Stop…don’t forget the cover letter!
Dear Sam: I think I have a pretty good résumé, but I have no idea where to start when writing a cover letter. Is it necessary to submit a cover letter when applying for a job? I’d prefer to just submit my résumé so I don’t have to write a cover letter for every job I am interested in. I’m finding I don’t apply for some positions as I can’t get over the stumbling block of writing the cover letter ...
Wall Street drops as bank shares weigh
Stocks slid on Monday on worries about the sustainability of recent better-than-expected results from banks following Bank of America Corp's report of a big increase in troubled loans.
PepsiCo bids $6 billion for bottlers
PepsiCo Inc offered $6 billion to buy the remaining stakes in its two largest bottlers, Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas Inc, as it seeks to secure more control of its distribution and cut costs.
Bank of America profit rises, credit quality sours
A surge in troubled loans overshadowed better-than-expected earnings at Bank of America Corp, and the largest U.S. bank expects the credit situation to worsen, driving its shares down 17 percent.
Videogamers show signs of addictive behavior: study
About one in 10 videogame players show signs of addictive behavior that could have negative effects on their family, friends and school work, according to a new study.
Hasbro posts lower profit, says worst may be over
Hasbro Inc , the maker of Transformers action figures and Tonka trucks, posted a lower quarterly profit on Monday but said the worst may be behind it.
Wall Street tumbles on earnings caution, bank jitters
Stocks tumbled on Monday on worries about the sustainability of recent better-than-expected results from banks after Bank of America Corp reported a big increase in troubled loans.
Oil drops over 8 percent on economic outlook, dollar
Oil slid more than 8 percent to around $46 a barrel on Monday, depressed by a rising U.S. dollar and growing caution about the pace of any economic recovery and its impact on oil demand.
Amylin says Icahn trying to sell company to Lilly
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants to engineer a sale of biotechnology company Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc to its diabetes partner Eli Lilly and Co , according to Amylin.
Oracle to buy Sun Micro for over $7 billion
Oracle Corp plans to buy Sun Microsystems Inc for more than $7 billion, after the high-end computer server and software maker's talks with IBM fell apart.
Sri Lanka gives Tigers ultimatum as thousands flee
Sri Lanka Monday gave the Tamil Tigers 24 hours to surrender or die after troops breached a huge earthen defense and unleashed an exodus of tens of thousands of civilians held there by the rebels, the military said.
Terra Energy to buy Tecton Energy Canada for C$8 mln
Canadian oil and gas company Terra Energy Corp. said it will buy privately held Tecton Energy Canada ULC for C$8 million ($6.55 million) in cash and stock to further solidify its position in the Fort St. John area of British Columbia.
Tamils in London protest Sri Lanka fighting
Thousands of Tamil protesters blocked streets outside Britain's parliament on Monday to demand a ceasefire between Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists on the Indian Ocean island, a former British colony.
U.S. recession seen likely to go through summer
A key gauge of future economic activity fell for the third month in a row in March, showing the recession may persist through the summer, a nonprofit research group said on Monday.
Halliburton profits slide, weakness to persist
Oilfield service company Halliburton Co posted a drop in quarterly profit on Monday, hit by declining spending by energy producers, and warned that the outlook for the coming quarters looked weak.
Obama cool meets Chavez mania at Americas summit
If President Barack Obama needed a reminder that times have changed in the Americas, his fellow presidents gave him one when Air Force One touched down in Trinidad and Tobago for a regional summit.
Iran judiciary wants quick handling of reporter's case
The head of Iran's judiciary ordered a careful, quick and fair consideration of an appeal against the eight-year jail sentence imposed on an Iranian-American journalist, the judiciary said on Monday.
GM to cut 1,600 U.S. salaried positions this week
General Motors Corp is cutting about 1,600 salaried jobs in the United States this week as it rushes to meet a June 1 deadline to restructure under U.S. government oversight, the automaker said on Monday.
FACTBOX: Attendance at U.N. conference on racism
Following is the roster of countries attending or boycotting a U.N. conference on racism that opened in Geneva on Monday.
Ahmadinejad prompts walkout from U.N. racism summit
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prompted a walkout from his speech to a U.N. racism summit on Monday when he accused Israel of racism against the Palestinians.
Recession seen likely lasting through summer
A key gauge of future economic activity fell for the third month in a row in March, showing that the recession may persist through the summer, a nonprofit research group said on Monday.
Oil falls over 6 percent on economic outlook, dollar
Oil fell more than 6 percent to around $47 a barrel on Monday, depressed by a rising U.S. dollar and growing caution about the pace of any economic recovery and its impact on oil demand.
Gunman surrenders, ending Jamaica airport standoff
A would-be hijacker surrendered to the authorities on Monday after releasing the last of more than 180 hostages he seized hours earlier aboard a Canadian charter jet in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
IAEA urges sticking to talks with North Korea, Iran
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said on Monday more talk and deeper trust were needed to defuse nuclear disputes with North Korea and Iran, and urged Washington to stick to dialogue with both states.
Zawahri tells Muslims not to be fooled by Obama
Al Qaeda's second-in-command told Muslims not to be fooled by U.S. President Barack Obama's policies which, he said on an Islamist website on Monday, are no different to those of his predecessor, George W. Bush.
Eli Lilly profit rises
Eli Lilly & Co reported higher-than-expected profit on Monday as it controlled costs and revalued overseas inventories because of the stronger dollar, and the drugmaker's shares rose nearly 4 percent.
Fidel Castro say U.S. embargo against Cuba must go
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Sunday the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba must go, but he was mum on his brother Raul Castro's recent offer to talk with Washington about everything, including political prisoners and human rights.
Obama to take aim at credit card abuses
President Barack Obama plans to crack down on deceptive credit-card industry practices that have saddled U.S. consumers with huge debts and soaring interest rates, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
Stakes high as U.S. Congress returns
Barack Obama's presidency has been a wild ride for the U.S. Congress and lawmakers are bracing for more turbulence when they begin returning on Monday to tackle an array of tough issues from healthcare to energy.
Wall Street falls on earnings caution, bank jitters
Wall Street fell at the open on Monday on worries that problems persist for the struggling banking sector and after Bank of America's results relied heavily on one-time items as credit quality deteriorated markedly.
