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News on Intel, joblesss drives stocks down
A warning from tech giant Intel about poor business conditions and more evidence of rising unemployment left stocks with their biggest losses in a month yesterday. The news upended some investors' hopes for a speedy economic recovery this year and left...Tags: Stock Activities, Alcoa Incorporated, Unemployment, Time Warner Inc., Intel Corp.
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China's jobless migrant workers carry worries home before country's biggest holiday
Associated Press WriterGUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Some hefted their luggage on bamboo shoulder poles. Others carried their things in plastic buckets. All were migrant workers hurrying to get home Thursday before China's Lunar New Year festival — a holiday that triggers...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Employees, Trips and Vacations, Holidays, Metal and Mineral
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Construction employment forecast due today
Sentinel Staff WriterBrace for some more bad numbers today as the Associated General Contractors of America releases its construction employment and business forecast for 2009. The trade association's chief economist Ken Simonson, one of the quoted industry experts in the...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Florida
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More foul news throws traders for a big loss
The Associated PressA warning from tech giant Intel about poor business conditions and more evidence of rising unemployment left stocks with their biggest losses in a month on Wednesday. The news upended some investors' hopes for a speedy economic recovery this year and...Tags: Financial Markets, Stock Activities, Alcoa Incorporated, Unemployment, Time Warner Inc.
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Growing number of jobless workers strains, sometimes knocks out unemployment filing systems
Associated Press WriterALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to...Tags: Kentucky, Louisville, Raleigh, Ohio, Employees
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State unemployment claim systems overwhelmed
Associated Press WriterElectronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next. About 4....Tags: Kentucky, Louisville, Raleigh, Ohio, Employees
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Who's hiring now
CareerBuilder.comThough the U.S. economy has softened this year -- headlines warn of mortgage woes, layoffs and escalating gas prices -- there are still jobs out there ... you just have to know where to look. We dug deep into Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find...Tags: Engineering, Petroleum Industry, Employers, Employees, Retirement
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Pound your computer keyboard instead of the pavement in search for job
Orlando Sentinel Staff WriterThis is not your father's job hunt. If you're looking for a job, prepare to spend a lot of time sitting at a computer, searching help-wanted postings, filling out online applications, e-mailing resumes and cover letters -- and networking. From the...Tags: Tribune Co., Employers, MySpace, Orlando, Reedy Creek Improvement District
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Services index shows sector contracted at a slower rate in December
NEW YORK (AP) — An index of activity in the U.S. services sector contracted at a slower pace in December as new orders and employment improved. In a better-than-expected reading, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing...Tags: Borders Group Incorporated (MI), Real Estate Sales, Sales
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Did medical bills lead to Peoria nurse's firing?
Tribune reporterTony Dewitt was not going to win his battle with prostate cancer. He knew it. His wife, Phillis, knew it. The people at the hospital where she worked knew it. But still, Phillis was taken aback when her supervisor asked whether Tony planned to seek...Tags: Medical Specialization, Medical Services, Labor Legislation, Employers, Illinois
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Modern job hunt: Dig in, get help
Sentinel Staff Writerwhat do you do now? Know what you're entitled to and take advantage of every benefit you can. That begins as soon as you leave your old job, said Jennifer Berman, a lawyer and managing director of CBIZ Human Capital Services, a Chicago-based firm that...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Kissimmee, Chicago Jobs, Employers, Osceola County
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How you can keep yourself employed
Sentinel Staff WriterDo you think your job is safe? Think again. For 2009, the widespread advice of career and job-placement professionals is this: Prepare for the prospect of jumping or being pushed from your job. Reach out now and to everyone -- your next job is likely to...Tags: Business Enterprises, Employers, Chicago Jobs, Facebook, New York
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