Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘jobs’

Qantas strike: grounding to cost £13m a day

Qantas strike: grounding to cost £13m a day

Qantas said it regretted that this action has become necessary and “apologises sincerely to all affected passengers”. Photo: EPA By Garry White 10:10AM BST 29 Oct 2011 Comments [...]

More Than 80,000 Apply For Xmas Mail Jobs

More Than 80,000 Apply For Xmas Mail Jobs

The Royal Mail has received more than 80,000 applications for 18,000 seasonal Christmas jobs - thousands more than last year, figures have showed.[Read more...]

Labour urges new economic approach

Labour urges new economic approach

Labour has sought to increase pressure on the Government to change its economic policy by demanding an “emergency budget” to promote jobs and growth.[Read more...]

Record fall in employed over-65s shows businesses rushed to retire workers

Record fall in employed over-65s shows businesses rushed to retire workers

Experts say it is harder for older people to find jobs after redundancy, than young candidates. Photo: ALAMY By Louisa Peacock, Jobs Editor 10:54AM BST 12 Oct 2011 Comments [...]

Senate Republicans likely to kill Obama jobs bill (AP)

Senate Republicans likely to kill Obama jobs bill 
    (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, facing a critical test in the Senate, it appears likely to die at the hands of Republicans opposed to stimulus spending and a tax surcharge on millionaires.[Read more...]

Not the economy? GOP campaign focuses elsewhere (AP)

Not the economy? GOP campaign focuses elsewhere 
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AP - In an election that’s supposed to hinge on jobs and the economy, the Republican presidential contest in recent months has been defined by almost everything else.[Read more...]

Obama calls for passage of jobs bill (AP)

Obama calls for passage of jobs bill 
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AP - President Barack Obama is pushing in his weekly radio and Internet address for Senate passage of his nearly $450 billion jobs bill as senators prepare to vote Tuesday on moving to debate on the measure.[Read more...]

Wall Street fends off bear to end higher for week (Reuters)

Wall Street fends off bear to end higher for week 
    (Reuters)

Reuters - After nearly falling into bear-market territory, U.S. stocks on Friday finished the week higher, building gains on encouraging jobs data and hopes that Europe is dealing with its debt crisis.[Read more...]

Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but it’s not enough (AP)

Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but it’s not enough 
    (AP)

AP - The jobs crisis isn’t getting worse. But it isn’t getting much better, either.[Read more...]

Nasdaq off 1 percent after 3-day market rally (Reuters)

Nasdaq off 1 percent after 3-day market rally 
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Reuters - The Nasdaq fell over 1 percent on Friday as stocks struggled to make headway following a three-day market rally, even after a report showed the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in September.[Read more...]

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