In this March 8, 2010 photo, a sign for Wall Street is shown near the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures fell slightly after the Labor Department said first-time claims for jobless benefits fell slightly less than expected.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Copyright 2010 ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly less than expected last week, hinting at a slow labor market recovery. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 462,000 from ...
New unemployment claims drop last week as the job market slowly improves The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims fell by ...
Hawaii's jobless rate for January inches upward, led by losses in tourism industry Hawaii's unemployment rate inched upward in January, led by large job losses in the tourism sector of the state's economy, the state reported Wednesday. According to figures compiled by ...
Europe's main stock markets weakened Thursday after unconvincing gains overnight on Wall Street as investors mulled the latest economic data and company news. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dipped 0.18 percent to 5,630.65 points, in Paris the CAC 40 was down 0.35 ...
Chinese consumer prices rose for the fourth month running in February while new lending slowed sharply, data showed Thursday, as the government campaigns to tame inflation in the booming economy. Analysts said the jump would not trigger a knee-jerk response from policymakers ...
WASHINGTON — It should come as no surprise that Republican Sen. John Ensign voted this week against extending unemployment benefits for out-of-work Nevadans — despite the stateÕs 13 percent jobless rate. Long before Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky brought the Senate ...
Chinese consumer prices rose for the fourth straight month in February while new lending slowed sharply, data showed Thursday, adding pressure on Beijing to fulfill its vow to control inflation. Analysts said the jump in prices would not trigger a knee-jerk response ...
Japan's economy is recovering more slowly than previously thought from its worst recession on record, hobbled by stubborn deflation and weak domestic demand, government data showed Thursday. The world's number two economy expanded at a pace of 0.9 percent in October-December from ...
Japan revises down 4Q economic growth to 3.8 percent annualized rate from 4.6 percent Japan's economic growth was weaker than first estimated in the fourth quarter, underscoring a patchy recovery in the world's No. 2 economy. Gross domestic product expanded at an ...
