... payrolls increased by just ~73,000 – the smallest gain in recent years. Approximately 100,000 new jobs were expected, so this result highlighted a sharp cooling in the labor market. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% (previously 4.0%), signaling a decline in labor demand. Together with modest GDP growth in Q2 (~1.5%), these figures indicate a loss of economic momentum in the U.S. The weakening labor market has sharply heightened expectations that the Federal Reserve may begin lowering interest ...

... Telegram migrated from the TON blockchain to Solana to leverage Solana's advantages for NFTs, DeFi, and Web3 gaming​. Although the short-term meme coin boom at the beginning of 2025 significantly increased network load and fees, subsequent activity declined along with a cooling market for meme tokens​. Nevertheless, Solana's underlying infrastructure has reportedly become "100 times better," according to supporters, who point to improvements in technology and network reliability despite ...

... Southeast Asian nations, coal-fired power generation continues to rise to meet rapidly increasing demand. The largest consumer of coal, China, is likely to maintain its combustion levels from last year or reduce them slightly in 2025 (with a projected decline of less than 1% compared to 2024). Meanwhile, European countries, having filled gas storage and brought online new RES capacity, are actively reducing coal generation use. Following a surge in coal output in 2022–2023 (when coal temporarily ...

... continues to expand to meet the growing demand for electricity. China , being the largest coal consumer, is likely to keep its consumption around last year’s levels or slightly reduce it ( by less than 1% according to IEA forecasts), but this slight decline will be offset by increases in other regions. In Europe , coal usage, on the contrary, is declining compared to the peak levels of 2022. Thanks to stable gas supplies and record renewable energy output, European countries have managed to reduce ...

... words could represent a turning point in investors' perception of cryptocurrencies. “I Am Alarmed by U.S. Budget Policy”: Buffett on Inflation, Debt, and Bitcoin Current Macroeconomic Situation in the United States Inflation in the U.S. began to decline sharply following a significant rise in 2021-2022, reaching 9.1% in 2022, and falling to approximately 2.9% by the end of 2024. However, many investors are concerned that fiscal policy could reignite price increases. In this context, Buffett emphasizes: ...