July 23 (Reuters) - Randstad RAND.AS , the world's
biggest employment agency, reported on Tuesday second-quarter
core earnings that slightly missed expectations, hurt by weak
hiring activities in many of the group's geographies.
The Dutch company's underlying earnings before interest, tax
and amortisation (EBITA) fell 34% year-on-year to 181 million
euros ($197.09 million), below the 187 million euros expected on
average by analysts in a company-provided poll.
(Reporting by Enrico Sciacovelli; Editing by Christopher
Cushing)
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