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European Commission keeps Portuguese lithium mine’s ‘strategic’ status

Published on 04/12/2025 – 13:04 GMT+1 The controversial Mina do Barroso lithium project in northern Portugal will retain its official status as a “strategic” project after the European Commission concluded that the venture will not strain water reserves. The project had been recognised by the Commission as “strategic” in March…

Small businesses lead November job losses as tariff uncertainty weighs on hiring

Small businesses lost over 100,000 jobs in November amid economic uncertainty, the latest ADP private sector payrolls report showed. ADP’s November employment report revealed that private sector firms cut 32,000 jobs in November overall. The decline was led by small businesses, which lost 120,000 jobs in November, while medium businesses (defined…