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Union Jobs Disappearing At Local, State And National Levels, Study Finds
6 Sep 14:57 | USA News
The recession is finally taking its toll on national, state and local unionization rates, according to UCLA's annual report on organized labor. read more »
Online Job Demand Falls 57,100 In August
1 Sep 13:30 | USA News
Online advertised vacancies dropped 57,100 in August to 4,236,200, following an increase of 139,200 in July, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series. read more »
Explosion of Data at Work Contributes to $1.5 Trillion in Lost Productivity
31 Aug 14:38 | Business
Information optimization company Vivisimo, says the exponentially growing pool of employee-generated data is estimated to be costing U.S. businesses $1.5 trillion in lost worker productivity as a result of people spending additional time looking for the information they need to do their job both within and outside their organizations. read more »
Consumer Confidence Index Improves Slightly
31 Aug 14:28 | USA News
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index recorded a moderate increase in August after declining in July.read more »
Impact Of New Media On Customer Relationships Studied
31 Aug 14:17 | SciTech
A new media marketing world increasingly dominated by mobile technologies, "shopping bots," recommendation systems and peer-to-peer networks has spawned a radical new online marketplace, challenging the old behaviors of buyers and sellers, according to a new report in the Journal of Service Research.read more »
European Shares Close Down On Monday
30 Aug 14:50 | Business
European shares closed mostly down on Monday, with limited trading due to a public holiday in Britain.read more »
Wall Street Rallies After Bernanke Comments
27 Aug 2010 | Business
US investors appeared buoyed by comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday as stocks rallied on Wall Street.read more »
European Stocks End Slightly Higher
27 Aug 2010 | Business
A rally in telecoms stocks pushed European markets higher on Friday after a choppy trading session.read more »
Bernanke Plays Down Deflation Risk
27 Aug 2010 | USA News
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the danger of the US economy falling into Japanese style deflation is not significant, partly because the Federal Reserve will strongly resist it.read more »
European Markets Finish Higher
26 Aug 2010 | Business
Promising economic data out of Europe saw European markets finish higher on Thursday.read more »
New Residential Home Sales Slowest On Record
25 Aug 2010 | USA News
The Commerce Department says new residential home sales in July fell to the lowest rate on record dating back nearly 50 years.read more »
European Markets Continue Decline
25 Aug 2010 | Business
Negative economic data from the United States and Europe saw the major European markets fall on Wednesday.read more »
European Shares Fall On US Economic Worries
24 Aug 2010 | Business
European shares fell Tuesday as concern increased about the state of the US economy.read more »
Home Sales Fall To 15 Year Low
24 Aug 2010 | USA News
Existing-home sales were sharply lower in July following expiration of the home buyer tax credit but home prices continued to gain, according to the National Association of Realtors.read more »
Mortgage Fraud Cases Jump 55 Percent
23 Aug 2010 | USA News
A big surge in the number of active mortgage fraud cases helped push the Second Quarter 2010 FraudBlogger.com Index higher. read more »
US Stocks End Mixed On Friday
20 Aug 2010 | Business
US stocks ended mixed on Friday as concerns about the state of the U.S. economy continued to weigh on investors minds.read more »
Economic Worries See European Markets Close Lower
20 Aug 2010 | Business
Worries about the United States economy saw European shares end lower on Friday.read more »
Press Release: Ravens TV Programming To Be Aired On WBAL Plus and Comcast SportsNet
19 Aug 2010 | Business
The Ravens today announced that their television shows will be aired on WBAL Plus and Comcast SportsNet.read more »
Barclays Bank Agrees to Forfeit $298 Million After Violations
19 Aug 2010 | USA News
Barclays Bank PLC, a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London, has agreed to forfeit $298 million to the United States in connection with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA).read more »
European Markets Fall On Thursday
19 Aug 2010 | Business
European markets fell on Thursday after negative economic data from the United States rekindled concerns about the economic recovery.read more »
Slight Gains For Wall Street On Wednesday
18 Aug 2010 | Business
Stocks closed slightly higher on Wall Street on Wednesday.read more »
European Markets Fall On Wednesday
18 Aug 2010 | Business
European markets fell on Wednesday after commodity and financial stocks lost ground and oil prices fell.read more »
Bankruptcy Filings Up 20 Percent in June
17 Aug 2010 | USA News
Bankruptcy filings rose 20 percent in the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.read more »
Housing Starts Down 7 Percent In Year To July
17 Aug 2010 | Business
