‘Calm today, but turbulence ahead’: U.S. job openings show stable labor market ahead of Trump job cuts and tariffs

• Job openings see gains in January in a sign of labor market stability

  The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that postings rose to 7.74 million on the month, up 232,000 from December.
  
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• With more Americans looking for new jobs, here's how to get ahead

  A LinkedIn survey found that 54% of U.S. workers want to change jobs in 2025. Career expert Catherine Fisher shares strategies to stand out in a competitive market.
  
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• Tariffs are 'lose-lose' for U.S. jobs and industry, economist says: 'There are no winners here'

  Tariffs aim to insulate certain sectors from foreign competition. But evidence shows they often end up losing U.S. jobs.
  
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• CNBC Daily Open: The U.S. and Canada skirmish over tariffs, roiling markets

  The White House engaged in a brief trade war with Canada on Tuesday over energy surcharges and steel tariffs. Cooler heads prevailed but markets weren't calmed.
  
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  What does the first job report under Trump mean for the economy?

  A new jobs report released Friday shows 151,000 new jobs were added last month short of the 170,000 jobs expected. The early data does not yet take into account the mass layoffs across the federal ...
  
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• It’s getting ‘uncomfortably difficult’ to find a job. Here are the bright spots in this labor market.

  Why the latest report is giving job hunters the jitters: longer stretches of unemployment and more part-time work.
  
  MarketWatch - 3d

• Ontario's Premier Doug Ford moving ahead with tariffs on the U.S.

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford will start tariffs directed at the United States on Monday, unless President Trump's threat of a trade war with Canada comes to an end.
  
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  Jobs lost and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts

  Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America
  
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• Here’s where the jobs are for February 2025 – in one chart

  February marked another strong month for health care despite job growth overall coming in weaker than expected but stable.
  
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• Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect, Europe retaliates

  The European Union announced countermeasures targeting the U.S. after President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into effect.
  
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• Alibaba's Tsai discusses AI's potential: 'Equity research analysts can be completely replaced'

  "Mundane research" can be done by machines, but human beings will still play a role, Alibaba's Chairman Joe Tsai said Wednesday at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE.
  
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• Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed despite tariff uncertainty and recession fears in the U.S.

  Economists polled by Reuters expect India's inflation rate to slow to 3.98% in February from 5.68% in January.
  
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• Ray Dalio warns that mounting U.S. debt problems could lead to ‘shocking developments'

  Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on Wednesday warned that a "very severe" supply-demand problem regarding U.S. debt could lead to shocking developments.
  
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• People 'underestimate' the importance of Chinese President Xi's entrepreneur meeting: Alibaba's Tsai

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