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Many Wall Street pundits are surprisingly bullish about the U.S. economy for 2011, but high unemployment continues to ravage Main Street. Still, with corporate profits booming and the stock market rallying, some indicators say jobs may finally be poised for a comeback, too.
In another setback on employment, initial jobless claims jumped a larger than anticipated 20,000 to 457,000, the Labor Department announced Thursday. Economists had predicted initial jobless claims would total 443,000.
Another job resume site pops up to compete with LinkedIn
1:00PM 9/24/2010
The professional social networking web site ResumeSponge launched Wednesday, offering to help job seekers organize their resume and expand their job hunting networks.
The site is entering a marketplace that is growing increasingly crowded with the likes of Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and other...
Monster Worldwide Says Employment Index Rose 21% in July
7:47AM 8/05/2010
Online careers and recruiting company Monster Worldwide (MWW) said its monthly gauge of online labor demand grew 21% in July from a year earlier.
Monster said its employment index gained 138 points in July 2010, compared with 114 points in July 2009, Reuters said. Recruitment activity grew in 18...
Earnings reports may give new picture of job market
1:00PM 10/25/2009
Wall Street may be roaring again and manufacturers see a bright future selling their wares in Asia. But for many Americans, it's still a downturn until the jobs come back.
This week, earnings from several companies with deep ties to corporate payrolls, consumer demand and the labor market will...
For media companies dependent on (and getting pummeled by) advertising, a new report says there's a bright spot among the darkness: local online advertising.
Borrell Associates, a researcher focusing on local media, says online local advertising will increase about 11 percent this year, to $14.4...
What goes up must come down, the saying goes. The stock market and the real estate market certainly did. But are we ready to swear off Red Bull and the other liquid uppers that helped fuel the hypertensive, party-never-stops mindset that got us into this mess? A growing number of beverage marketers...
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| 29.60 | -2.39 -7.47% | 23.82M | |
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