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CareerBuilder: Most common job interview mistakes
Mar 2, 2011
Acing an interview has always been an important step in landing a job. But as many Americans continue their search for employment in today's ultr...
U.S. Employment Picture at a Glance
by
Matt Berger
Feb 4, 2011
CORRECTED 3/4/2011: This illustration has been updated to display the correct number of employed Americans who work part-time (shown in light gre...
MID-DAY UPDATE: January job numbers, German stock market, and banana wars
Feb 4, 2011
Big news from the U.S. Labor Department today. The unemployment rate is down to 9 percent -- the lowest it's been in almost two years. At the same...
The Saddest Place on Earth?
Feb 2, 2011
Are Bulgarians, who know how to have a good time, that unhappy?
MID-DAY UPDATE: Protests in Egypt, and the new iPad newspaper
Jan 31, 2011
The ongoing protests in Egypt have raised economic concerns worldwide. Moody's Investors Service has cut Egypt's credit rating and revised its...
Midday Update: Job numbers, calorie counts, and Romanian witches
Jan 7, 2011
The U.S. Labor Department's jobs report threw us for a loop today. The nation's unemployment rate fell from 9.8 to 9.4 percent today -- the lowest...
Economy created fewer jobs than expected
Jan 7, 2011
Just when the U.S. job outlook looked a little brighter, the Labor Department's unemployment report threw us yet another curve ball....
For public good, not for profit.
Fed expects burst of economic relief as risks to long term recovery loom
Jan 4, 2011
Federal Reserve officials are expecting some economic relief this year from the recent tax cut deal between President Barack Obama and Republicans...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Goldman Sachs and Facebook
Jan 3, 2011
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has "friended" Facebook. The mega-bank is pouring half-a-billion dollars into Facebook, boosting the social network's...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Groupon, unemployment, college admissions
Dec 29, 2010
Venture capital Groupon may raise $950 million from private investors to fuel its growth. This comes after recently turning down a $6 billion...