UNEMPLOYMENT

As a corrupt government lurks in the background, a new, homegrown initiative is promising jobs, education and other opportunities for impoverished Somalis.

The number of jobless people in the 19-nation bloc continued to drop in January, as robust German growth offset high unemployment in Spain and Greece.

Singapore is expected to report on January inflation Tuesday, when Hong Kong is to report on inflation and employment.

San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams also said that inflation was “too low,” but expected it to reach the Fed’s 2 percent goal within the next two years.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 262,000 -- the lowest reading since November.

The island nation’s economy contracted more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2015, as cooling demand from China, its biggest market, hurt exports.

The signs of a robust jobs market could ease concerns about the health of the U.S. economy, which were underscored by other reports showing a drop in small business confidence

January marked "the first time the unemployment rate has dipped below 5 percent in almost eight years,” the president said. “Americans are working.”

The country’s Labor Ministry predicted that unemployment will hit 6 percent this year, as sanctions and the low price of oil take their toll.

The overall unemployment rate in the eurozone fell to a five-year low in December, the EU’s statistics office Eurostat announced Tuesday.

A survey of 51 economists by the Financial Times now pegs the chances of the U.S. economy sinking into recession at 20 percent.

The North African nation's frustrated and jobless youth are susceptible to extremists like the Islamic State group, observers say.

After years of near-zero interest rates and monetary easing, Fed Chair Janet Yellen has few conventional tools left if the economy takes a downturn.

With markets reeling, Wall Street's top banks are fretting over a coming recession. Bank of America put the odds at 1 in 5.

Whether a new recession looms remains to be seen. But this much is known: One investor’s bear market is another’s buying opportunity.

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Despite the grim global economic outlook and weak U.K. manufacturing data in recent months, the country's unemployment rate has been in consistent decline.

The measure would offer experienced workers who now make less than $50,000 annually a form of wage insurance, allowing them to replace one-half of lost pay.

Earnings will enter a recession, says Wunderlich Securities’ Art Hogan, but drastically lowered estimates will make it easier for companies to beat targets.

More Americans filed claims for state unemployment benefits last week, but the U.S. labor market remains healthy.

December saw a healthy 292,000 jobs added to payrolls, but wage gains were muted, and many of the new jobs could be seasonal.