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Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.
People:Mitch McConnell Barack Obama Ronald Reagan Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis
2009-11-06
British Airways to axe 1,200 more jobs
LONDON (AFP) - British Airways revealed a quadrupling of net losses in its first half on Friday, and axed an extra 1,200 jobs in an "essential" cost-reduction programme.
Source:(AFP)
2009-11-06
GM Europe chief Forster to leave company: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of General Motors' (GM.UL) European business, Carl-Peter Forster, is leaving the company after the surprise decision by GM's board to block the sale of Opel, two sources close to the situation told Reuters.
Nations:Russia People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2009 GM Bankruptcy Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-06
Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.
People:Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. 2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-11-06
Another UBS client gets reduced tax fraud sentence
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) - A British-born Florida yacht broker and former client of Swiss bank UBS AG received a reduced, two-month prison sentence for tax fraud on Friday because he cooperated with a U.S. investigation into the bank.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2009 US Foreign Tax Crackdown Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-06
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- Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83 2009-11-06
- British Airways to axe 1,200 more jobs 2009-11-06
- GM Europe chief Forster to leave company: sources 2009-11-06
- Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance 2009-11-06
- Another UBS client gets reduced tax fraud sentence 2009-11-06
- IMF warns G20 off cutting economic support too fast 2009-11-06
- House Dems say Sat. vote on health care may slip 2009-11-06
- Gold price hits record after 'Sri Lanka purchase' 2009-11-06
- Blackstone profit tops view; sees more deals ahead 2009-11-06
- Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back 2009-11-06
- Obama, House Dems press for health care votes 2009-11-05
- 'Kill the bill' protesters target health care 2009-11-05
- China says space plans peaceful 2009-11-05
- House Democrats prepare for close healthcare vote 2009-11-05
- Democrats' plan to help 'uninsurables' questioned 2009-11-05
- Congress set to expand homebuyer tax credit 2009-11-05
- Obama welcomes AARP backing of health care bill 2009-11-05
- Bypass surgery safer using heart-lung pump: study 2009-11-05
- Productivity surges, job growth should follow 2009-11-05
- October sales offer relief to merchants 2009-11-05
- Pig DNA mapped: may help with vaccines 2009-11-05
- Senate acts to extend aid for jobless, homebuyers 2009-11-04
- Analysis: Election lessons will shape '10 campaign 2009-11-04
- Democrats say elections won't stop health care 2009-11-04
- A third of Americans die in hospitals, study finds 2009-11-04
- Stocks give up gains in last hour, finish mixed 2009-11-04
- Stanley Works tool maker to buy Black & Decker 2009-11-02
- House Republicans roll out health insurance alternatives 2009-11-02
- Ship forged with 9/11 steel sails into New York 2009-11-02
- 3 strong economic reports lift recovery hopes 2009-11-02
- Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases 2009-11-02
- Ford turns a profit, reaping rewards of turnaround 2009-11-02
- Obama: Hiring last to come as economy rebounds 2009-11-02
- IMF sells 200 tonnes of gold to India 2009-11-02
- Royal Bank of Scotland says it will cut 3,700 jobs 2009-11-02
- House health bill totals $1.2 trillion 2009-11-02
- Democrats scramble to avoid election defeats 2009-11-02
- EBay removes anti-abortion memorabilia from site 2009-11-02
- Volatility returns to markets, pulls Dow off highs 2009-11-02
- Airlines ratchet up holiday surcharges 2009-11-02
- Google voice search learns Chinese 2009-11-02
- Putin tells EU to help Ukraine pay gas bills 2009-11-02
- Germany's Commerzbank takes heavy loss, warns of more 2009-11-02
- Ford post surprise earnings, sees solid profit by 2011 2009-11-02
- CIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 2009-11-01
- TV camera moved back slightly at World Series 2009-11-01
- 'This Is It' tops charts with $101M worldwide 2009-11-01
- Colorado county copes with methane mystery 2009-11-01
- Limbaugh: Obama wants to take big chunk of economy 2009-11-01
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