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The Labor Department just released the weekly jobless claims data and showed that the weekly jobless claims fell down by 19,000 back under the 400,000 threshold to some 391,000 claims. Dow Jones...
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Force Majeure is perhaps one of the least favored aspects of corporate law. In short, Force Majeure is that odd exception that suddenly gives a supplier or a customer a pass on its contractual...
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Ratings agencies missed the meltdown in the housing market and the rising debt tide that swept over European capitals. We wanted to see if they are awarding Triple-A ratings to countries which did...
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The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) might not be getting a pop in the stock from this, but the company plans to add some 60,000 seasonal employees for its second annual “Spring Black Friday” event....
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The weekly jobless claims are finally back under the 400,000 mark. Today’s reading showed that the drop was 36,000 down to 383,000. To show just what a relief it is, this was the lowest reading...
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The Labor Department is out with its unemployment rate and the change in non-farm payrolls. If you like to challenge the government’s math or accuse the government of fudging numbers, today’s...
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The U.S. Labor Department just released the weekly jobless claims and the reading fell by 42,000 down to 415,000. The week’s reading from a week ago was revised to 457,000 from 454,000. Dow...
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Corporate turnarounds are almost never engineered by a single person. A CEO who takes a failing company and makes it successful again obviously got help from management, a board, along with customers...
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Americans are used to being No.1 in nearly all the world’s businesses, and athletic endeavors. The foundation of that certainly began to erode in the 1970’s, when much of America’s...
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Shares in Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) have more than doubled from their 52-week low of $10.01 in late August 2010. The company’s earnings were modest, but they were positive. Shares in...
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Corporation are now sitting on billions and billions of dollars in their corporate treasuries. They are keeping their share prices higher by returning capital to shareholders. Most are certainly...
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Americans who need jobs will take jobs other than the ones they desire. A new Gallup poll says that “Six in 10 unemployed Americans say the next job they get is not likely to be one they want;...
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The Labor Department just delivered the weekly jobless claims and the numbers are startling even if seasonality is a large issue in January as retailers and transport companies trim back on their...
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New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the number of union members in the US dropped by 12.3% last year. Union members are now only 11.9% of the working population. The sharp drop in...
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The Obama administration has been accused by Republicans of being “soft” on illegal immigration. Nothing can be further from the truth and there lies the problem. As The Wall Street Journal...
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