Alistair Darling will announce the Budget on 24 March Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned people not to expect a "giveaway" when the government’s Budget is announced later this month.Speaking to the BBC, Mr Darling said that the Budget would be "sensible" and "reflect [...]
If the union is to strike, it must announce dates by 15 March Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to call strike dates.It comes after talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike [...]
Jeff Powelson knows how tough it is to fight for lower fees in a 401(k) retirement plan. He tried to get his employer to add lower-cost investment options to its plan in late 2008. He failed. But when he switched jobs last year, the 27-year-old took one look at his new, pricey 401(k) [...]
AP - Asian stock markets rose Friday amid hopes a key U.S. jobs report would show the world’s largest economy was on track toward a sustainable rebound.[Read more...]
AP - CBS News chief Sean McManus said Wednesday that it’s unfair to criticize Katie Couric’s multimillion-dollar salary at a time news division jobs are being cut and that he expected the evening news anchor to stay at the network “for a long time.”[Read more...]
In some instances, universities are reporting increases of application in excess of 20 per cent compared to the same time last year. Overall, the increase may run at 10 to 12 per ecnt compared to January 2009. These are early days and no would-be student should be put off applying to university. However [...]
United Utilities Group The FTSE 100 company said it has already cut 500 jobs and more will go as it undertakes a large cost-saving programme, primarily in its regulated business. “It is inevitable that there will be more job cuts,” said Philip Green, chief executive of the water group. “But [...]
AP - Wounded in Massachusetts, frustrated Democrats on Wednesday urged the White House to focus on jobs and the economy — not the health care overhaul that’s now at risk — and pressed President Barack Obama to more forcefully make their case against Republicans ahead of potentially disastrous elections this fall.[Read more...]
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Even when the U.S. labor market finally starts adding more workers than it loses, many of the unemployed will find that the types of jobs they once had simply don’t exist anymore. Employment in Selected Industries See how many jobs were gained or lost in selected industries from November 2007 to [...]
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