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ANALYSIS-Emergency aid may be inflating U.S. unemployment

finanznachrichten.de     9 hrs ago   18 related          

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A surprising jump in the U.S. unemployment rate last month may partly reflect temporary emergency aid that encouraged more people to count themselves as unemployed, but this ought to fade...                    

Dell Looks to Sell Factories In Next 18 Months

istockanalyst.com     5 hrs ago   40 related          

Dell Inc. (DELL), in a move aimed at cutting costs and improve profitability, according to the WSJ - has approached contract computer manufacturers with offers to sell most — and possibly all of its factories around the...                    

Wall Street wobbles as economic landscape shifts

washingtonpost.com     2 hrs ago   10 related          

The Associated Press Sunday, September 7, 2008; 3:57 PM NEW YORK -- In July, investors were vexed about record-high oil prices; since that time, crude has fallen nearly 28 percent. But Wall Street's been burned before, and...                    

Foodmakers still have appetite for advertising

msn.com     43 mins ago   12 related          

Foodmakers may be worried about higher costs for key ingredients, pushing through price increases and still maintaining their profits. But for big names like Sara Lee, Kraft and others, these slim times don't mean doing...                    

Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans

iht.com     7 hrs ago   26 related          

Auto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles. With Congress returning this coming...                    

Nano saga: twists and turns so far

ibnlive.com     3 hrs ago   187 related          

Singur speed-breaker gone, way clear for Nano Mamata, Buddhadeb agree to hammer out differences over farmland. Singur: The agreement between the West Bengal government and the Trinamool Congress-backed agitating farmers...                    

UPDATE 1-Fed's Yellen-jobless jump shows economy's risks

finanznachrichten.de     9 hrs ago   12 related          

LOS ANGELES, Sept 5 (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Friday that an unexpected jump in the August unemployment rate highlights the risk of a vicious cycle of weakness locking...                    

GM aims to recycle waste from most of its factories

finanznachrichten.de     9 hrs ago   10 related          

DETROIT, Sept 5 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp said on Friday it aims to convert all waste from more than half of its manufacturing plants around the world by 2010. The struggling No.1 U.S. automaker, which has posted...                    

Payments to foreign firms by call centres taxable in India: ITAT

business-standard.com     3 hrs ago   3 related          

Press Trust Of India / New Delhi September 08, 2008, 0:35 IST Foreign companies providing connectivity and other technical services to domestic call centres through their overseas offices are liable to pay tax on their...                    

Ex-Pa. senator faces fraud trial

denverpost.com     4 hrs ago   3 related          

By Maryclaire Dale The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A longtime power broker in Pennsylvania politics earned nearly $100,000 a year as a state senator, up to $1 million a year as a rainmaking lawyer and millions more...