posted by
Buck
1257 days ago
in JPY, Employment
Hundreds of unionized workers rallied in Tokyo on Tuesday to protest massive job cuts, accusing the country's biggest companies of sacrificing jobs to protect profits.
posted by
BloodDiamond
1258 days ago
in GBP, Fundamental, Employment
Britain is facing a recession "deeper than any that we have known", Tessa Jowell, the Olympics Minister, has warned.
posted by
jobseeker
1259 days ago
in AUD, NZD, Employment
Nearly half of all businesses in Australia and New Zealand are freezing staff levels or planning to lay off employees as the extent of the economic slowdown emerges.
posted by
AussieTrader
1259 days ago
in AUD, Employment
Nearly half of businesses in Australia and New Zealand are axing employees or freezing staffing levels - three times more than eight months ago - on expectations that business conditions will worsen.
posted by
PipWatCher
1261 days ago
in JPY, Sentiment, Employment
Japan’s consumers became the most pessimistic in at least 26 years, indicating their weaker spending may deepen the recession.
posted by
LadyBroker
1261 days ago
in AUD, Employment
The government said Friday it will pour 4.7 billion Australian dollars ($3.1 billion) into new infrastructure including road and rail works plus school expansions in a bid to create 32,000 jobs in a slowing economy.
posted by
HarrisClan
1262 days ago
in USD, Inflation, Employment
The US dollar is tanking as jobless claims rise by the largest amount since November 1982, 26 years ago. As I have suspected, it is the 1980s all over again.
posted by
RiskTaker
1262 days ago
in USD, JPY, Employment
The dollar fell to a fresh seven-week low against the yen on Thursday after data on weekly U.S. jobless claims came in worse than expected.
posted by
hanayoridango
1262 days ago
in Sentiment, Special, Employment
In February 1941, Prime Minister Winston Churchill stood in front of a British Broadcasting Corp. microphone to deliver one of his regular addresses. His listeners were the people of Britain, but his audience was President Franklin Roosevelt.
posted by
aranel
1262 days ago
in GBP, Employment
HUNDREDS of Scottish jobs are under threat after mining giants Rio Tinto announced plans to scrap 14,000 posts yesterday.
posted by
posh
1263 days ago
in GBP, Inflation, Employment
The British pound rose against the dollar as optimism U.S. lawmakers will approve a bailout for automakers fueled demand for the currencies of countries with higher interest rates.
posted by
LosingGain
1264 days ago
in JPY, GDP, Employment
In a country once famous for offering employees lifelong job security, Japan is struggling with rising unemployment as its recession deepens and top companies like Toyota and Sony cut costs.