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Reuters Not-so-dire jobs report gives stocks a boost Washington Post The stock markets topped off their best week in a month Friday, as the latest jobs report calmed fears that the sputtering economy was headed toward a double-dip recession. The major stock indexes climbed more than one percent … Dow Finishes 128 Points Higher on [...]

CBC.ca US Govt says no leaking oil at Mariner platform Reuters HOUSTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – US government inspectors found no leaking oil at Mariner Energy Inc's (ME.N) burned platform in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said late on Friday, allaying fears about more environmental damage after BP's … Blowout preventer removed from BP well [...]

Reuters Dow Finishes 128 Points Higher on Jobs Report TheStreet.com NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Stocks rallied Friday, and the Dow finished with another triple-digit gain after the government offered a much less dour assessment of the labor market than had been feared. … US STOCKS-Wall St set for bumper week as economy fears ease Reuters [...]

The Hindu Platform fire expands worry on oil drilling Boston Globe Workers from an oil platform that caught fire Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico jumped into the sea and were quickly rescued. (AFP/Getty Images) By David A. Fahrenthold WASHINGTON — The fire at an oil platform off the Louisiana coast on Thursday may not, [...]

Orange España Sony & Chery La Vanguardia Un sábado de primavera de 1980, el señor Ahinara, que sólo unas semanas antes había sido nombrado presidente de una filial japonesa instalada en la periferia de Barcelona, redactó, escandalizado, su primer memorando a la casa madre: había descubierto … Sony se va de España el mismo día [...]

Intereconomía El Ibex acumula un alza semanal del 4,4% La Vanguardia Un aumento menor de lo esperado en el paro de Estados Unidos impulsó las bolsas europeas ayer y ayudó a elevar el Ibex-35 a su cota más alta en más de tres semanas. El indicador más importante del parqué madrileño cerró la jornada con [...]

Reuters India Texas watchdog reviews Google's practices Financial Times Google disclosed on Friday that Texas regulators have launched the first broad antitrust review of its search and advertising practices in the US. The move is the latest of a growing number of fights the company faces … Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings The [...]

The Irrawaddy News Magazine Indictment Accuses Firm of Exploiting Thai Workers New York Times A federal grand jury in Honolulu has indicted six labor contractors from a Los Angeles manpower company on charges that they imposed forced labor on some 400 Thai farm workers, in what justice officials called the biggest … Head of alleged [...]

Reuters Inspectors don't find oil leaking at platform CNBC WASHINGTON – The Interior Department said late on Friday that government inspectors did not find any oil leaking from Mariner Energy's platform that burned in the Gulf of Mexico. "Inspectors have reported no sign of pollution coming from Mariner Energy … Coast Guard: Sheen not likely [...]

Reuters India Texas Investigates Whether Google Is Distorting Search Results New York Times The Texas attorney general has opened an antitrust investigation into how Google ranks search results, the first United States case to strike at the heart of the company's main search business. The issue at hand — referred to as … Texas watchdog [...]

Ideal Digital La confianza del consumidor en la situación actual mejora El Periódico de Catalunya Los consumidores españoles siguen teniendo una opinión muy negativa sobre la situación económica actual, pero, al menos ha mejorado algo. Según el indicador de confianza del consumidor (ICC) que elabora el Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), … Las mejoras económicas [...]

Periodista Digital Uno de cada seis controladores pide el despido o la prejubilación El Periódico de Catalunya Un total de 180 controladores aéreos han pedido desde febrero la rescisión de sus contratos con una indemnización de hasta 45 días por año trabajado con un límite de 42 mensualidades (un millón de euros, aproximadamente). Otros 220 [...]

Intereconomía La caja de la Seguridad Social La Nueva España JOSÉ LUIS POYAL Cayo Lara, coordinador general de IU, no ha ahorrado palabras para condenar una posible cesión de competencias al PNV que pudieran romper la caja única de la Seguridad Social. Que la izquierda más autentica se enfrente con dureza a … El PNV [...]

Reuters India Texas Investigates Whether Google Is Distorting Search Results New York Times The Texas attorney general has opened an antitrust investigation into how Google ranks search results, striking at the heart of its main search business. The issue at hand — referred to as search neutrality — is whether Google … Texas opens inquiry [...]

The Irrawaddy News Magazine Head of alleged trafficking scheme arrested Washington Post AP HONOLULU — The head of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on US farms is under arrest. FBI Special Agent Tom Simon said Los Angeles-based Global Horizons Manpower Inc. … Labour recruiters [...]

Intereconomía Los «tiburones» atacan el mercado de los cereales La Razón Chicago / Bruselas- El anuncio del Gobierno ruso de prolongar el cierre de las exportaciones de cereal hasta 2011 ha provocado nuevas revalorizaciones en el precio del trigo, que en el mercado de futuros de Chicago, que marca el precio de referencia de … [...]