More than five mn out of work in Spain
January 28th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 28 (IANS/EFE) The ranks of Spain's unemployed grew by 295,300 in the fourth quarter of 2011 to a record 5.27 million, the National Statistics Institute said Friday in ... Read more...
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US job creation stalls
September 3rd, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS/EFE) The US economy created no net new jobs in August and official unemployment remained at 9.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.Most analysts had expected 93,000 ... Read more...
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US factory orders rose in July
September 1st, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS/EFE) Factory orders increased 2.4 percent in July as US manufacturing had its best month since March, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.Economists had forecast a gain of ... Read more...
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Consumer spending goes up in US
August 30th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS/EFE) Consumer spending in the US rose 0.8 percent in July, the biggest increase in two years, the Commerce Department said Monday.July's gain helps offset the bad ... Read more...
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New US jobless claims climb to 417,000
August 26th, 2011 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS/EFE) First-time claims for unemployment benefits rose by 5,000 last week to 417,000, the US Labour Department said Thursday.The rolling four-week average of initial jobless claims, which ... Read more...
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