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The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Social unrest is always one of the big wild cards in China, and at the moment they're having it in spades, as major riots in the northwestern Xinjiang region have claimed at least 140 lives. WSJ has some background: Xinjiang, a vast area in China's northwest, is home to a large population of Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking, predominantly Muslim ethnic group. Uighurs have long chafed at restrictions on...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
Oil prices plunged to near $65 a barrel Monday in Asia as dismal unemployment figures from the U.S. and Europe last week sparked investor concern about a nascent economic recovery.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Oil prices plunged to near $65 a barrel Monday in Asia as dismal unemployment figures from the U.S. and Europe last week sparked investor concern about a nascent economic recovery.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Oil prices plunged nearly $3 to below $64 a barrel Monday as dismal unemployment figures from the U.S. and Europe last week sparked investor doubts about any nascent economic recovery.
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Career Hub (Free subscription) | yesterday
Are you struggling to find a job despite all the time and effort you're putting in? Well here's some advice for you - stop looking. That's right, stop spending your whole week job searching and instead spend part of your...
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goGlider.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
al.comAlabama unemployment benefit increases slightlyal.comOn the same day unemployment hit a 26-year high, the state announced a $10 increase in unemployment compensation. The maximum benefit for those applying for ...Alabama State Unemployment Rises to 9.8 PercentThe Auburn PlainsmanAlabama's maximum unemployment check goes up $10 for new claims ...WHNTAla. unemployment benefits increaseWSFADothan...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
• Trainee positions cut and salaries frozen • Students advised to spread their nets wider A quarter of graduate employment vacancies have disappeared, the fierce competition for each job has grown more intense, and the dire situation will not improve next year, recruiters warn today. A survey of 226 top employers shows a 24.9% fall in vacancies – a slump in recruitment levels not seen...
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Blowing San #1 (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Burt Prelutsky On July 5, 2009 @ 11:03 am on Breitbart.com Frankly, I’m beginning to feel a lot like Howard Beale, the character portrayed by Peter Finch in the 1976 release, “Network.” He insisted that people get up right now and go to the window, open it, stick their heads out and yell, “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” I’ve...
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Saving to Invest (Free subscription) | yesterday
This guest post is from DR, the managing editor of Dough Roller , a personal finance blog about how to make more, spend less and invest the rest. He is also the author of 99 Painless Ways to Save Serious Money . There is an important debate brewing among economists today about inflation . On the one hand, many believe we are headed to double-digit inflation in the near term. Increased government borrowing...
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
After Susan Carlson lost her job in December, the Salt Lake City woman filed for unemployment benefits for the first time in 35 years on the job. In doing so, she joined thousands of other jobless Utahns whose quest for help has strained the state's unemployment system like never before.
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
What is unemployment insurance? It's a source of temporary income for eligible workers who lose jobs through no fault of their own, while they are searching for full-time work, receiving approved job training or awaiting recall to employment.
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here are a few tricky aspects of Utah unemployment's insurance system: Depending on why a layoff occurs, employers can be liable for unemployment benefits from their workers' second or third jobs.
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The Politics Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Ron Knowles I was having coffee and donuts with neighbors this morning as we do every Friday when the fast-paced conversation suddenly jackknifed in the middle of the table just like a big rig would, causing a verbal pile up about the unemployment situation in Oregon. Presently we're at a little over twelve percent with rural counties running higher than that. Oregon! One of the first to get hit...
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Career Hub (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
Many people find themselves on a journey to find that one job or that one elusive career that they are just ‘meant’ to do. They know it’s ‘out there’ somewhere as they continue their quest for a meaningful career. But...
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Scholars and Rogues (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
I am a citizen of the United States of America. In this country, I can criticize my government as intelligently, as profanely, or as stupidly as I wish. I can call the president of the nation an unintelligent, uninspiring, and incompetent leader — which I have done. I can call my representative in Congress a buffoonish party hack — which I have done — and urge his removal from office...
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dineshktl | 04/29/2009
Google launches public data search and chart visualization. Stephen Wolfram shows a demonstration of his knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha demonstration today, Google announced the launch of their own structured data search feature that allows you to find and compare public data. More Info: CLICK HERE
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72jag | 02/26/2009
President Obama spoke on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the urgency of the situation that America is in; spiraling health care costs, a less than optimal educational system, dependence upon unsustainable energy sources, not to mention the failing economy, rising unemployment, a collapsing housing market, and rampant unethical behavior on Wall Street were all on his mind and in his speech. In stark contrast
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gotube | 02/25/2009
Gov. Jindal refuses stimulus money!Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana announced that he will refuse the Unemployment portion of the stimulus that was allocated to Louisiana, on grounds that it would be costly for businesses in the l...
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