October 3, 2026

Business

Jordanian Stocks Close Week Relatively Unchanged

Jordanian stocks were largely flat on the week, with its main stock index closing 0.05 percent higher at 2414 points.

The average daily trading volume on the Amman Stock Exchange during the past week was approximately 2.8 million Jordanian dinars, c…

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Korea’s Economy Contracts 0.2 Pct in Q2, 2024

South Korea’s economy retreated in the second quarter of the year amid weaker domestic demand, while exports remained solid.

The country’s real gross domestic product, a key measure of economic growth, contracted 0.2 percent on-quarter in the April-J…

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Hunger Reaches Highest Point in US in Decade

Hunger reached its highest point in the United States in nearly a decade last year, with 18 million households, or 13.5%, struggling at some point to secure enough food, US Department of Agriculture report released on Wednesday said.

Hunger has been …

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Closing

Qatar News Agency is now closing its daily transmission for Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2024.

Source: Qatar News Agency

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Job Openings in the US Reach 3-Year Low

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million on the last business day of July, the U.S.

Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The figure was the lowest since January 2021, a hint that the labor market in the world’s largest econ…

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