Finance

Monthly job openings hit lowest level since March 2021

Job openings hit their lowest level since March 2021 in November, coming in lower than Wall Street expected and reflecting a continued cooling in the labor market to end 2023.

There were 8.79 million jobs open at the end of November, a slight decrease from the 8.85 million job openings in October, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected there were 8.82 million openings in November.

TECH

An innocent-looking Instagram trend could be a gift to hackers, according to a cyber-security expert, but users don't want to hear it

It seems people spent the last few days of 2023 encouraging their followers to get to know them better. Or, according to one cyber-security expert, helping potential hackers access their information.

It's all down to a popular template of 11 questions that people are answering on Instagram, freely giving away personal information like their height and date of birth, and various details about things they feel strongly about, including favorite food and phobias.

The trend appears to have gained traction in late December, although similar templates have circulated on different platforms pretty much since the advent of social media itself.

CRYPTO

3 Crypto Stocks to Buy as Bitcoin Climbs to Kick-Off 2024

Bitcoin (BTC) had a prodigious 2023, with the price of the world’s numero uno cryptocurrency soaring 157%. Many expect the momentum to continue in 2024.

Bitcoin kicked off this year on a solid note, with the price of the digital coin surpassing $45,000 on Jan 2 for the first time since April 2022, per CoinDesk data. What’s more, Bitcoin has more room to run as it is still over 30% below its record high of $68,990 reached in 2021.

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