The "stubbornly high" level of the dollar strengthens the case that the Reserve Bank will need to cut interest rates by as much as 100 basis points this year, according to ANZ Bank chief economist Warren Hogan. Despite the likelihood ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill is to invest US$15.8m in the expansion of its case-ready meat facility in Marshall, Missouri. The investment will include the addition of a new production line for its value-added food products. The move ...
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Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- IT employment increased last month, and there may be signs in the latest data of high demand for people to fill jobs in specific IT occupations. Groups that study U.S. Labor Department jobs data mix and match ...
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Under the correct leadership of CPC Central Committee and State Council, in accordance with the scientific concept of development and building a harmonious socialist society, by further intensify the work of employment, as well as improving ...
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Taipei, Dec. 24, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan’s unemployment rate reached 4.27% in November, a five-month low, dispelling the concern over the deterioration of the unemployment problem amid the sluggish economy, reported the Directorate ...
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Despite a healthy economic growth, Canada’s economy lost 2,800 jobs in February, with at least 18% of those positions belonging to the mining sector. According to the latest report from Statistics Canada, released this morning, the ...
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Reuters reported that South Africa is drawing up laws to force platinum and iron ore miners to sell "small amounts" of production to local processors at a discount to diversify its economy. Mr Lionel October director general of the ...
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Despite the fact that technology plays an increasingly important role in the economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. This may be tech's inconvenient truth. The still sluggish U.S. economy gets most of the blame for this wage ...
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Reuters reported that South Africa wants to impose export curbs on minerals such as platinum and iron ore as part of a drive by the ruling African National Congress to create more jobs in industry in the continent's biggest economy. The ...
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The Federal Reserve announced overnight that it will continue monthly purchase of USD 40 billion mortgage backed securities buy additional USD 45 billion long term Treasury bonds and keep low interest rate unchanged until at least mid 2015 ...
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Taipei, Dec. 18, 2012 (CENS)--The Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) has approved Taiwan's economic GDP growth rate target for 2013 at a high mark of 3.8%, as well as the target of keeping consumer price ...
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According to a recent Forbes article, "The rough total number of unemployed or underemployed people right now is 23.1 million. That includes discouraged job seekers, those actively looking for work and the eight million people who are ...
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Shares of technology companies finished up for the third quarter Friday, but face economic uncertainty for the rest of the year. The Nasdaq Computer Index closed Friday at 1,675.51 compared to 1,580.13 at the end of June. However, they ...
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The New York metropolitan area has the highest demand for H-1B workers in the United States, according to a new study that examines regional use of the work visa. That's followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington ...
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IT employment is on the rise as data shows high demand for specific IT occupations and an increase in hires over the past month. TechServe Alliance, an industry group, reported a gain of 5,100 IT jobs in August over the previous month, ...
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