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Στο 9,4% μειώθηκε το ποσοστό της ανεργίας στη χώρα τον περασμένο Δεκέμβριο, έναντι 10,4% τον Δεκέμβριο 2023 και, του αναθεωρημένου προς τα κάτω 9,5% τον Νοέμβριο 2024, σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία της ΕΛΣΤΑΤ.

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The pace of U.S. economic expansion slowed during the fourth quarter, according to the latest estimates released Thursday.

The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its benchmark interest rate again by a quarter-point to 2.75% on Thursday as inflation nears 2% and growth remains weak.

Mastercard reported a higher fourth-quarter profit on Thursday as a resilient economy encouraged consumers to ramp up spending during the holiday season, sending the company’s shares up 2% before the bell.

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI, which would make it the startup’s top backer, CNBC has confirmed.

U.S. crude oil inventories increased for the first time in 10 weeks as exports fell and refineries lowered their capacity use, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Microsoft reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday. The stock, however, was dropping.

Initial jobless claims fell by 16,000 to 207,000 in the week ended January 25, the Labor Department said Thursday. It’s the lowest level in in three weeks.

The U.S. central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there would be no rush to cut them again until inflation and jobs data made it appropriate.

The unemployment rate for the EU as a whole was 5.9% in December 2024, up from 5.8% in November 2024 and down from 6.0% in December 2023, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office.

Tesla pledged a return to growth in 2025 on Wednesday after fourth quarter results disappointed, capping off a year that saw revenue rise just 1% while profits fell sharply from a year ago.

Southwest Airlines posted a profit in the fourth quarter as bookings during the holidays were better than expected on the back of travel demand that remained strong and is expected to remain so.

Dover Corporation on Thursday reported mixed fourth quarter results, beating earnings expectations but falling short on revenue.

Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected profit that fell sharply in the last three months of 2024, as legal provisions weighed on the bottom line.

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms reported strong fourth-quarter earnings results Wednesday afternoon. Its post-release gain, however, looked tepid relative to the results.

Shares of H&M dropped more than 5% on Thursday after the world’s second-largest retailer missed sales forecasts in the fourth quarter.

IBM reported fourth-quarter earnings results that came in ahead of Wall Street expectations, citing strong demand for new AI projects

British oil giant Shell on Thursday reported a significant drop in annual profit, citing higher exploration write-offs, lower trading margins and weaker crude prices over the final three months of the year.

ServiceNow reported a mixed fourth quarter, forecasting subscription revenue that was just shy of Wall Street estimates, sending the stock lower in after-hours trading.