It's been said for many years in Wall Street circles that Sprint has no where to go but up, and if the company can add Apple's iPhone 5 to its smartphone offerings this autumn, Sprint's revenue will likely do just that -- head up.
Toronto's main stock index dropped sharply on Friday morning after dismal U.S. jobs data signaled the frail state of the world's largest economy, but rallying gold miners helped break the fall.
Wall Street stocks dropped on Friday, with major indexes falling as much as 2 percent as Labor Department data showed jobs growth flatlined in August, intensifying worries the economy is staggering.
Mitt Romney promised Friday to unveil his proposal to cut federal spending and business taxes in a bold jobs plan that would call for a reduction of burdensome regulations and also seek a balanced budget.
Wall Street stocks tumbled on Friday, with major indexes falling as much as 2 percent as data showed U.S. jobs growth flatlined in August, exacerbating worries the economy is faltering.
Stocks opened more than 1 percent lower on Friday after data showed U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in August, adding to worries about the health of the economy.
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The August jobs report was shockingly bad. The U.S. economy added zero jobs. Furthermore, the July jobs gain was revised down to 85,000 from 117,000.
In the opening minutes of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq are all down about 1.80 percent.
Wall Street was set to fall more than 1 percent at the open on Friday after data showed U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in August, adding to worries about the health of the economy.
The U.S. economy created no net new jobs in August -- a disappointing report that will likely increase pressure on the U.S. Federal Reserve to deploy additional monetary tactics to help rev-up GDP growth to create the millions of jobs the nation needs. Also, the unemployment rate remained the same, at an eye-sore level of 9.1 percent.
Amid a dismal August jobs report Friday that showed a net zero jobs were created in the U.S. last month, fueling concerns that the nation is heading for another recession, pressure mounts on President Barack Obama ahead of his major jobs speech before Congress on Sept. 8.
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Stock index futures fell on Friday ahead of labor market data expected to underscore fears the economy is headed for another recession and as concerns about the euro zone debt crisis resurfaced.
College graduates in debt-stricken Portugal have been migrating in large numbers to its former colonies such as Brazil, Angola, and Mozambique to find work
The next ten years will see a major change in the needs of the job market as a generation ages. According to analysts at 24/7 Wall St., healthcare and finance sector jobs will grow the most in the next decade.
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Stock index futures fell on Friday ahead of labor market data expected to underscore fears the economy is headed for another recession and as concerns about the euro zone debt crisis resurfaced.
Brent crude hovered at $114 a barrel Friday, on track for its second consecutive weekly gain, as investors eyed U.S. jobs data for clues on whether the world's largest oil consumer will be able to dodge a recession.
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Amazon.com Inc has proposed a hiring spree of 7,000 jobs in California if state leaders put a recently enacted online sales tax on hold for two years.
