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U.S. Jobs Loss in August Fewer than Expectation

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:22:51 +0000

According to the government’s August report on unemployment, it is indicated that in the last quarter, the private job growth in the US was stronger than initially estimated. In August, private sector created 67,000 vacancies, which was more than the number of 41,000 economists had forecast.
But still, there is another overall loss of 54,000 jobs last month, mostly due to the loss of temporary Census Bureau jobs.
State and local governments, many of which are grappling with severe budget deficits, cut 10,000 jobs; while another 114,000 temporary Census positions were cut.
As a result, the unemployment rate rose from 9.5% to 9.6%.
Though the report continued to indicate that the pace of the recovery remains sluggish, it offered people some reassurance that the economy would not slip into a double-dip recession.

Recent American Consumer Spending

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:00:26 +0000

Official data indicated that as personal incomes increased by 0.2%, US consumer spending rose by 0.4% in July, slightly ahead of expectations.
However, at the same time, some economists also warned that people need to realize that all the increase in US consumer spending is borrowed against rising house prices.

Invest in the Green Business

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:35:03 +0000

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GM Tests Engine

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:37:56 +0000

When GM returns to the public via selling part of the US and Canadian governments’ stakes, which it filed the paperwork to do, it should bring the day closer whent what is good for America is no longer thoght to depend on what is good for GM.
An initial public offering is being prepared reflects how different a creature the new GM is from its pre-bankruptcy incarnation. It has shed some 50000 jobs, hundreds of dealerships and a number of marques it could only get people to buy via bribing them. Much of the debt that was drowning it has been mopped up into equity.

Warning on Bush Tax Cuts Extension

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:09:25 +0000

A permanent extension of the tax cuts enacted under George W. Bush would boost growth in the short term but add over $3200 billion to the US budget deficit in the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office estimated, as it issued its latest warning on the US fiscal outlook.
The administration and many Democrats have proposed extending the tax cuts for Americans earning up to $250000 a year, but not for wealthier individuals, partly on the grounds that it would help shrink the deficit. The issue is emerging as one of the biggest flashpoints for November’s midterm elections.

Storage Service for Your Belongings

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:08:43 +0000

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Progress in UAE BlackBerry Talks

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:39:53 +0000

Hopes are rising that the United Arab Emirates will reach agreement with Research in Motion to allow services to continue on BlackBerry phones in the Gulf state.
The UAE says that it will block access to BlackBerry messenger, e-mail and browser services from October 11 unless the authorities are given the ability to intercept communications made through the handsets.
Officials have been holding talks with Canadian company, and the UAE’s ambassador to the US said that the negotiations were making good progress.

Potash Chief Line for $370M Windfall

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:14:02 +0000

The chief executive of Potash-Corp stands to make at least 370m if BHP Billiton succeeds in taking over the company for $130 a share and possibly more if market expectations of a rising offer price prove accurate.
Chief executive—Bill Doyle, has ammased ordinary shares and options that are worth $372 million at BHP Billiton’s opening bid. Company policy states that in the event of change of control all outstanding non-exercisable options granted to the executive become exercisable, implying that he would receive a lump sum immediately. Besides, Mr Doyle stands to receive three years of salary and the average of the past three years’ bonuses.
Without a change in ownership, Mr Dole’s stock options are exercisable in allotments that run from movember to may 2017.

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admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:27:39 +0000

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Fed Shift Aims to Avert Rate Rise

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:12:47 +0000

A fundamental problem was undoubtedly gnawing at Federal Reserve officials as they gathered on Tuesday for a highly consequential policy meeting.
Before the big shift announced at the end of that meetin, the US central bank’s stance was that mortgage-backed securities held on its balance sheet would be simply allowed to mature, implying a small amount of monetary tightening over the next few years.
However, members of the federal open market committee were growing ever more concerned tht this policy was not in line with their own economic outlook.