U.S. private sector employment rose more than expected in February, posting a gain for a fifth straight month.
The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms rose in February to its highest level in 11 months as government and non-profit employers let workers go, a report showed on Wednesday.
Planned job cuts in the U.S rose sharply in February to reach an 11-month high, a nation-wide survey of employers revealed.
On Tuesday, fears of unrest intensified in Saudi Arabia as authorities arrested a prominent Shiite cleric who called for political reforms and an end to discrimination in a sermon.
Japan's jobless rate held steady in January and the availability of jobs improved to a two-year high, adding to growing signs the economy is gradually recovering from stagnation. Household spending marked its fourth straight month of annual declines in January but the pace of the fall slowed from December, suggesting that improvements
An investigation by U.S. immigration officials into illegal unemployment at Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) is making some investors nervous and could have implications for the fast-food industry as a whole. Chipotle, based in Denver, is one of the highest-profile employers to come under the scrutiny of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in recent years.
Three in ten Americans expect the economy to improve in the coming year, according to The Harris Poll which surveyed 3,171 adults online between Feb. 14 and 21, 2011.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress on March 1, 2011.
Unemployment in the euro area fell back to sub-10 percent levels in January, official data showed on Tuesday.
Japan's jobless rate held steady in January and the availability of jobs improved to a two-year high, adding to signs that the economy is gradually recovering from stagnation.
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East Asia's economy may need to slow to address inflationary pressures but the region will likely continue to lead the globe in economic activity, World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin said on Monday.
Demonstrators blocked roads to a main port in northern Oman and looted a nearby supermarket on Monday, part of protests to demand more jobs and political reform that have spread to the sultanate's capital.
Despite a rise in inflation expectations caused by a flurry of positive economic data, the U.S. Federal Reserve may still not decide to tighten rates any time soon, according to an analyst.
South African gaming and hotels group Sun International Ltd reported a flat first-half profit, hit by unfavourable swings in currencies and warned of little growth for the remainder of the year.
The massive U.S. budget deficit is the gravest threat facing the economy, topping high unemployment and the risk of inflation or deflation, according to a survey of forecasters released on Monday.
Anti-government protests in Iraq have resulted in the deaths of at least eleven people as thousands of demonstrators rallied on Friday across the country to express a day of rage.
Mexico's unemployment rate, adjusted for seasonal swings, fell to 5.23 percent in January from 5.55 percent the previous month, aided by a recovery in Latin America's second largest economy, official data showed.
Jobless claims fell more than expected last week, dragging down a closely watched moving average to a more than 2-1/2-year low in a sign the labor market was gradually healing.
The non-partisan U.S. Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday the economic stimulus plan enacted in 2009 boosted U.S. employment by as much as 3.5 million people in the final quarter of last year. The report said the cost of the economic program enacted by the then Democratic-controlled Congress and signed into law
Swiss employment rose further in the fourth quarter, spurred by new manufacturing jobs, and was set to increase more in 2011, a boon to consumer spending. Swiss non-farm payrolls rose 1.2 percent year-on-year to 4.085 million, the Federal Statistics
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