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17 Jul, 2020, 10.47 AM IST
Twitter's Dorsey donates $3 mn to test universal basic incomeThe amount donated by Jack Dorsey will go to the group Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), a coalition of leaders from 16 cities who are ...
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- US unemployment claims drop for 4th time in 5 weeks
The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for jobless aid dropped by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 445,000.
07 Oct, 2010, 06.36 PM IST
- 2 big threats to US economy shrink a bit
Economists are less worried that the US will experience another round of mass layoffs and its first bout of deflation since the 1930s after...
17 Sep, 2010, 02.04 AM IST
- US new unemployment claims fall to lowest in 2 months
The number of newly laid-off US workers seeking unemployment benefits dropped slightly last week to its lowest level in two months, a sign ...
16 Sep, 2010, 06.55 PM IST
- US unemployment claims drop for 2nd straight week
The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined in the US for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy ...
02 Sep, 2010, 06.12 PM IST
- US jobless claims see a decline, layoff fears ease
Fewer Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week and total benefit rolls shrank, indicating companies are neari...
29 Jan, 2010, 03.02 AM IST
- New US jobless claims rise more than expected
First-time claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week in the US, a sign employers are reluctant to hire and the job mark...
01 Oct, 2009, 06.48 PM IST
- New jobless claims dip less than expected to 570K
New jobless claims fell slightly last week while the number of people receiving unemployment benefits rose, a sign the job market's recover...
04 Sep, 2009, 01.17 AM IST
- Jobless claims show downward trend in hopeful sign
Fewer people are claiming jobless benefits, leading economists to project that next week's employment report will show a sharp drop in job ...
31 Jul, 2009, 03.18 AM IST
- New jobless rise more than expected to 6,37,000 in US
If layoffs continue at a rapid pace, consumers could cut back further on spending and prolong the recession. Coming to terms with lay-off |...
14 May, 2009, 09.00 PM IST
- US jobless claims rise more than expected to 6,40,000
The number of workers continuing to filing claims for unemployment benefits topped 6.1 mn. Layoffs around world I Gainers: BSE ( A, B ), NS...
23 Apr, 2009, 07.58 PM IST
- US jobless claims hit 26-year high of 626,000
As a proportion of the work force, the number of people receiving unemployment benefits is at the highest level since August 1982. Coming t...
05 Feb, 2009, 07.43 PM IST
- Oil sinks below $46 as US jobless rate hits 26-yr high
Oil slid more than 2% to near a four-year low in response to further bleak economic data that could spell a deeper decline in global energy...
05 Dec, 2008, 12.42 AM IST