Jan 08 Are the Jobless Finding Jobs? Given that Friday marked the first unemployment number of the new decade, or technically the last one of the old, we thought we'd contact some of the jobless we've interviewed over the past year and see how they're faring. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch Jobless Rate Holds Steady, Dashing Hopes for Speedy Recovery The U.S. economy shed 85,000 jobs in December, keeping the unemployment rate at 10 percent and dampening the outlook for a quick economic recovery. Continue watching
Jan 08 NYT's Leonhardt: Unemployment Figures 'Worse Than Expected' By Hari Sreenivasan After news today that the U.S. unemployment rate held steady around 10 percent in December, we spoke with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt of the Economix blog for more context on the numbers: _pap_embed_custom('news01s385dqce7',482,304,"");… Continue reading
Jan 08 Where Are They Now: Are the Jobless Finding Jobs? Paul Solman: Given that today marked the first unemployment number of the new decade, or the last one of the old, we thought we’d contact some of the jobless we’ve interviewed over the past year and see how they’re… Continue reading
Jan 08 Friday's Headlines: U.S. Loses 85,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Holds at 10% The U.S. unemployment rate remained steady at 10 percent for the second straight month, according to a report from the Labor Department. Although that might signal some economic stability, U.S. employers cut 85,000 jobs in December, suggesting that broader… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch News Wrap: Stocks Muted on Weak Job Numbers In other news, stocks rose slightly Friday despite news that the economy shed 85,000 jobs in December, and the FBI arrested two men suspected of planning terror attacks in New York. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch Job Growth Stalls as Economic Outlook Remains Murky The unemployment rate held steady at 10 percent in December, according to new figures released Friday. As part of his continuing series of reports on making sense of the economy, Paul Solman travels to Atlanta to gauge the hiring outlook… Continue watching
Jan 07 Conversation: The Latest in E-Readers By Tom LeGro In another in our series, "The Next Chapter of Reading," Jeffrey Brown talks to Wired staff writer Priya Ganapati, who is at the International Consumer Electronics Show, about what she's seeing in the latest e-reader products. Continue reading
Jan 07 Gift Cards Deliver Merry Christmas for Retailers After a dismal holiday shopping season in 2008, U.S. retailers posted gains in December, with a wave of consumers going to the mall to redeem holiday gift cards responsible for lifting last month's retail sales 2.8 percent over December… Continue reading
Jan 06 Schwarzenegger Seeks 'Federal Fairness' in Final State of the State Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor-turned-lawmaker who rode into office waving a broom with which to sweep California's capital clean, tried to salvage a troubled financial situation in his final State of the State address on Wednesday. Facing a… Continue reading