Showing posts with label Jobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jobs. Show all posts

Monday, June 20, 2016

India, Needing Jobs, Eases Rules on Foreign Investment

India, Needing Jobs, Eases Rules on Foreign Investment


The changes are the most significant loosening of market restrictions in a generation, with foreigners now permitted to own 100 percent of many companies.


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Friday, June 17, 2016

Why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will "destroy jobs"

Why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will ‘destroy jobs’


60% of manufactured goods in the U.S. are sold overseas. Trump’s plans to erect trade barriers will kill those good-paying jobs, says Richard Fisher.


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Monday, June 13, 2016

‘Brexit’ Vote Has Foreign Workers in Service Jobs on Edge

‘Brexit’ Vote Has Foreign Workers in Service Jobs on Edge


If Britain leaves the European Union, visa rules would have a profound impact on employees in the restaurant, hotel and construction industries.


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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Economic Scene: Jobs Threatened by Machines: A Once ‘Stupid’ Concern Gains Respect

Economic Scene: Jobs Threatened by Machines: A Once ‘Stupid’ Concern Gains Respect


The productivity figures may not reflect it yet, but new technology, with its robots and self-driving cars, seems more disruptive than technologies of the past.


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Friday, June 3, 2016

Economic Trends: The Jobs Report Is Not Quite as Terrible as It Looks

Economic Trends: The Jobs Report Is Not Quite as Terrible as It Looks


A slightly longer-run perspective offsets some short-run gloom, but the numbers suggest the economy is slowing.


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Provide Jobs Locally

Provide Jobs Locally


A reader says workers shouldn’t be forced to move to gain employment.


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Wall St. Slumps After Dismal Jobs Report

Wall St. Slumps After Dismal Jobs Report


Bank stocks fell more than the rest of the market as traders anticipated that interest rates would remain low for longer than previously forecast.


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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Economic Scene: As Jobs Vanish, Forgetting What Government Is For

Economic Scene: As Jobs Vanish, Forgetting What Government Is For


What has stopped the United States from creating better-paying jobs is not a lack of ideas but an encrusted ideological opposition to government activism.


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Friday, May 6, 2016

Jobs Report: This Was a (Mildly) Disappointing Jobs Report

Jobs Report: This Was a (Mildly) Disappointing Jobs Report


For the Federal Reserve, presidential candidates and the American people alike, a result that cuts two ways.


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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Wall St. Is Down After Weak Jobs Report

Wall St. Is Down After Weak Jobs Report


The payroll processing company ADP reported that businesses added jobs at the slowest pace in three years last month.


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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Summer Jobs for All City High School Students

Summer Jobs for All City High School Students


A new proposal by the Community Service Society of New York makes a strong case for a universal summer jobs program.


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Monday, April 11, 2016

Penalize Companies That Export Jobs

Penalize Companies That Export Jobs


A shareholder laments coming layoffs in Indiana.


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Friday, April 1, 2016

Another View: Overall Stagnation in Legal Jobs Hides Underlying Shifts

Another View: Overall Stagnation in Legal Jobs Hides Underlying Shifts


Low-skilled jobs like bookkeepers, file clerks and data entry are shrinking, while high-skilled jobs like lawyers and professional workers are growing.


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What to Expect in the Jobs Report

What to Expect in the Jobs Report


Unemployment has been edging downward but there could be some pullback in hiring in some industries.


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Tata Steel Plans to Sell British Plants, Threatening 15,000 Jobs

Tata Steel Plans to Sell British Plants, Threatening 15,000 Jobs


Profits at the Indian-owned Tata Steel have been squeezed by cheap Chinese imports, and the company suggested that it would consider closing its plants if no buyer came forward.


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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Opening All Military Jobs to Women

Opening All Military Jobs to Women


Mixed reactions from readers: Some hail the move toward gender equality, while others worry about unit cohesion and lowering standards.


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Friday, December 11, 2015

Did Apple"s fanboy fever peak with Steve Jobs?

Did Apple’s fanboy fever peak with Steve Jobs?













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How Steve Jobs" legacy has changed

How Steve Jobs’ legacy has changed













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Steve Jobs" boyhood home becomes historic site

Steve Jobs’ boyhood home becomes historic site













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10 great quotes from Steve Jobs

10 great quotes from Steve Jobs













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