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The jobs market closed out 2022 on a high note, with companies adding far more positions than expected in December, payroll processing firm ADP reported Thursday.Private payrolls rose by 235,000 for the month, well ahead of the 153,000 Dow Jones estimate and the 127,000 initially reported for November.While the goods-producing sector increased by a relatively meager 22,000, service providers added 213,000, led by leisure and hospitality, which added 123,000 positions. Professional and business services grew by 52,000, while education and health services added 42,000.Stock market futures edged lower following the report as investors fear that strong jobs numbers could push…

The New York City woman who disappeared after she was last seen on the subway on New Year’s Eve has been found safe, police said. Adamaruis Garcia, 21, returned home “in good health and condition” Thursday, five days after she vanished, police said. No further explanation was shared about where she was. Adamaruis Garcia.NYPD CrimeStoppersShe had been last seen at 11:15 p.m. Saturday on a northbound N train at Queensboro Plaza station in Queens. Garcia’s mother reported her missing Monday. Garcia worked at a Manhattan restaurant until 9 o’clock the night she disappeared. Before she vanished, she had spoken to her boyfriend…

People walk by a Walgreens, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in New York City, November 26, 2021.Andrew Kelly | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines and moves in premarket trading.Walgreens Boots Alliance — The drugstore stock fell about 2% in premarket even after the company reported fiscal first quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates. The company also raised its full-year revenue outlook partly due to its U.S. health care segment’s acquisition of Summit Health.Amazon — Amazon’s stock gained about 2% after announcing that it’s cutting 18,000 jobs, becoming the latest technology company to cut back after expanding rapidly during…

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With the ongoing shift in workplace strategies, HP, on Wednesday at CES 2023, introduced a new hybrid line of computers and workplace accessories to meet the growing needs of displaced workers. The hybrid design provides greater flexibility and freedom in users’ personal lives. However, it also brings its own set of challenges for people to stay productive and connected to others, according to Alex Cho, president of personal systems at HP. The company addresses those matters with designs to meet the demands and needs of hybrid work and lifestyles. To help take productivity to the next level, HP announced its…

Europe’s gas prices have reached pre-war levels as the new year begins under unusually warm temperatures that have tamed consumer demand and fended off the need to tap into underground storage.Trading at the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), Europe’s leading hub, closed on Wednesday at €65 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for deliveries scheduled for February.The last time gas prices at the TTF fell below the €70 MWh threshold was 16 February, eight days before Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine, when they hit €69.5 MWhSince the start of the war, the TTF has gone through extreme ups and downs, culminating in…

The pregnant woman struck by a stray bullet in New York City this week told The Post how she tried to protect her unborn baby during the ordeal — even if it meant keeping herself in the line of fire — as she decried the rampant gun violence putting innocent bystanders at risk. Deborah Jimenez, 35, was visiting the Birria-Landia taco truck in a busy commercial strip on Grand Concourse in The Bronx with her 11-year-old daughter, her daughter’s aunt and her daughter’s cousin Monday night when shots rang out. “My back was turned when I heard the shots,” Jimenez,…

Norway’s Equinor and Germany’s RWE are to build several new gas power plants that will eventually be run on hydrogen as part of plans by the two countries for an extensive partnership in greener energy.State-controlled oil and gas group Equinor and utility RWE signed an agreement on Thursday to build the new power plants in Germany.The facilities will run first on gas, then on hydrogen produced from gas with carbon capture and storage, and finally on hydrogen made using renewable energy.The Norwegian and German governments at the same time said they would deepen their co-operation in areas including hydrogen, carbon…