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Employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging consumer confidence discouraged already skittish U.S. businesses from hiring, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary stimulus to aid the economy.

Sagging consumer confidence probably discouraged already skittish U.S. businesses from stepping up hiring in August, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary stimulus to aid the economy.

Sagging consumer confidence probably discouraged already skittish U.S. businesses from stepping up hiring in August, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary stimulus to aid the economy.

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell as expected last week, a government report showed on Thursday, showing little sign of a pick-up in layoffs in the wake of a slump in business and consumer confidence.

Through massive pay raises and tax-dodging strategies, 25 CEO's were able to earn more than what their companies' pay in federal income taxes in 2010, according to an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies.

Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc, whose proposed buy of T-Mobile USA is under scrutiny by U.S. regulators, promised to bring 5,000 wireless call-center jobs back to the United States if the deal wins approval.

Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc, whose proposed buy of T-Mobile USA is under scrutiny by U.S. regulators, promised to bring 5,000 wireless call-center jobs back to the United States if the deal wins approval.

Hiring by small businesses slowed in August and employers reduced hours, an independent survey showed on Sunday, suggesting the recent stock market turmoil may have dampened job creation.

Hurricane Irene's path over the weekend caused havoc by taking at least 21 lives across the United States. The hurricane has also forced Samsung to delay its Galaxy S2 smartphone, which was expected to come to the U.S. on Aug. 29.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it has restarted the clock on its review of AT&T Inc's (T.N) proposed $39 billion purchase of smaller rival T-Mobile USA.

Labor strikes in the United States left 46,300 workers idle during the reference period for the government's August employment survey, the Labor Department said on Friday.

Motorola Droid Bionic will hit the shelves of Verizon in early September, which will be a major blow for Samsung Galaxy S2 as Verizon won't offer the Samsung smartphone.

Reversing its view from a year ago, a federal appeals court said Verizon Wireless customers must resolve disputes over alleged fraudulent cellphone charges individually through arbitration rather than as a class.

Stocks surged more than 1 percent in early trading on Monday following four weeks of equity losses as stocks rebounded globally.

Stock index futures pointed to a market rise of more than 1 percent at the open on Monday following four weeks of equity losses as stocks rebounded globally, led by defensive shares.

U.S. stock index futures were more than 1 percent higher on Monday following four weeks of equity losses as stocks rebounded globally, led by defensive shares.

Stock index futures were higher on Monday following four weeks of equity losses as stocks rebounded globally, led by defensive shares.

Verizon landline workers are expected to return to work Monday night, without a new agreement, after striking for two weeks.

Verizon Communications Inc. announced on Saturday that their workers have ended their two-week strike and agreed to return to work from Tuesday under previous contract.

About 45,000 Verizon Communications employees are set to end a two-week strike and return to work by Tuesday after the telephone company and unions said they reached an agreement to resume bargaining.

Barry is himself a labor activist and authored the book ‘Union Strategies for Hard Times.’

There are an estimated 7,000 Verizon workers on strike in the Garden State.

Here are some quotes taken from strikers on the picket line.

Apple Inc.'s next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, is facing much competition from Android devices. It is being speculated that the iPhone 5 is scheduled to come out at the end of September or in October. The top iPhone 5 competitors are: Motorola Droid HD, Samsung Celox, HTC Holiday, Samsung GT-i9220, and Samsung GT-i9250.

Verizon reportedly wants to outsource the jobs from the Forest Hills site to places like Florida and Texas which have lower cost of living and laxer labor laws.

Overtime flows like water at the Port Authority, and management has no clear strategy to achieve its own benchmarks and goals for curbing costs, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said.

In one case, the acts disrupted Verizon?s local FIOS service.

The majority of these replacements have no telecommunications training and someone is going to get hurt bad unless Verizon settles this.?

Last week, Verizon strikers also demonstrated in the front of the home of the company?s chairman, Ivan Seiderberg, in West Nyack, N.Y.