XML Business NewsU.S. Lost 54,000 Jobs in August; Rate Rose to 9.6%published about 10 hours ago
Private employers added 67,000 jobs, more than forecast, but governments shed jobs in August, the Labor Department reported.
US sees 54,000 jobs go in Augustpublished about 11 hours ago
The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
Stock market gloompublished about 15 hours ago
Investors had a torrid time in August, but there are hopes
Canada's Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.2 billion (Reuters)published about 17 hours ago
Reuters - Canada's Goldcorp Inc agreed to buy gold miner Andean Resources Ltd for C$3.6 billion ($3.2 billion), trumping a competing offer from rival Eldorado Gold Corp .
Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug war (AP)published about 20 hours ago
AP - President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.
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Past is the futurepublished about 13 hours ago
How one lacemaking factory has gone back to traditional methods to survive
Putin to act in tycoons' disputepublished Tue, Aug 31 2010 04:32 GMT
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet two tycoons in an attempt to end their dispute over Norilsk Nickel.
Foxconn shares fall 8% on resultspublished Tue, Aug 31 2010 01:40 GMT
Shares in the iPhone manufacturer Foxconn International fall almost 8% a day after the company reported heavy losses.
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(AP)published about 11 hours ago
AP - Companies add 67,000 workers in August; unemployment rate climbs to 9.6 percent
Swiss economy grew 0.9 percent in second quarter (AP)published 1 day ago
AP - Official figures show that Switzerland's economy grew by 0.9 percent in the second quarter compared with the first three months of the year, ... more
Summary Box: Auto sales fall as economy struggles (AP)published 2 days ago
AP - DOG DAYS: U.S. auto sales fell 5 percent in August from the prior month. They also fell 21 percent compared with August of ... more
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SCF bail-out - readers respondpublished 2 days ago
The Government's decision to bail out South Canterbury Finance to the tune of $1.775 billion - or $405 for every New Zealander - provoked a ... more
Polly Peck shareholder on Nadir's returnpublished Thu, Aug 26 2010 11:31 GMT
In 1993, Robin Hildyard, a Polly Peck shareholder, spoke to the BBC about the collapse of her investment.
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