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World Service,06 Jan 2024,49 mins

US jobs growth remains strong

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Hiring defied forecasts as the US economy added 216000 jobs in December. The Treasury Secretary says the country is achieving a 'soft landing.' We take a deep look at the figures. Guyana seems to have found a new partner to exploit its recent crude discoveries in the Essequibo region: India. We listen to the implications this might have on the dispute between this South American nation and Venezuela over the oil-rich territory. Roger Hearing discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy for Circle, in Washington, and Rachel Puppazoni, business reporter with ABC News Australia, in Perth. (Picture: A 'now hiring' sign on the window of a FedEx office in Washington, DC. Picture credit: JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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