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Speculation is rife that Jobs will attend the event, despite skipping many Apple events, including the company's annual shareholders meeting, since he went on medical leave in January.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday a Republican spending cut plan would not cause a big dent to U.S. economic growth, but could cost around 200,000 jobs.

Stocks were slightly higher on Wednesday as strong labor market data offset the impact of continued high oil prices.

Stocks were slightly higher on Wednesday as strong labor market data offset the impact of continued high oil prices.

Marcellus Shale gas will bring an estimated $250 billion in payments to Pennsylvania land owners and stronger economic activity, said FBR Capital Markets.

The federal budget and unemployment were tied as top investor concerns, a poll showed, when asked to rate potential factors affecting the investment climate.

Private employers added 217,000 jobs in February, beating analysts' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a rise of 175,000 in February. The January figure was revised higher to 189,000 from 187,000.

Private sector employers added more jobs than expected last month in a sign of steady improvement in the labor market, ahead of the closely watched non-farm payrolls report from the Labor Department on Friday.

Planned job cuts in the U.S rose sharply in February to reach an 11-month high, a nation-wide survey of employers revealed.

Apple boss Steve Jobs was denied an honorary knighthood in 2009 because he turned down an offer to speak at the Labour Party conference, the Daily Telegraph reported.

More than a year after igniting the tablet computing craze, Apple Inc prepares to unveil the second version of its blockbuster iPad -- possibly minus lead showman Steve Jobs.

Three in ten Americans expect the economy to improve in the coming year, according to The Harris Poll which surveyed 3,171 adults online between Feb. 14 and 21, 2011.

The 'benevolent Arab monarchs' of the Middle East are hurriedly loosening their purse strings as long-simmering disgruntlement over the lack of political reform and equitable economic opportunities threaten to destabilize long entrenched regimes in the region.

Nordic telecoms company TeliaSonera (TLS1V.HE)(TLSN.ST) said on Thursday it will begin lay-off talks in Finland and estimates some 200 jobs might be cut.

Manhattan lost nearly 110,000 jobs from 2000 to 2009 while its outer boroughs were gaining jobs, thanks to the growth of two sectors, education and healthcare, a think tank's report said on Wednesday.

Mog founder and CEO David Hyman says there are no positive to Apple's new subscription policy, other than the fact it spawned Google's version.

Apple shareholders voted down a proposal to force management to adopt a written succession plan for the company, according to a report from Venturebeat.

Apple's board will be facing off with some of the company's biggest shareholders over a succession plan for the company.

Shortly after being photographed exiting the Stanford Cancer Clinic last week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been recorded leaving a California cafe.

A video of Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been recorded leaving a California café, has been released by entertainment website Radar Online

Medtronic Inc (MDT.N) cut its full-year earnings forecast, hampered by weakness in key medical device markets, and said it would eliminate up to 2,000 jobs, sending its shares down 2 percent. The world's largest medical device maker has struggled with slow sales as patients postponed treatments in the global