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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some argue Donald Trump has set up Jerome Powell as the fall guy for when the economy slows Jerome Powell may be “clueless” according to US president Donald Trump. But when the Federal Reserve head takes centre stage at a gathering of the banking elite this weekend there’ll be […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market isn’t quite as strong as originally believed — with revised figures showing that the economy had 501,000 fewer total jobs this March than initially reported. The Labor Department said Wednesday that nearly two-thirds of the downward revision came from the retail and leisure and hospitality sectors, the industries

Image caption Dean Wright says the government is dragging its heels At Dean Wright’s farm in Northern Ireland, the young dairy cows are mooing as they wait to be fed but he worries that a no-deal Brexit may limit his herd’s ability to earn its feed. The milk from these calves will supply Dean’s cheese

Image copyright Getty Images More than 100,000 Royal Mail staff are to be balloted for possible strike action in a dispute over job security and terms and conditions of employment. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will vote in late September, with the result due on 8 October. The CWU says an agreement reached

Image copyright Reuters Cathay Pacific employees say they fear losing their jobs if they express support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Employees of the airline told the BBC that staff feared working routes to mainland China. Some are considering bringing decoy mobiles with them in case their phones are checked on arrival in the

Image copyright Getty Images Qantas will run test services of its planned 19-hour flights to determine whether passengers and crew can withstand the marathon journeys. The airline wants to operate non-stop services from Sydney to London and New York by as soon as 2022. If launched, the services would be the world’s longest direct flights.

Image copyright Cuadrilla/PA Image caption Cuadrilla said the tremor was the equivalent to “dropping a bag of shopping on the floor” Fracking at the UK’s only active site has been halted after the largest tremor yet recorded. Seismic activity with a magnitude of 1.55 was detected at the Preston New Road site near Blackpool on

Image copyright Getty Images HSBC and Standard Chartered have taken out newspaper adverts in Hong Kong condemning the violence in the Asian financial hub. In the adverts, the banks also called for a peaceful resolution after more than two months of political unrest. Protests against an extradition bill have evolved into a pro-democracy movement, concerned

Image copyright NurPhoto Thousands of Ryanair passengers could face disruption as a two-day strike by UK pilots gets under way. On Wednesday, the airline lost a legal challenge in the High Court to block the strike, which is part of a dispute over pay and conditions. Ryanair has said it will aim to minimise disruption

Image copyright Getty Images The UK will sign a “continuity” trade agreement with South Korea on Thursday, allowing businesses to keep trading freely after Brexit. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will sign the deal with her South Korean counterpart Yoo Myung-hee in London. The agreement is roughly in line with the terms of the existing