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• Jobs data highlight voters' top concern
Friday’s report on the job market is expected to show further losses in August, as the economy ranks as the most important issue on voters’ minds. With the employment outlook sluggish at best for the rest of the year, the issue will likely remain ...
• Stocks tank — Dow ends day nearly 350 down
The market was already nervous as it waited for the government to release its August employment report on Friday. So news from the nation’s major retailers that shoppers curtailed their spending last month due to higher gas and food prices came as ...
• Boeing workers vote to strike, delay until Friday
This is a fairly common tactic to avoid going to a strike,” said Victor Schachter, an expert on labor disputes who heads the employment group at law firm Fenwick & West.
• The power of older workers
In addition, according to a July 2008 Bureau of Labor and Statistics report, employment numbers for the 16 to 25 age group are projected to decline between the years 2006-2016, and among those 25 to 54, there will only be a slight rise.
• Gannett gains controlling CareerBuilder stake
MCLEAN, Va. - Gannett Co. said Wednesday that it bought a 10 percent interest in CareerBuilder from Tribune Co. for $135 million, giving it a majority stake in the employment Web site. The deal bumps Gannett's interest in CareerBuilder up to 50.8 ...