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Reeves Seeks Growth on China Visit After UK’s Market Pain

(Bloomberg) -- Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves kicked off a two-day China visit Saturday, a landmark exchange highlighting the Labour government’s efforts to stay focused on long-term plans to get the British economy growing again even as fiscal concerns mount back home.Most Read from BloombergWhat Robotaxis Brought San FranciscoA Blueprint for Better Bike LanesAmbitious High-Speed Rail Plans Advance in the Baltic RegionNYC Condo Owners May Bear Costs of Landmark Green Building LawNew

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Starmer Brushes Off Musk, But Is Haunted by UK Market Rout

(Bloomberg) -- Keir Starmer’s allies spy a silver lining at the end of a week dominated by Elon Musk’s interventions in British politics and global market turmoil that endangers the UK prime minister’s economic plans.Most Read from BloombergWhat Robotaxis Brought San FranciscoA Blueprint for Better Bike LanesAmbitious High-Speed Rail Plans Advance in the Baltic RegionNYC Condo Owners May Bear Costs of Landmark Green Building LawNew York, San Francisco Ranked Worst for US Traffic in City CentersW

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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market

President Joe Biden is ending his term in office with a remarkably strong labor market. According to data released Friday by the Labor Department, employers added a surprising 256,000 jobs in December, the largest increase since March, and the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 4.1%. Both numbers were better than analysts expected. Most sectors of the economy saw job growth during the month, including healthcare (up 46,000 jobs), retail (+43,000) and government (+33,000).

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