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‘Low hire, low fire’ job market remains steady

First-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped for the third week, but analysts say many Americans who recently lost jobs are struggling to find new ones. A billionaire and an A-list actor found ...
Wall Street Journal

Unemployment Claims Show Low-Fire, Low Hire Job Market

The latest batch of weekly jobless-claims data brought more evidence Wednesday that the labor market is stuck in an uncertain neutral: layoffs are subdued, but hiring is flagging, too. Last week ...
Morningstar

Job openings rebound - but hiring doesn't - in low hire, low-fire U.S. economy

The economy is not adding many new jobs, but some companies are still hiring. Check back for more updates. Job openings in the U.S. rose sharply in the fall and layoffs remained low as businesses ...
The Straits Times

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades followed a year of unanswered safety complaints

HONG KONG – Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by the authorities in 2024 they faced “relatively low fire risks” after ...
Reuters

Hong Kong election turnout near record low amid anger over deadly fire

HONG KONG, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's election on Sunday saw a near-record-low turnout after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years prompted anger against its China-backed authorities, but voter ...

High-Tech ‘Bubble Wrap’ Lets You Hold Fire Without Getting Burned

Buildings can leak a lot of heat. Scientists think the remedy might come in the form of fireproof, transparent “Bubble Wrap.” ...
Reuters

Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades followed a year of safety complaints

HONG KONG/BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by ...
Sky

Death toll rises to 146 in Hong Kong apartment complex fire as more bodies found in burned buildings

The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen. Investigators are searching for bodies in the residential towers of Wang Fuk Court, where the blaze erupted on ...
Al Jazeera English

Hong Kong leader orders independent investigation into fire that killed 151

Hong Kong’s leader said an independent committee will be established to investigate the cause of the city’s deadliest fire in decades, which killed at least 151 people and left almost 80 injured. John ...
The Sun

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 146 with 150 still missing as search of scorched towers set to take up to four weeks

THE Hong Kong tower inferno has claimed further victims, as investigators say the search could take up to four weeks to complete. Officials say 146 bodies have now been found, bumping the death told ...
MassLive

Amherst fire reveals hazard of low staffing (The Republican Editorials)

The following editorial is from the opinion page of The Republican newspaper in Springfield. It reflects views of the newspaper’s leadership and not necessarily those of MassLive. Readers are invited ...