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US immigration bill could slow Indian outsourcers
Low cost efficiency put India's outsourcing companies at the heart of global business and created a multibillion dollar industry that for years has ...
Venezuelan govt targets disaffected ex-supporters
The razor-close vote to replace late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has sparked what opposition leaders and human rights groups say is a government ...
US unemployment aid applications rise to 352K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits increased just 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 352,000. The slight gain kept ...
Futures move higher on improved earnings
U.S. stock futures rose Thursday as the government released its latest jobs report and U.S. corporations continued to post strong quarterly earnings.
Palestinians seeking statehood look to high-tech
Palestinians are turning to their fledgling high-tech sector as they lay the groundwork for a future state, saying the unique hardships of life in the ...
Number of new companies fell with unemployment
Fewer people are starting small businesses now that the job market is looking better. The number of companies started in 2012 fell along with the ...
Fed survey: Housing and auto sales lift US economy
A strengthening housing recovery and robust auto sales contributed to moderate economic growth across the United States in late February and March, ...
Greece seals deal with debt inspectors
Greece cleared an important hurdle in its drive to receive its next batch of bailout loans from its international creditors Monday. But even though ...
Rising costs weigh on US homebuilder confidence
U.S. homebuilders are concerned that limited land and rising costs for building materials and labor will slow sales in the short term. Still, their ...
EU officials seek more private investment in jobs
With many of the European Union's economies mired in stagnation, EU officials are seeking to emulate part of the U.S. model for creating growth and ...
US retail sales fall 0.4 percent in March
Sales at U.S. retailers fell in March from February, indicating that higher taxes and weak hiring likely made some consumers more cautious about ...
Wholesale prices drop 0.6 percent in March
A measure of wholesale prices fell in March by the largest amount in 10 months, reflecting a big drop in gasoline prices. The producer price index ...
US unemployment aid applications plummet to 346K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, signaling that the job market might be ...
US stock futures mixed on weekly jobs report
Stock futures were mixed Thursday as U.S. retailers posted March sales, and the government released jobs data. Dow Jones industrial futures rose 17 ...
Asia stocks up as Wall Street climbs on tech gains
Asian stock markets powered higher Thursday after a U.S. communications company posted a surprise jump in earnings that led to big gains in technology ...
An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise ...
Stocks rise sharply, led by gains in technology
Technology stocks roared back Wednesday, driving the Standard & Poor's 500 and Dow Jones industrial average to record highs. The industry has lagged ...
Minutes show Fed supports stimulus through midyear
A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers want to continue extraordinary bond purchases to help boost the U.S. economy at least through the middle ...
Jobless rates fall in most US cities in February
Unemployment rates fell in more than 80 percent of large U.S. cities in February from January, suggesting that strong hiring that month benefited the ...
White House projecting slow economic gains ahead
President Barack Obama's new federal government budget outline depicts a still-fragile economy continuing its slow but steady recovery from the deep ...
US companies are posting more jobs but filling few
U.S. employers have more job openings than at any other time in nearly five years. That's in part because they seem in no hurry to fill them. And it ...
Virginia, Utah mount joint raid on Calif. jobs
California sends tomorrow's technology, Hollywood blockbusters and terrific pinot noir to the world. Now, the governors of Utah and Virginia want the ...
Made in Korea: Rare look at jointly run factories
There is a North Korean factory with no portraits of the country's late leaders on the walls, no North Korean flags, no hand-painted posters screaming ...
Dim labor report shows US added just 88K jobs
A streak of robust job growth came to a halt in March, signaling that U.S. employers may have grown cautious in a fragile economy. The gain of 88,000 ...
Stocks end lower after disappointing jobs report
Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring last month that was far worse than economists had expected.