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United Auto Workers target lucrative factory for Suburban and Escalade models in widening action
Senior Biden official says employment figures are expected to track a jump in factory construction
Companies are working in-house and with colleges to boost technical expertise
Addition of 336,000 roles by employers masks complex news for workers, Federal Reserve, bonds and equities
Bonds sell-off reignites after September figures fuel investor anxiety over higher for longer interest rates
Tentative concession by carmaker to UAW comes as strike enters fourth week
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Bond markets recover part of recent losses as hiring slowdown eases concern over ‘higher for longer’ interest rates
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Stellantis spared further action as union piles pressure on companies
The steep rise in inequality over decades went hand in hand with the decline of collective bargaining
President appears to back union demand for 40% pay rise
President will visit picket line as autoworker strike raises temperature in 2024 swing state
Carmakers return almost $85bn to shareholders and raise CEO pay but production line wages fall in real terms
US walkouts hit three of 70 plants owned by Ford, GM and Stellantis but union warns of more to come
Auto workers’ strike carries risks for the White House, and for labour leaders
Carmakers are building batteries with non-union labour, while EVs’ production may require fewer workers overall
Joe Biden sends top aides to mediate as GM boss hits out at union’s rejection of ‘historic’ offer
Union action against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis is first in almost a century
Employment numbers came in just right last week, so what are we worried about?
There is some hope that remaining ‘excess savings’ can prevent a sudden cut in spending
Some graduates of retraining schemes are struggling to find work despite their new credentials
Global growth is set to slow next year after outperforming economists’ expectations in 2023
Jobs and price data suggest central bank’s quest to tame inflation is working, economists say
Expectations grow that Fed will halt interest rate rises as unemployment hits 3.8% and wage increases slow
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