Two of the world’s top miners, Rio Tinto PLC and Fortescue Ltd., have suspended their use of a key price index for iron ore shipments to China, after being told to use alternatives benchmarks by the country’s primary buyer of the commodity. The move reflects the growing clout of the world’s largest buyer in a global market flush with supply, industry insiders said.
Two of the world’s top miners, Rio Tinto PLC and Fortescue Ltd., have suspended their use of a key price index for iron ore shipments to China, after being told to use alternatives benchmarks by the country’s primary buyer of the commodity. The move reflects the growing clout of the world’s largest buyer in a global market flush with supply, industry insiders said.
Key PointsNvidia will continue to benefit as data centers transition from CPUs to GPUs as a part of the multitrillion-dollar infrastructure upgrade cycle.
Key PointsNvidia will continue to benefit as data centers transition from CPUs to GPUs as a part of the multitrillion-dollar infrastructure upgrade cycle.
Once thought to be doomed by the AI revolution, robotic process automation specialist UiPath (NYSE: PATH) defied critics in 2025. The stock jumped 29% last year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence , as the company's AI strategy came into focus. Image source: Getty Images. Robotic process automation, which involves creating software "robots" that carry out repetitive tasks...
Once thought to be doomed by the AI revolution, robotic process automation specialist UiPath (NYSE: PATH) defied critics in 2025. The stock jumped 29% last year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence , as the company's AI strategy came into focus. Image source: Getty Images. Robotic process automation, which involves creating software "robots" that carry out repetitive tasks on a computer, is deterministic yet fragile. Large language models are the opposite, as they can adapt to changing user interfaces, but sometimes exhibit inconsistency and are prone to errors. Still, LLMs can do a lot of things well enough to threaten demand for UiPath's core RPA platform. Continue reading
(RTTNews) - French stocks are turning in a mixed performance in lackluster trading on Thursday with investors closely following the developments on the geopolitical front, and looking ahead to some crucial economic data from the U.S.
(RTTNews) - French stocks are turning in a mixed performance in lackluster trading on Thursday with investors closely following the developments on the geopolitical front, and looking ahead to some crucial economic data from the U.S.
US companies announced fewer layoffs last month while planning more hiring, potentially easing fears of a sharper slowdown in the labor market. Companies announced 35,553 job cuts in December, the lowest since July 2024 and down substantially from elevated readings in the prior two months, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Additionally, employers laid out p...
US companies announced fewer layoffs last month while planning more hiring, potentially easing fears of a sharper slowdown in the labor market. Companies announced 35,553 job cuts in December, the lowest since July 2024 and down substantially from elevated readings in the prior two months, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Additionally, employers laid out plans to add nearly 10,500 jobs, the highest for any December since 2022. The data was released ahead of schedule after it became accessible on the Challenger website. While December is typically a month with fewer layoff plans, the drop in job-cut announcements, plus greater hiring intentions, “is a positive sign after a year of high job cutting plans,” said Andy Challenger , the firm’s chief revenue officer. The figures signal some momentum for the labor market heading into the new year after a notable slowdown in 2025. Planned layoffs topped 1.2 million last year, the most since 2020 and led by the federal government . In the private sector, technology, warehousing and retail also saw pickups from 2024. Read More: For Americans Seeking Jobs, 2025 Was Rough and 2026 Will Be Too While hiring plans ended the year on a strong note, 2025 was still the lowest since 2010. Retail and transportation companies pulled back sharply compared to the prior year, as did the energy and construction industries. Data out Wednesday from the Institute for Supply Management also provided some encouragement at year end, with US services providers registering the strongest growth in employment last month since February. However, the group’s measure of headcount among manufacturers shrank for an eleventh straight month, albeit at a slower pace.