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US job openings rise to two-year high, but hiring still struggling

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. job openings edged up to a two-year high in May, but subdued hiring soured consumers' perceptions of the labor market, with the share viewing employment as "hard to get" surging to nearly a 5-1/2-year high in... Read More.

FCC says it will move toward 2027 auction of mid-band wireless spectrum

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission says it will soon vote on an order that sets up a 2027 auction of mid-band wireless spectrum that is a focus point for 5G use. In a statement released Tuesday, the FCC... Read More.

Airbnb must face Los Angeles lawsuit alleging price gouging during 2025 wildfires

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

June 30 (Reuters) - Airbnb must face a lawsuit by the city of Los Angeles, which accused the home rental company of allowing price gouging affecting more than 2,600 properties during the January 2025 wildfires in southern California, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto said... Read More.

Board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico's finances announced Tuesday that it has offered a $3 billion settlement to bondholders in a new push to finally restructure more than $10 billion in debt held by the U.S.... Read More.

Crypto firms have spent $189 million so far on 2026 US election, report says

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

By Hannah Lang June 30 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency companies have spent $189 million so far to influence the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, outpacing their spending for the previous election cycle, according to a new report from Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization. More than one-third... Read More.

Wall Street regulator calls for public comment on ‘novel’ exchange traded funds

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday called for public comment on regulating "novel" exchange-traded funds backed by assets including increasingly popular prediction markets, two months after delaying approval of dozens of such funds that depend on outcomes... Read More.

Iran war and AI boom drive wild ride on global markets

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

By Marc Jones LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Investors have had to gulp down the motion-sickness tablets this year as the turmoil from the Iran war has clashed with a seemingly unstoppable boom in all things AI and otherworldly. Global stocks are now $7 trillion higher... Read More.

US consumer confidence edges up in June; labor market perceptions deteriorate

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence nudged higher in June as a fragile truce in the Middle East conflict weighed down on gasoline prices, while households' perceptions of labor market conditions deteriorated, with the share viewing jobs as hard to get rising... Read More.

Job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May; U.S. labor market proves resilient

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May as the American labor market remains resilient in the face of the economic shock from the Iran war. Forecasters had expected employers to post just 7 million openings in May. The... Read More.

Philip Morris says FDA allows marketing Zyn as less harmful than cigarettes

Tuesday, June 30 by SRN News

June 30 (Reuters) - Philip Morris said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would allow the company's Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as less harmful to human health than cigarettes. Pouches, which users insert under their lip to get a nicotine buzz,... Read More.

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US job openings rise to two-year high, but hiring still struggling

FCC says it will move toward 2027 auction of mid-band wireless spectrum

Airbnb must face Los Angeles lawsuit alleging price gouging during 2025 wildfires

Board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt

Crypto firms have spent $189 million so far on 2026 US election, report says

Wall Street regulator calls for public comment on ‘novel’ exchange traded funds

Iran war and AI boom drive wild ride on global markets

US consumer confidence edges up in June; labor market perceptions deteriorate

Job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May; U.S. labor market proves resilient

Philip Morris says FDA allows marketing Zyn as less harmful than cigarettes

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