Jobs on the Rise” report. Johnny Greig | E+ | Getty Images Australia’s fastest-growing roles are from the education, travel and hospitality sectors — with titles such as English teacher, server and travel specialist making the top of LinkedIn’s 2025 list of jobs […]
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China’s electric car boom is expected to slow down in 2025
Key Points China’s electric car market is headed for a sharp slowdown in 2025, according to analyst predictions, increasing pressure on companies trying to survive. Strong sales volumes have enabled “strugglers and stragglers” to hang on despite falling margins, Yuqian Ding, head of China autos research at HSBC, said in a report last week. China’s […]
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SEC charges Robinhood with securities violations, brokerage to pay $45 million penalty
Scott Olson | Getty Images Two Robinhood broker-dealers agreed to pay $45 million in combined penalties to settle administrative charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that they violated more than 10 separate securities law provisions related to their brokerage operations. The violations by Robinhood Securities LLC and Robinhood Financial LLC related to failures to […]
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Netflix and Comcast among companies donating to LA wildfire relief effort
Evacuees from the Eaton Fire dwell among heaps of clothes displayed on the ground at a donation center in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, on Jan. 13, 2025. Etienne Laurent | AFP | Getty Images As Los Angeles continues to battle wildfires that have destroyed parts of the city and killed at least 24 people, […]
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IAC approves spinoff of home improvement marketplace Angi
Joey Levin, CEO of IAC. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Barry Diller’s IAC said Monday that its board approved the spinoff of Angi, the home improvement marketplace the company acquired in 2017. IAC said it expects the transaction to close in the second quarter of the year. The two companies will post their respective fourth-quarter results […]
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Quantum computing stocks sell-off accelerates as Zuckerberg becomes latest tech CEO to temper sector enthusiasm
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Quantum computing stocks sold off Monday after Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg cautioned that uses for computers with these capabilities remain years away. “I’m […]
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As TikTok faces potential U.S. ban, China’s RedNote tops Apple app store
U.S., Chinese flags, TikTok logo and gavel are seen in this illustration taken Jan. 8, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Chinese social media app RedNote has skyrocketed to the top of Apple’s app store, underscoring concerns that TikTok will soon be effectively banned in the U.S. RedNote, or Xiaohongshu as it’s known in China, is […]
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