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Obama urges major new stimulus, jobs spending

President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, perhaps $150 billion or more, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully...

Started in latest business news • 1 response • Last response by echomonster (2850) • 1 week ago
Tags: united states, obama jobs, second stimulus, jobs, unemployment
Obama calls for new ideas for creating jobs

President Barack Obama promised at a White House jobs forum on Thursday to take "every responsible step to accelerate job creation," including some ideas he said could be put into action quickly. He...

Started in latest business news • 1 response • Last response by echomonster (2850) • 2 weeks ago
Tags: united states, obama economy, barack obama, jobs, stimulus
Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy

President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief.

Started in latest business news • 1 response • Last response by morethanamolehill (841) • 4 days ago
Tags: jobs, united states, obama economy, economy, bonuses
Australian jobs surge; jobless rate at 5.8 percent

Australia reported Thursday an unexpected surge in jobs last month in the latest sign the country's economy was accelerating quicker than expected out of the global downturn.

Started in latest business news • 1 response • Last response by mensab (7425) • 1 month ago
Tags: australia, jobs
Job openings remain close to record-lows

Job openings are at rock-bottom levels, according to government and private surveys released Tuesday, a trend that could keep the unemployment rate high even as layoffs slow.

Started in latest business news • 1 response • Last response by mensab (7425) • 1 month ago
Tags: united states, job openings, jobs, recovery
Interview embroils Thai ex-PM in new controversy

Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, at the center of a political fight between his supporters and those of the current government, has ignited fresh controversy by speaking candidly...

Started in asian news • 1 response • Last response by mensab (7425) • 1 month ago
Tags: as thailand ousted leader, thailand, thaksin, interview
Flat incomes, weak consumer spending raise concern

Flat incomes suggest more weakness ahead in consumer spending, reinforcing concerns about a ho-hum holiday shopping season and a sluggish economic recovery.

Started in economic figures • 3 responses • Last response by cotton0821 (560) • 2 months ago
Tags: economy, united states, jobs, people
The recession may be over at last _ so what now?

After a record four straight losing quarters, the economy finally grew again. It was hardly a boom, and it was almost all because of government spending. But it was enough to change the question from...

Started in economic figures • 2 responses • Last response by lampar (1828) • 2 months ago
Tags: economy, united states, jobs, unemployment
AP IMPACT: Troops already outnumber Taliban 12-1

There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban rebels, but it...

Started in european news • 3 responses • Last response by zausiu (167) • 2 months ago
Tags: afghanistan, eu nato taliban strength, troops, occupation, war
FILE - In this file photo taken Monday, Oct.19, 2009, Taliban militants stand beside burnt trucks, background left, on main Ghazni- Kandahar highway in Ghazni,  west of Kabul. As debate intensifies about whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, NATO and U.S. estimates of Taliban strength suggest the insurgents already are outnumbered by up to 15 to one. The estimates of 20,000 to 25,000 guerrillas _ against an allied force of nearly 300,000 _ raise the question of how new troops would tilt the balance when the current U.S.-led mission has not succeeded. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Naikzad, File )
Acing the interview; women clean up

HELP ON INTERVIEWS: Just landing an interview these days is tough.

Started in personal finance • 1 response • Last response by mensab (7425) • 2 months ago
Tags: united states, watercooler, interview, job
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