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Steve had focused his career in the health, wellness, and fitness industry, spending the past 18 years in various related positions-general manager of a gym, program director at the YMCA, and for the past 9 years, as the owner of a personal fitness coaching company.

Jobless claims unexpectedly rose in the latest week, a sign the labor market still faces headwinds. Existing-home sales rose in August, but from depressed levels .

A majority of Americans prefer cutting the deficit to increasing government spending as a way to improve the tough economy and believe a more balanced budget would help create jobs

Broad public concern about the U.S. budget deficit and big election gains for Republicans on November 2 could boost prospects for agreement on ways to slash spending

Expected Republican gains in November elections will limit President Barack Obama's room to maneuver on economic policy and focus the United States on hard choices needed to confront its yawning budget deficit.

Abbott Laboratories Inc plans to cut 3,000 jobs, or about 3 percent of its workforce, following its purchase of Solvay SA's pharmaceuticals business.

The price of gold climbed to a new all-time high of $1,284 per ounce on Monday morning, suggesting that investors are very concerned about inflation that is apparently eroding the value of paper-currencies.

Theo's original résumé was visually appealing, however the design did not connect with the target audience.

Definitely keep your resume within the 1-2 page range. If you don't have much experience, you can probably get everything on one page, but try not to feel restricted by this number. Two page resumes are entirely acceptable as long as they contain relevant information.

Brazil created a record number of payroll jobs for the month of August in a sign that its economy is growing at a solid pace.

Scott Stevenson was only 10 years old when he first heard grown-ups voice the gloomy words that, in retrospect, predicted the disappointing arc his life has taken.

Belgian-French financial services group Dexia said on Wednesday it would cut 665 jobs as part of a cost-savings plan, leaving it with 80 million euros of cuts to meet its target.

Jeremy wanted to leverage his banking experience to secure a hybrid sales and operations management role. His old résumé wasn't getting his foot in the door, and not surprisingly as it simply served as a narrative of what he had done in past engagements.

The world's rich countries need to extend initiatives to boost spending and support employment to fix a dire labor market that could threaten entire societies, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.

The IMF's latest push for more spending on job creation and care for the poorest in society shows it is more than just a tough-love provider of economic aid in return for austerity measures, its boss said on Monday.

Green taxes are among ways to spur jobs and economic revival despite less focus on environmental solutions since the U.N.'s Copenhagen summit in 2009, Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Monday.

Democrats in the U.S. Congress have a late chance to show frustrated voters they are trying to boost the sluggish economy with a plan to extend help to small businesses before the November midterm elections.

The United States' job market is recovering at a better rate than it did after its past two recessions despite high unemployment, a senior Treasury Department official was quoted as saying on Monday.

The pace at which teenagers, men in their prime and older workers re-enter the U.S. work force as the economy recovers will shape how quickly the unemployment rate falls, researchers at the San Francisco Federal Reserve said on Monday.

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President Barack Obama is considering a number of options to try to jump-start job creation, the top priority for recession-weary Americans as the country heads toward congressional elections in November.

President Barack Obama's new stimulus plan directs government assistance to some of the strongest parts of the economy without solving the biggest problem: finding work for the 14.9 million unemployed.

Job prospects have improved dramatically in emerging markets like China compared with three months ago, but the fourth-quarter hiring outlook dipped slightly in the United States and Germany

Macquarie Group begun cutting jobs late on Monday after warning of a 25 percent drop in first-half earnings amid weak markets, The Australian newspaper reported on its website on Tuesday, citing unnamed fund managers.

U.S.-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, which agreed to be bought by Canada's Biovail Corp in June, said they would cut about 25 percent of the combined company's U.S. and Canadian workforce as part of the integration plans.

Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion (25 billion pound) bid for Potash Corp , a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Stocks jumped and commodities rose on Friday after data showing fewer U.S. job losses than expected reinforced other reports this week to ease fears the American economy is on the cusp of a new recession.

A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring was a positive surprise, relieving concerns about a stalling economic recovery.