Housing starts in July 2010 were up 1.7 percent from the prior month but down 7.0 percent from the prior year, according to latest government statistics.read more »
European Shares End Higher On Tuesday
17 Aug 2010 | Business
A rally in mining shares helped push up European markets on Tuesday.read more »
US Markets Flat On Monday
16 Aug 2010 | Business
US markets seesawed on Monday with the major markets ending mixed.read more »
European Stocks End Mixed On Monday
16 Aug 2010 | Business
European markets ended mixed on Monday after a rally in mining stocks cancelled out losses in banks and utilities.read more »
Bank Repossessions Hit Record High
16 Aug 2010 | USA News
Bank repossessions during the second quarter of 2010 topped out at 269,962 properties, the highest ever quarterly total since the foreclosure crisis began, according to foreclosure-Support.com.read more »
Home Foreclosure Symptom, Not Cause For Increased Crime Rates, Research Shows
15 Aug 2010 | USA News
High levels of foreclosures in a community do not independently lead to increased crime rates as previously believed, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.read more »
US Stocks Fall Slightly On Friday
13 Aug 2010 | Business
US stocks fell slightly in trading on Friday after a choppy trading session.read more »
European Shares Close Mixed On Friday
13 Aug 2010 | Business
European shares were mixed on Friday as early gains were lost to continued worries about the global economic outlook.read more »
Bank Foreclosure Homes Up 38 Percent In Past Year
13 Aug 2010 | USA News
Foreclosure listing business Bank Foreclosures Sale says bank foreclosures are up a staggering 38 percent from the second quarter of 2009.read more »
US Shares Fall On Thursday
12 Aug 2010 | Business
Wall Street fell into negative territory again on Thursday.read more »
European Markets End Mixed
12 Aug 2010 | Business
European markets ended mixed on Thursday as investors continued to worry about the global economy.read more »
U.S. Import Prices Increase Slightly
12 Aug 2010 | USA News
U.S. import prices increased 0.2 percent in July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, following declines in each of the two previous months. read more »
GoldenEye 007(TM) Classic Edition Hardware Bundle Features Exclusive Gold Wii(TM) Classic Controller Pro(TM)
11 Aug 2010 | Entertainment
Nintendo and Activision Unveil Limited Edition Controller Bundle, Giving Gamers the Ultimate 00 Agent Arsenalread more »
Obama Announces New Foreclosure-Prevention Programs
11 Aug 2010 | US Politics and Govt
The Obama Administration has announced additional support to help homeowners struggling with unemployment through two targeted foreclosure-prevention programs. read more »
European Stocks Tumble On Economic Worries
11 Aug 2010 | Business
European stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as investors worried about the prospects of a global economic recovery.read more »
Jet Blue's Steven Slater Strikes a Chord with Overstressed Workers
11 Aug 2010 | USA News
The author of a book about stressed staff says Jet Blue Air Steward Steven Slater struck a chord with overstressed service people this week when he did what many only dream about -tell the customer off and abandon ship. read more »
Consumer Reports Index Shows Unsteady Economic Progress
10 Aug 2010 | Business
The economy continues to make unsteady progress over the last few months according to Consumer Reports Index for August.read more »
European Markets Fall On Weakened Commodity Prices
10 Aug 2010 | Business
European markets fell on Tuesday after investor were spooked by data showing weakened commodity prices due to a slowdown in imports from China.read more »
Wall Street Up On Monday
9 Aug 2010 | Business
US markets started the trading week on a positive note Monday with all the major indexes posting gains.read more »
European Markets Up On Monday
9 Aug 2010 | Business
European markets made strong gains during trading on Monday.read more »
Conference Board Employment Trends Index Increases In July
9 Aug 2010 | USA News
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased in July for the 14th month in a row. read more »
Conference Board Employment Trends Index Increases In July
9 Aug 2010 | USA News
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased in July for the 14th month in a row. read more »
Wall Street Stocks Recover Late Friday To End Flat
6 Aug 2010 | Business
An afternoon rally caused a big turnaround in US stocks on Friday, with markets closing flat.read more »
European Shares Fall On Friday
6 Aug 2010 | Business
Worse-than-expected US labor market data saw European shares retreat on Friday.read more »
Study Finds Beautiful Women Face Discrimination In Certain Jobs
6 Aug 2010 | SciTech
While many see no downside to being beautiful, a professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School says attractive women face discrimination when it comes to landing certain kinds of jobs. read more »
Little Change On Wall Street Thursday
5 Aug 2010 | Business
US shares ended little changed at the end of trading on Thursday.read more »
European Shares End Mixed On Thursday
5 Aug 2010 | Business
Negative economic data from the United States saw European shares end mixed on Thursday.read more »