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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
German unemployment rate steady at 6.2% in June
The German unemployment rate was steady at 6.2% in June, official figures showed on Tuesday. The Federal Employment Agency, based in the southern city of Nuremberg, said the number of unemployed people fell by 5,000 to 2.914 million. The unemployment rate remained unchanged compared to May. The figure was 188,000 more than in June 2024, when the rate was 6%. "The labour market continues to show signs of economic weakness," said the agency's head, Andrea Nahles. "Unemployment continues to develop unfavourably." "Companies' willingness to hire remains low," she added. Germany's sluggish economy has shown signs of recovery in recent months after two consecutive years of recession, but the developments have not yet been reflected in the job market. The agency registered 632,000 vacancies in June, around 69,000 fewer than one year ago. Job portal Indeed said the number of vacancies on its website fell to a four-year low, with a 2.2% drop from May. Some 968,000 people received unemployment benefits in June, the agency said, up 101,000 from last year. Labour experts expect the number of jobless people to exceed the symbolic 3 million mark in the summer. Unemployment usually falls significantly in June due to seasonal factors, before a rise during the summer break.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Germany expected to exceed benchmark 3 million unemployed
Experts anticipate that the number of unemployed in Germany will surpass 3 million in the coming months, despite slight upward trends in the labour market. "The labour market is stabilizing somewhat. Nevertheless, unemployment will probably temporarily exceed the 3-million mark in the summer," economist Enzo Weber from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg said on Thursday, as the IAB released its latest labour market barometer. In May, 2.919 million people were registered as unemployed in Germany. The Federal Employment Agency is set to release its June statistics on July 1. The IAB labour market barometer rose for the third consecutive time in June. The institute's leading indicator increased by 0.2 points compared to the previous month, reaching 99.1 points. Despite this increase, the value remains below the neutral mark of 100 points, indicating a still subdued development of the German labour market. The barometer reflects the assessments of all German employment agencies for the next three months. "The labour market barometer is struggling to climb out of the valley it had slipped into by March," Weber said. In particular, the component that predicts unemployment remains significantly in the negative range at 97.8 points, despite a slight increase of 0.3 points compared to the previous month - suggesting that unemployment figures are unlikely to improve significantly in the coming months. In contrast, the employment component is developing more positively. It rose by 0.2 points in June to 100.4 points, signalling a slightly positive trend in the labour market. However, Weber emphasized that this development only represents a slight stabilization. "The labour market is recovering slowly from previous setbacks, and larger leaps are not to be expected in the short term."
Geek Tyrant
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Russell Crowe Joins Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski's HIGHLANDER Reboot — GeekTyrant
Russell Crowe is officially suiting up for sword-swinging immortality. The Oscar-winning actor has joined the cast of Chad Stahelski's Highlander reboot, taking on the iconic Ramirez mentor role originally played by Sean Connery in the 1986 cult classic. He'll star opposite Henry Cavill, who's already been set as the film's lead. Crowe and Cavil previously appeared in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, so this project is a little reunion for the duo. This new Highlander is coming from Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists for a full theatrical release, with John Wick mastermind Stahelski behind the camera. The script is written by Michael Finch, and the team is aiming for a a fresh, full-throttle experience. For those new to the mythology, the original Highlander , directed by Russell Mulcahy, followed a centuries-spanning battle between immortal warriors, blending historical flashbacks with gritty present-day sword duels. It became a fan-fueled franchise with multiple sequels, a long-running TV series, and more than a few legendary lines. Yes, there can be only one, but clearly, there can also be reboots. Stahelski seems to be playing the long game. United Artists has secured full rights to the 1986 original, previously developed by Lionsgate, and there's already talk of expanding into a new series down the road. Crowe is next appearing in Nuremberg , alongside Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, dropping November 7. He's also wrapped up a Netflix thriller called Unabom , Walden Media's Cold War drama Billion Dollar Spy , and the Derrick Borte-directed action flick Bear Country . The director also previously teased the action in the film and explained that it will be inspired by the action in the John Wick films. "I'll keep it to the core. Most audiences, I'll use the gun analogy, most of what you know about gunfights or car chases because most of us don't get involved in gun fights, or car chases, or sword fights, we learn through movies.' "And what those movies show you is about 95% bullshit. You don't fight 50 guys with your bare hands and then walk away, but it's fun. It's wish fulfillment. 