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September Layoffs Mostly Came From Army, BofA, but the two employers outlooks could not be more different

U.S. private-sector employers added more jobs than expected in September, but another report Wednesday showed a jump in planned layoffs in the month.

The private sector added 91,000 jobs in September, ADP said -- a total above the consensus estimate of 90,000, but still not large enough to indicate that employers have started hiring en masse.

The event doesn't live up to the hype.

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook kicked off an event at which the company is expected to introduce the fifth version of its iPhone.

The Apple Web site crashed Tuesday afternoon and was still down as of 3:20 p.m., probably due to the high volume of traffic surrounding the iPhone 5 release announcement.

At Apple's product announcement Tuesday, company founder and former CEO Steve Jobs did not make an appearance. He resigned from Apple in August for medical reasons.

With the economy slowing and the markets crashing, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke put the burden squarely on Congress to act.

The U.S. Senate is as mad as you-know-what and it's apparently not going to take it anymore: the Senate Tuesday voted overwhelmingly, 79-19, to approve a procedural measure that speeds the way for a bill designed to put pressure on China to allow its currency to appreciate.

The new iPhone is about to be unveiled.

Apple's big day is finally here. On the day many expect Apple to launch the iPhone 5, Apple will also address iOS 5, iCloud, potential carrier partnerships, Facebook and Twitter integration

This will be the first time that Tim Cook, Apple's new CEO, will take center stage after Steve Jobs' resignation.

Tim Cook will speak from Cupertino, California.

The much-anticipated Apple news is forthcoming

Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz has teamed up with Operation Finance Network to establish the Create Jobs for USA, a fund for job growth.

Factory activity expanded at a faster pace than expected in September as production and hiring increased, suggesting that manufacturing should help keep the economy out of recession.

With Apple's iPhone announcement just one day away, excitement is at a fever pitch. But what is truly known about Apple's mystery product? Here are the facts.

After posting an $8.5 billion loss last fiscal year, the postal service is on a pace to go $10 billion in the hole in fiscal 2012.

Starbucks Corp on Monday said it is helping create a nationwide fund to help individuals and small businesses borrow money at low cost in a bid to spur U.S. job creation.

Dear Steve Jobs, Regarding the iPhone 5, I want to tell you that you have created the most global consumer demand for a product in the history of the world.

Apple's Oct. 4 iPhone event is not only watched by the technology community, but also by Apple itself as it is likely to break the tradition of Steve Jobs taking the center stage to unveil a new iPhone.