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New employee's vacation request will only be a bigger bombshell if she waits (Aug-28, 23:00 EDT )-- I recently accepted a position at a company and have been working here for two weeks. I was unemployed a long time and really love this job. However, I am having an issue over the allotted vacation time. The company only grants two weeks vacation each...
USAJobs a good Web source for job hunters, but not all openings are listed (Aug-28, 23:00 EDT )-- Derrick T. Dortch, president of the Diversa Group, is a career counselor who specializes in government job searches and military transition. This is adapted from a recent chat at washingtonpost.com. Employment - United States - USAJOBS - Business...
Social Security payback option may disappear (Aug-28, 23:00 EDT )-- A little-known strategy that allows Social Security recipients to boost their income by repaying benefits received in earlier years and then claiming a bigger monthly check based on their greater age may soon disappear. The Social Security...
The Color of Money: It's unfair to call Social Security a Ponzi scheme (Aug-28, 23:00 EDT )-- Perhaps nothing gets some people madder than if you trash their mama or dare to talk about Social Security. Ponzi scheme - Social Security - United States - Politics - Privatization
New rules for your money (Aug-28, 23:00 EDT )-- In this era of high unemployment, flat home prices and do-it-yourself retirement savings, some traditional rules of saving and investing are due for an overhaul. Games - Card Games - Home - Personal Finance - Money Management
Back-to-school shopping goes mobile (Aug-28, 23:00 EDT )-- Back-to-school shopping deals are just a text message away this year as retailers wade into the brave new world of mobile commerce. Business and Economy - Telecommunications - Mobile phone - Mobile - Communications
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EU prods China for faster yuan rise: G20 draft (Reuters) (Aug-28, 15:13 EDT )-- Reuters - This story does not carry a dateline to protect the identity and location of a source. (Reuters) - The European Union thinks China has made only limited progress in allowing its yuan currency to move more rapidly, and swifter action would...
China tells Japan wage demands "understandable" (Reuters) (Aug-28, 12:17 EDT )-- Reuters - China says it is understandable for its workers to demand higher wages after foregoing pay increases during the worst of the economic crisis, a Japanese official said after talks with Chinese counterparts.
US-ASEAN economic ties 'priority' despite no-show (AFP) (Aug-28, 11:04 EDT )-- AFP - Economic ties between the United States and Southeast Asia are "a high priority", an embassy spokesman said Saturday despite the absence of US officials from a key regional trade meeting.
Wall Street awaits US jobs report (AFP) (Aug-28, 11:00 EDT )-- AFP - Wall Street may be in for another rocky week, as traders brace for negative data topped by an expected rise in the US unemployment rate that could dampen economic recovery prospects.
Fiscal "alchemy" must mimic monetary science (Reuters) (Aug-28, 10:19 EDT )-- Reuters - Tax and budget policies need the same regularity and independence as monetary policy if countries around the world are to cope with looming stresses from pension programs, world central bankers were told at a Federal Reserve conference on...
Japan's Noda says ready to use all measures on yen (Reuters) (Aug-28, 09:45 EDT )-- Reuters - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday he was ready to employ "all possible measures" to tackle the soaring yen, which was having a big impact on the country's export-led economy.
Japan's Noda wants to see steady efforts on yuan reform (Reuters) (Aug-28, 08:56 EDT )-- Reuters - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday he told Chinese officials that Tokyo wants to see further efforts to make the yuan more flexible.
US Fed chief vows aggressive steps as recovery slows (AFP) (Aug-28, 03:29 EDT )-- AFP - The US Federal Reserve chief has vowed to take aggressive steps to boost the US economy as the world's largest economy's pace of growth slowed rapidly in the second quarter.
US-ASEAN economic ties 'priority' despite no-show (AFP) (Aug-28, 01:33 EDT )-- AFP - Economic ties between the United States and Southeast Asia are "a high priority", an embassy spokesman said Saturday despite the absence of US officials from a key regional trade meeting.
Bernanke speech shows effort to find Fed consensus (AP) (Aug-27, 23:00 EDT )-- AP - Ben Bernanke is struggling to build consensus among Federal Reserve officials about what steps are needed — if any — to give the economy a boost.
HP outbids Dell for 3Par with $1.88 billion offer (Aug-27, 22:49 EDT )-- SEATTLE - Hewlett-Packard boosted its bid for 3Par to $1.88 billion Friday, topping Dell's offer by 11 percent and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data-storage company. Hewlett-Packard - Dell - HP - HP 3000 - Unix
Microsoft co-founder Allen sues Apple, Google, other tech giants over patents (Aug-27, 22:15 EDT )-- Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen lobbed a patent violation lawsuit at some of Silicon Valley's most prominent companies on Friday, accusing them of using ideas hatched at one of his former businesses. Google - Microsoft - Apple - Paul Allen -...
Bernanke says Fed to act if needed (Reuters) (Aug-27, 22:12 EDT )-- Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday the economic recovery has weakened more than expected and the Fed stands ready to act if needed to spur slowing growth.
U.S. stocks rebound on better GDP report, Fed comments (Aug-27, 22:03 EDT )-- U.S. stocks jumped Friday, recovering some of the week's losses, as investors were encouraged by better-than-expected news about economic growth and a renewed commitment from the Federal Reserve to intervene should the economy take a turn for the worse...
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