London, Dec 16, 2025 (AFP) - Stocks retreat on US jobs, oil drops on Ukraine hopes

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Stock markets fell Tuesday as the US jobless rate hit its highest level since 2021, while oil prices slumped on renewed hopes for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. The US Labor Department reported that unemployment climbed to 4.6 percent in November, its highest level in four years. The report, delayed by a lengthy government shutdown, also indicated that the US economy lost 105,000 jobs in October. Hiring picked up again in November to 64,000,......

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