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US employers see modest hiring pace in Q1 2011: Manpower survey

The United States is expected to see weak employment prospects though employers expect the modest hiring pace to continue in the first three months of the year, a survey reported.

Wolseley Q1 trading profit up 39 pct on overseas growth

British construction products supplier Wolseley said trading profit rose 39 percent in the first quarter, helped by revenue growth in the US and Canada as well as cost control measures.

U.S. tax deal lifts global stocks

Global equities advanced on Tuesday after a compromise deal to extend expiring U.S. tax cuts, though the euro zone's debt crisis and speculation over a possible interest rate rise in China kept them in check. The euro rose on optimism that Irish lawmakers will pass its toughest ever budget later in the day. The single currency remained vulnerable, however, with European policymakers dithering ove...

Sumitomo may invest in Molycorp for rare earth supply

Sumitomo Corp <8053.T> is in talks with Molycorp on a rare earth supply deal and may take a stake in the U.S. company, the latest move by a Japanese firm to secure supplies of the crucial minerals outside China.

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U.S. sells remaining Citi stake at $12 billion profit

The U.S. government sold off its remaining shares in Citigroup Inc on Monday for $4.35 each, marking an exit from ownership in the bailed-out banking giant with a $12 billion gross profit for taxpayers.

Traders react in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange September 30, 2008.

U.S. monetary policy shocks drive global stock prices: IMF study

A study by IMF economists Luc Laeven and Hui Tong found that U.S. monetary policy shocks drive global stock market prices.

Russia expecting EU approval on WTO bid

Russia is widely expected to secure European Union approval to join the World Trade Organization at a summit on Tuesday, taking Moscow closer to completing membership negotiations after 17 years.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Stocks recover early losses, finish mixed

Stocks, which fell early in the session on some gloomy remarks on the economy from Federal reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, pared much of their losses later in the day on hopes that The Republicans and Democrats in Congress can hammer out a compromise on extending the Bush tax cuts as well as unemployment benefits.

A worker assembles a Koga Miyata bicycle at the company's factory in the Dutch northern town of Heerenveen

Dutch Treat: Holland's labor market reforms create exceptionally low unemployment

While Europe (and much of the developed world) continues to reel from high unemployment in the wake of the global economic recession, at least one small, peaceful corner of the continent continues to enjoy very low jobless rates.

U.S. President Barack Obama looks through a microscope as he tours Bio Tech Facilities at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, December 6, 2010.

Obama says U.S. faces 'Sputnik moment' as tax-benefits deal nears

President Barack Obama melded a long-term vision for more science research and education spending with the short-term need to secure a deal with Congressional Republicans to extend both tax breaks for higher-income earners and unemployment benefits for struggling workers.

Kirk, President Obama's U.S. trade representative nominee, testifies during his confirmation hearing before U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington

Plenty of praise in the U.S. for South Korean FTA

Plenty of U.S. organizations are praising the newly-negotiated U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, which is awaiting approval from lawmakers of both countries.

U.S. to sell remaining Citi stake in public offer

The U.S. government will sell off its remaining 7.0 percent stake in Citigroup -- 2.4 billion common shares -- in an underwritten public offering, the Treasury Department said on Monday.

U.S. economy still not on Easy Street

The U.S. economic recovery remains on shaky ground, well over a year after the recession officially ended, and two top strategists said on Monday they fear the economy could suffer a new blow next year.

Hope for 2011: stocks outperform in third year of presidential term

Investors who are worried about the health of the stock market might take some solace from the evidence that the U.S. equities have performed exceptionally well during the third year of a presidential term (Barack Obama enters the third year of his administration in January 2011).

Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami is sworn in before testifying before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.

Cheaters go to jail

U.S. law enforcement is going after investment fraud.

A sugar producer displays "Angry sugar beet" on his t-shirt during a demonstration outside a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels, September 19, 2005

Fed judge orders destruction of genetically engineered sugar beets on environmental grounds

A federal judge in California Court has ordered the destruction of genetically engineered sugar beets after finding that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) had likely violated federal law by allowing the plantation of the stecklings without analyzing the potential environmental impact.

HSBC fights Madoff claim; new settlement reached

HSBC Holdings Plc said claims the bank aided the fraud of convicted swindler Bernard Madoff were unfounded and it would defend itself vigorously against all Madoff-related claims.

Cisco, Juniper step up in cloud with deals

Leading U.S. network equipment makers Cisco Systems Inc and Juniper Networks Inc both announced deals to bolster their expertise in increasingly popular cloud computing, or virtualization, technology.

U.S. Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY.

OPINION: Trickle nowhere

The American people have spoken!By means of the mid-term elections the American people have sent a mandate to the American Congress. The message could not be clearer.

Japan Maritime Self Defence Force destroyer Ikazuchi (L) sails alongside the USS George Washington during their military maneuvers known as Keen Sword 2011, in the Pacific Ocean December 5, 2010.

Obama urges Hu to pressure North Korea

President Barack Obama on Monday urged Chinese President Hu Jintao to join the United States in denouncing North Korea's latest deadly military skirmish with South Korea and the North's pursuit of nuclear development. it marked the first time the leaders have spoken since a November 22 incident left four South Korean soldiers dead.

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