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After Grad Job Slump, Big Hiring Is Back At U.S. Colleges
Chicago Tribune reporterNEW YORK (Reuters) - Sean Chua expected the hunt for his first job after college to be tough. After all, he watched his brother struggle to find a position when he graduated back in 2008. But his fears were unwarranted. The 21-year-old justice major at...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Graduation, College Sports, Unemployment
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Gasoline Pushes Inflation Up In January
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gasoline prices jumped in January, leading overall consumer prices higher and offering a reminder of the risks energy costs pose to the economic recovery. Despite the warning signal, overall consumer prices rose just 0.2 percent,...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Petroleum Industry, Market and Exchange, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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The Truth About Unemployment
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the jobless rate that fell to 8.6% in November was really not a sign of a recovering economy. You have to look behind the rate to see the real numbers.
Here's what Jeff Cox, Senior Writer at CNBC, wrote:...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Unemployment, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace
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Mitt Romney Maintains That Obama Has 'Hurt' Economic Recovery
Staff reporterAfter stepping on his Florida victory with a series of statements that made him seem out of touch with average citizens, Mitt Romney emphasized at a small gathering of supporters in a frigid warehouse here that he is better suited than President Obama...Tags: Barack Obama, Google Inc., Mitt Romney
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Mendte: What is Kurzarbeit?
Kurzarbeit is a German expression that essentially means, “We’re cutting your hours but we’re not laying you off.” It’s an interesting solution to a nagging problem in a world beset by economic stagnation, flagging...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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NYC Dept. of Education May Layoff 800 School Aides
PIX11.comUnion members gathered outside M.S. 571 in Prospect Heights on Tuesday to rally against potential school layoffs. Members of Local 372 said they believe Department of Education officials are preparing pink slips and layoff notices for nearly 800 school...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Unions, Job Layoffs, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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Politicians Are Worried - And They Should Be
The new jobs report is due tomorrow and it will not be good. That scares Democrats who see President Obama's chances in 2012 getting weaker as no President in the past Century, with the exception of FDR coming out of a depression, has won re-election...Tags: Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Politics, Career and Workplace, Republican Party
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Stock Market Rises Thanks To Unexpected Positive News On Jobs
PIX11.comThanks in part to good news from Washington, Wall Street opened significantly higher today, following its worse close in nearly three years yesterday. U.S. stocks rose more than 1 percent at the open on Friday after the July payrolls report showed that...Tags: Employment Opportunities, S&P 500, Stock Activities, Employment, Financial Markets
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President Obama Visits NY For Fundraising Events
pix11.comOn Thursday, President Barack Obama visited New York City for the fourth time since March for two campaign fundraisers. It's a much different city today than the one that welcomed him after the death of 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden in May and at a...Tags: New York City, Johnson Controls Incorporated, Anna Wintour, Barack Obama, Politics
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NJ Legislature Approves Jobless Extension Bill
wpix.comThe New Jersey State Legislature has passed a bill extending the amount of time the unemployed can continue to draw benefits, and it's already on the governor's desk to be signed into law. The basis for this is a federal law passed in 2010, that gives...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Regional Authority, Employment, Government, Wisconsin
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Obama To Announce Run For Re-Election, File Campaign Papers
REUTERSPresident Barack Obama is likely to announce plans to run for re-election and file campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission as early as Monday, Democratic officials say. Filing with the FEC would allow Obama, a Democrat, to start raising...Tags: Massachusetts, Regional Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Government, Illinois
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Baby Jesus, Menorahs Go High Tech With GPS
MERRICK, N.Y. - Anyone thinking of tampering with town holiday decorations this year, be warned: They're being watched over from above. Literally. A number of menorahs and Nativity scenes on display in New York religious institutions are being equipped...Tags: Holidays, Entertainment, New York, Crimes, Judaism
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