Bloomberg US job growth in May vaulted payroll gains above 1 million in 2018, reaching the milestone a month earlier than in the past two years. Whether the labor market can maintain such a breakneck pace amid a diminishing pool of skilled workers is another question. Employers added 223,000 jobs last month, more than forecast and bringing payroll gains for ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plenty to worry about ahead of Donald Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un next week, including the prospect of a deal that undermines Japan’s six-decade security alliance with the US and leaves the island nation vulnerable to attack. But it’s another issue that will top Abe’s agenda when he meets Trump at the White House ...

Bloomberg Nigerian lawmakers drew a battle line with President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of February elections by issuing a list of demands that must be met or they will take unspecified legislative measures against him. Buhari is expected to end widespread insecurity and violence in the country, stop the “systematic harassment and humiliation” of political opponents and show sincerity in his ...