What About Unemployment? Why Are Obama & Congress Ignoring The Jobless?
Unemployment remains high across the United States, but President Barack Obama and Congress seem to have forgotten all about it.
US Consumer Sentiment Climbs To 84.5 In May, Besting Analyst Predictions: Thomson Reuters/U Of Michigan Index
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s index on consumer sentiment came in unexpectedly stronger in May.
European Unemployment Just Keeps Rising; Euro Zone Jobless Figures Rises To 12.2% While EU Holds At 11%
More than one-quarter of Greeks and Spaniards are idle, along with nearly one-quarter of all younger working-age Europeans.
Four Years After 'Great Recession' US Families Have Yet To Regain Even Half Of The Household Debt Lost: St. Louis Federal Reserve
The damage to U.S. household balance sheets has fallen disproportionately on minorities and the uneducated.
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Unemployment Rates: How Many Will Have Jobs In The OECD In 2014? [Infographic]
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Weekly First-Time Claims For Unemployment Benefits Rose Last Week to 354,000, Higher Than Expected
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EU Moves Away From Austerity As Region Struggles With Recovery
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The Euro Zone Economies Are Spiraling Down But By The Social Progress Index European Nations Beat The US For The Top Spots [CHART]
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About 40,000 Kenyan guest workers currently live in the UAE, primarily in the construction, hotel and travel industries.
Chinese College Graduates Cannot Secure Jobs: 28% Of Beijing's 2013 Graduates And 44% Of Shanghai's Have Found A Job
A record-high number of graduates, combined with an economy in a slowdown, is bad news for China's Class of 2013.
French Double-Dip Recession Offsets Anemic German Growth As Euro Zone Extends Its Already-Record Long Recession
German exports and investments fell in the first quarter as French exports declined, too, for the second quarter in a row.
Weekly First-Time Claims For Unemployment Benefits Fell Last Week To 323,000, Less Than Expected
The number of initial jobless claims fell 4,000 to 323,000, and the key four-week moving average also declined.
Bank of England Decides To Keep Its Key Interest Rate Steady At 0.5% And Maintain Target For Big Asset Purchase Program
The bank also maintained its purchase of 375 billion pounds ($584 billion) of debt after the UK narrowly avoided a triple-dip recession.
US Stock Futures Point To Lower Open On Thursday Ahead Of Jobless Claims Data, Wholesale Inventories, Corporate Earnings Reports
U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open on Thursday ahead of the publication of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data.
French Recession - Europe's Second-Biggest Economy Fell Into Recession In First Quarter: Report
France's economy fell into recession in the first quarter, according to figures set to be released on Wednesday.
European Commission Scales Back Its Euro Zone, EU Outlooks, Forecasts 0.4% Contraction In Euro Zone This Year
The European Commission attempted to stress growth in its forecast, albeit in a pretty pessimistic way.
Jobs Report - 5 Job Search Tips Every College Grad Should Know
No, the current U.S. job market is not “a jungle out there.” But it’s close.
US April Nonfarm Payroll Employment Rose 165,000; Unemployment Rate Slips To 7.5%
Job increases for March and February were revised substantially higher, while the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent.
Planned US Job Cuts Fell In April To Lowest Level Since December 2013: Report
Also, through the first four months of 2013, the pace of downsizing is virtually equal to a year ago.
US April Jobs Report 2013: Nonfarm Payrolls To Show Moderate Expansion, Unemployment Rate Unchanged At 7.6%
Will Friday’s jobs report validate concerns that the U.S. economy is slumping for the fourth straight spring?
US Private Sector Employers Create 119,000 Jobs In April, According To Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Analysts expected private employers to create 158,000 jobs last month. They got 75 percent of that forecast.
March 2013 European Unemployment: 4.7% In Austria, 27.2% in Greece, 26.5 Million People Sit Idle
The euro zone jobless rate grew to 12.1 percent in March. Youth unemployment, especially in the south, rose to an appalling level.
April 2013 US Auto Sales Forecast: Down About 10% From March, But Up About 11% From April 2012
Americans are expected to keep annualized auto sales above 15 million, thanks to sweet interest rates and high trade-in values.
US Jobs Report, April Auto Sales, FOMC Meeting, China PMI: Economic Events For April 29-May 3
Monetary policies will also be in play, with European Central Bank and U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meetings on the calendar.
US GDP Up 2.5% In Q1 - Less Than Expected
Most economists expect the economy to slow in the second quarter, due to the $85 billion sequester.
Jobless Claims Shrink As Job Market Slowly Improves
Fewer Americans filed for new unemployment benefits in the latest week, as the U.S. labor market continues to slowly improve.
Spain's Unemployment Rate For First Quarter 2013 Highest Since 1976 At 27.2%; Premier Rajoy Set To Unveil New Policies Amid Austerity Protests
Spain's unemployment rate is already higher than what the IMF said it would peak at in 2013.
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China's real estate market is probably overheating, but Chinese buyers generally pay cash and defaults are still rare.
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