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Early signal for the labour market, then the jobs will come

"It's full steam ahead for the staffing agencies. If things go well for these companies, it tends to spread. So toward the summer, unemployment could fall more clearly," says Patrick Joyce, chief economist at Almega.

Unemployment funds paid out SEK 800 million incorrectly last year, audit finds

The unemployment funds paid out around SEK 800 million incorrectly last year, according to an estimate from the auditing authority.

Asian stock markets rise as Samsung gains and oil prices climb

Several major Asian stock markets continued to climb on Tuesday. At the same time, oil prices are rising.

Kaja Kallas calls for EU sanctions on Russia to stay in place longer

Wall Street starts the week higher as AI stocks lift markets

It was a cheerful opening week on the New York stock exchanges, where several AI-linked stocks gave the market an upward boost.

Trump says U.S. is working on major potash deal with Belarus

The United States wants to import potash, an important input in fertilizer, from Belarus instead of Canada, writes Donald Trump.

Paramount Skydance reaches agreement with US prosecutors on Warner Bros Discovery deal

Paramount Skydance has reached an agreement with US prosecutors regarding the purchase of Warner Bros Discovery, sources told US media.

EU to extend ban on Arctic oil and gas drilling, despite Norway protests

The EU is set to extend a ban on drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic this autumn, a European Commission spokesperson said, despite protests from Norway, one of Europe's largest suppliers of fossil fuels.