WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent in December, the highest level in 15 years, as 524,000jobs were slashed in the month, the Labor Department reported Friday. Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 524,000 ...
9 Jan 2009
It's the Economy, NY! What's Happening and What It Means to You, a new seven-part series hosted by New York Times business columnist and editor Andrew Ross Sorkin, premieres Thursday, January 8 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN and on WLIW21 at 11:30 p.m. It's ...
9 Jan 2009
The former president of a leading Chinese securities house was jailed yesterday for insider trading, as the government campaigns to restore investor confidence battered by widespread trading irregularities. Dong Zhengqing, of Guang-fa Securities, was ...
9 Jan 2009
Jan. 9 – New Zealand stocks were mixed. Sky Network Television, singled out in an analyst survey this week as a strong performer for 2009, led gainers while Michael Hill International fell after the jeweler said first-half profit fell. The NZX 50 ...
9 Jan 2009
Treasury prices mostly rose Friday, sending yields lower, after the government reported a big jump in the unemployment rate. When economic readings are poor, safe government debt becomes a more attractive investment. The Labor Department reported a ...
9 Jan 2009
The bank rate was reduced a half-point to 1.5 per cent, bringing policy makers closer to the point at which they will run out of options to fight the financial crisis with conventional tools. The pound rose against the euro and the dollar because ...
9 Jan 2009
[For the price of a $215,000 entry fee into the Rose Bowl parade, the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau garnered worldwide television exposure for Alaska’s 50th anniversary statehood float, and got a trophy to boot.
9 Jan 2009
Shanghai, January 9, 2009: (Gasgoo.com) China's passenger car sales rose more than 8 percent in December after seeing a big fall in November, Reuters reported Friday, citing an announcement from the China Passenger Car Association.
9 Jan 2009
Brian M. Kelly, Rose M. Policarpio Rose Marie Policarpio, daughter of Vincent and Rita Policarpio of Millburn, was married on Saturday, June 28, 2008, to Brian Michael Kelly, son of Michael and Maureen Kelly of Summit. The ceremony, officiated...
9 Jan 2009
TUCSON, Ariz. - Bankruptcy filings in Tucson rose 57 percent last year as the housing market sank, the recession deepened and obtaining cash to pay off debts got more difficult.
9 Jan 2009
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan kidnappings rose 52 percent in 2008 from a year earlier, El Nacional reported. The number of kidnapping cases increased to 537 last year from 353 in 2007, the Caracas-based daily said, citing Interior Ministry figures.
9 Jan 2009
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s consumer prices rose 0.28 percent in December from the previous month, the national statistics agency said. The increase in consumer prices, as measured by the benchmark IPCA index , was lower than the median estimate of 0.31 percent in a Bloomberg survey of 25 economists.
9 Jan 2009
The Rose Tabletop Clock is antique yet so modern in its brilliant design - I just had to share it. The face of this clock is a stunning chartreuse color.
9 Jan 2009
Last night Neil Diamond played the final show of his 2008-09 world tour at the Rose Garden. He played most of the hits, including "Sweet Caroline" twice in a row—yep! I didn't know you could do that! But if ever a song begged to be ...
9 Jan 2009
Move.com Trends real estate blog covers topics such as home ownership, neighborhoods, home technologies, and celebrity homes.
9 Jan 2009
GameStop: We Rose Above Recession. 09 Jan. Posted by Rajiv Ashrafi as Business. Surprising me (and quite surely many others), GameStop announced itself to be above recession by revealing that the nine-week 2008 holiday season broughtin ...
9 Jan 2009
Rose’s Reading Round-Up. January 9th, 2009 by Rose C. · No Comments · Most States Are Cutting Education Education is being cut by 27 states due to major budget deficits. At least 18 states will be cutting funds for K-12 education. ...
9 Jan 2009
Barack Should Name Bill Gates to Commerce - The Huffington Post.
9 Jan 2009