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

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has predicted recessions in France and Germany as the European debt crisis persists. It believes that both AAA-rated countries have the potential for downgrades in the future.

Industrial commodity prices ended several days of losses on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would take measures to prevent the economy from sliding into recession, although copper and crude oil held near multi-month lows.

Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin held on for a slim victory in a special election for governor of West Virginia Tuesday, narrowly preventing a third state special election embarrassment for President Barack Obama.

Ford (F), which did not accept U.S. Government assistance, has rebounded after a restructuring, and is well-positioned to capitalize on U.S. job growth, when it returns with gusto. Is now a good time to consider Ford's shares?

Major U.S. corporations often increase executive pay to ensure it is higher than the median in their industry, according to a report.

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.

IBTimes spoke with Heather Gautney, a sociology professor at Fordham University, about the significance of the Occupy Wall Street protests and how they might unfold in the coming weeks.

With the advent of the Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event rumors are strengthening that there will be only a iPhone 4S and no iPhone 5.

As American student Amanda Knox's court appeal ends, exasperated residents of Perugia wish for a return to the days when the Italian town was known for chocolate, art and history rather a sex and drugs scene made notorious by the murder case.

Should the United States tolerate slightly higher inflation, in order to have the economy grow at a faster rate and create more jobs?

Starbucks announced Monday that it was teaming up with Opportunity Finance Network to launch Create Jobs for USA, which will pool donations for Starbucks customers, partners (employees) and concerned citizens into a nationwide fund for community business lending. This follows a trend that other companies, such as McDonald's, have taken to give back to the community while also boosting sales .

Starbucks Corp CEO Howard Schultz, decrying a lack of leadership in Washington, said his chain of coffee shops is helping to launch a nationwide fund designed to stimulate U.S. job creation.

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.

Occupy Boston has been gaining ground since Friday and is starting to impact other communities to protest just as Occupy Wall Street has impacted them.

The Occupy Wall Street message may not yet but a completely coherent one, but there is a unifying thread amongst the chaos - unemployed youth.

McGuinness also accuses the media of being overly obsessed with his past IRA affiliation

Greece's admission that it will miss its deficit targets this year and next despite harsh new austerity measures sent stock markets reeling on Monday and raised new doubts over a planned second international bailout.

With Apple Inc. having made the call for its Let's Talk iPhone event Tuesday, consumers are expecting the company to showcase its highly anticipated iPhone5.

More than three years after the financial crisis struck, the U.S. economy remains stuck in a consumer debt trap.