Solid US jobs data weigh on markets
By PAN PYLAS A man walks in front of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Asian stocks tracked losses in the U.S. on renewed concern the Federal…
Labor economy
US added surprisingly strong 204,000 jobs in Oct.
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER FILE -In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, file photo, job applicants arrives for an internship job fair held by the Miami Marlins, at Marlins Park in…
As US economy plods and pay lags, companies profit
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and KEN SWEET In this combination of Associated Press file photos, Trader F. Hill Creekmore, left, smiles as he works on the floor of the New…
LACK OF WORKER SKILLS THREATENS EUROPEAN RECOVERY
By LORI HINNANT and JORGE SAINZ Protesters at Athens university, wearing white masks, shout slogans during a demonstration, in central Athens on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. University staff suspended all…
FRENCH BUDGET TRIES TO TURN PAGE BUT GROWTH WEAK
By SARAH DiLORENZO French finance minister Pierre Moscovici adresses reporters as he leaves the Elysee Palace following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 25, 2013. The French government…
MICHIGAN’S ‘NERDY’ SNYDER SAYS HE’S GOP MODEL
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and DAVID EGGERT FILE – In this July 19, 2013, file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder speaks during a news conference in Detroit. Snyder, the understated, self-described…
100,000 POLES IN ANTI-GOVT MARCH, THREATEN STRIKE
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA A protester beats a drum in front of Solidarity trade unionists marching during a demonstration against the government’s labor and wage policies in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Sept.…
AUSTRALIA’S NEW GOV’T VOWS TO SCRAP CARBON TAX
By ROD McGUIRK Australian Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott meets with Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson, in Sydney Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. A new government prepared to take control of Australia on…