The number of newly laid off people filing claims for unemployment benefits bolted past 400,000 last week as companies trimmed their work forces to cope with a slowing economy.
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Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations and an instrumental player in the company’s failed $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc., is leaving the company.
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Have you ever wondered if an utopia can really exist? Sir Thomas More, in his book entitled ‘Utopia’ written in 1516, described a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system.
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Wall Street has abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales wiped away some of the market’s optimism
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The US government has raised the nation's minimum wage to USD 6.55 per hour (SGD 9) as part of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. The previous revision was made in 1997. A final increase, scheduled for July 24, 2009, will raise the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour (SGD 10).The government's efforts may[continue...]
