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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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...]

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 [...]
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...]

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...]

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...]

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

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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