Jobs
British working-immigrants figures flawed
October 31, 2007A British official apologized for understating the number of foreign workers in the country by 300,000 amid rising tension over foreigners taking British jobs. Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain also admitted a claim that Britons had taken 2 million...
Bank of America plan could cost 3,000 jobs
October 26, 2007Bank of America, based in North Carolina, announced the abrupt retirement of its top investment executive and a series of moves that could eliminate 3,000 jobs. The bank said the job cuts would come largely from the company’s global corporate...
Report: Jobs waited 8 months before filing
January 24, 2007WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Apple Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs waited two-thirds of a year to report his receipt of 7.5 million improperly backdated stock options, a U.S. probe finds. The timing beat the federal deadline, but broke with common...
U.S. employers added about 99,500 jobs in October
November 03, 2006Traders are betting that U.S. employers added about 99,500 jobs in October according to the implied market forecast, in the fourth of five derivatives auctions, according to preliminary data from the firms holding the auction. The results were slightly...
