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Stocks face a key early test with today's December inflation report and a quartet of big bank earnings.

One of the top barriers to employment includes a lack of hard skills, soft skills and communication skills, job seekers say.

Inflation in the U.K. unexpectedly fell in December, a move that has bolstered expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates again next month and relieved some pressure on the U.K. government following the recent turbulence in financial markets. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, was 2.5% in the year to December, largely as a result of easing price pressures in the services sector, which accounts for around 80% of the U.K. economy. In the wake of the inflation numbers, markets have moved to price in a growing likelihood of a cut then, to the likely relief of Treasury chief Rachel Reeves, who has faced a stream of negative headlines in recent days over her handling of the economy since Labour returned to power last July for the first time in 14 years.

At NRF, CEO Brieane Olson was optimistic that TikTok’s model could be replicated elsewhere in the case of a shutdown but feared for creators.

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A report from Morgan Stanley and WatchCharts shows prices for watches of 35 prominent brands continued to decrease for the 11th consecutive quarter.

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Hong Kong's capital market plays a key role in the city's financial system and national strategies but it falls short in many areas, according to Qi Bin, the deputy at the central government's liaison office in the city. "Compared with international best practices, Hong Kong still has shortcomings in market regulation, transaction costs and corporate governance," Qi said in a speech at the Hong Kong Capital Markets Forum on Wednesday. "Hong Kong could explore researching and developing a capital

The CDMO's growth strategy, capital deployment approach, and work with AI, among other things, have been key to its 2024 performance.