'So John Wick, we know it's a cartoon – I know it's not – but we also have fun with it. But we do tactical reloads, we try to do fire manipulations, stuff like the professionals do, the military do. But then we have fun with it, you know? Sword work is very much the same."' Cavill previously shared how big of a fan his is of the franchise and then said that the script for the film is 'extraordinary' and that the movie will take some 'big swings.' He said: "I am a Highlander fan, they're great fun movies. Obviously I watched them when I was a lot younger and have since rewatched, but also the TV show. 'I really enjoyed the lore behind it, that sense of a tragic warrior with more of a story to tell than a cool guy with a sword, doing cool things, and this goes even deeper into that. "What they've done so far and we're doing with the development of the script is extraordinary, I think people are going to be really, really pleased. 'Big swings are important, you play it safe, you're going to just go, 'Eh, I suppose it's fine?" but if you take a big swing, people love it or they hate it." Stahelski also previously talked about the movie, saying it will include both familiar characters and "elements" taken from the '90s TV series. "We're looking to do our story [and it] engages a lot of the same characters and stuff like that. But we've also brought in elements of all the TV shows. We're trying to do a bit of a prequel setup to The Gathering.' 'We have ideas for days about how to make the coolest characters and to make that an epic TV show. I just think that's a rich, rich mythology." Stahelski also explained that they are taking the best story elements from across the franchise and implementing it all into one story that will be spread out across a trilogy of films: "I think the TV series hit on a lot of great stuff wasn't in the feature, between the watchers and all the different types of immortals. How do we get this into a feature mode before we dribble it into the TV world? 'Well, let's restructure it in parts, let's look at it like it was a TV show, let's look at it like it was a high-end trilogy. How to we tell the story of The Gathering, The Quickenings, The Immortals and how do we really build this world out even more so than the original project? 'That's what we're restructuring right now. It's taking all the good stuff that we had before I was involved in the project from the script; redeveloping the script to give us really good chapters one, two and three; and expanding the world." He also talked about his vision for the film, saying: " The vision we're trying to get across and what we're trying to develop, I equate very close to Star Wars. The first one is a very satisfying ending but it does leave the door open and that's kind of how I see this. 'I would really like to expand it over three. I see The Gathering happening over three. It's tricky, don't get me wrong, that's why we're still developing it. We want to be able to tell three complete stories that all kind of fit. 'I think the Star Wars trilogy, at least up to The Empire Strikes Back, is a good example of how we want to process it." I very excited about this Highlander reboot and I hope that it delivers something awesome. Source: Deadline
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
German coach Zeidler takes charge of Lausanne
Then Nuremberg coach Dieter Hecking pictured during the German 2nd Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Nuremberg and Hansa Rostock at the Max Morlock Stadium. Veteran German coach Peter Zeidler has been named the new boss of Swiss first-division side Lausanne-Sport. Daniel Karmann/dpa Veteran German coach Peter Zeidler has been named the new boss of Swiss first-division side Lausanne-Sport. He replaces Ludovic Magnin, who has joined champions FC Basel. Lausanne said in a statement on Saturday that the 62-year-old, who previously managed Sion and St Gallen in Switzerland, was their first choice. Advertisement Zeidler started last season in charge of Bochum but was sacked after drawing one and losing seven of their first eight games. The western German side were later relegated from the Bundesliga. Lausanne finished fifth last term.
Economic Times
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Death of👍was highly exaggerated
Three years ago, many social commentators from socially acceptable platforms had declared that Gen Z had jettisoned some emojis they reportedly found to be insolent. Just how confident this prognosis was, can be made out in headlines like, 'Gen Z Have Cancelled the Thumbs Up Emoji and Here's Why You Should Worry'. Not only did we not need to worry, but no one worried. Because the thumbs up - considered by pundits to be considered by Zoomers to be 'rude' - and heart emojis ('also verboten') have not only survived Z ire, but have happily proliferated, even among the hyper-hieroglyphical here's a question we're parking for you today: how does one become so sure about what Gen Z or Gen Alpha - and the upcoming Gen Beta (aur Beti) - 'think'? So, here's our answer. Like Bob Dylan refusing to be tagged as 'the voice of a generation', most generations in the alphabet soup aren't one, single composite entity as if attending the same decadal Nuremberg/Taylor Swift rallies/concerts. But here's the thing: lumping demographic groups under one 'trending' behavioural category can do wonders for the morale and pay bump of market research divisions of companies. After all, who goes back to check the veracity of people who confidently stated in 2022 that the thumbs up emoji would be as dead as the typewriter in 2025? (Answer: We do.)
