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</description><link>https://www.news24.com/fin24/international/uk-commits-to-another-large-nuclear-plant-in-net-zero-push-20240111</link><pubDate>Thursday Jan 11 2024 12:32:35</pubDate><enclosure url="https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/3523/ac7eb1de5eca44b4b93df95b87868035.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>News24 Business | US hiring exceeds expectations in December</title><description>US job growth surged unexpectedly in December, government data showed Friday, wrapping up a solid year for the labor market even as voters remain gloomy about the economy ahead of November's presidential election.</description><link>https://www.news24.com/fin24/international/us-hiring-exceeds-expectations-in-december-20240106</link><pubDate>Saturday Jan 06 2024 08:16:24</pubDate><enclosure url="https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/4881/1e51636ae9024f57813d971de2538c24.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>News24 Business | Swedish post office archives over a century of Santa letters - and they're not all from children</title><description>Sweden's postal service is inundated every year with thousands of letters beginning with 'Dear Santa', and it not only answers them but for over a century has kept those that stand out.</description><link>https://www.news24.com/fin24/international/swedish-post-office-archives-over-a-century-of-santa-letters-and-theyre-not-all-from-children-20231222</link><pubDate>Friday Dec 22 2023 17:08:58</pubDate><enclosure url="https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/10724/c0821cad5e3040f98b61ac9ac007a23e.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>News24 Business | Shipping firms suspend Red Sea traffic after attacks, while Panama canal is hit by drought</title><description>Two of the world's largest shipping firms, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, said Friday they were suspending passage through a Red Sea strait vital for global commerce, after Yemeni rebel attacks in the area.</description><link>https://www.news24.com/fin24/international/shipping-firms-suspend-red-sea-traffic-after-attacks-while-panama-canal-is-hit-by-drought-20231216</link><pubDate>Saturday Dec 16 2023 14:57:58</pubDate><enclosure url="https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/3222/8a9b84d3bc734787932a52576cc639dd.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>News24 Business | Vaping grows fastest among UK groceries in 2023</title><description>Vaping products were the fastest growing category in UK grocery for the second year running in 2023, while sales of cigarettes, cigars and loose tobacco fell sharply, industry data showed.</description><link>https://www.news24.com/fin24/international/vaping-grows-fastest-among-uk-groceries-in-2023-20231216</link><pubDate>Saturday Dec 16 2023 13:30:34</pubDate><enclosure url="https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/8755/33568a9bec124ac28486a403fcc70d75.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>News24 Business | Foreign firms race to open Saudi offices before deadline</title><description>A wave of ribbon-cutting ceremonies is sweeping the Saudi capital as multinationals face a January deadline to open regional headquarters in the Gulf kingdom or lose out on government contracts.</description><link>https://www.news24.com/fin24/international/foreign-firms-race-to-open-saudi-offices-before-deadline-20231119</link><pubDate>Sunday Nov 19 2023 10:57:44</pubDate><enclosure url="https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/5609/a75c7e9835f4425ea52ecc6da690b070.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title>News24 Business | FTX co-founder testifies against Sam Bankman-Fried</title><description>Sam Bankman-Fried knowingly used FTX clients' funds without permission to invest through his personal hedge fund, the disgraced crypto titan's former business partner testified in court on Friday.

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