18:08 : US unemployment numbers: what have we learned? -
The bailout of the car industry was worth it, and growth will cheer Obama – but there are some worrying long-term trendsThe latest US jobs numbers proved surprisingly strong, and will be a further boost to president Barack Obama as ...
17:03 : US politics live: Nevada GOP caucus, unemployment surprise -
Mitt Romney has a big lead ahead of the Nevada causes while sharp fall in jobless figures is good news for Obama - live10.50am: While Mitt Romney continues to reap his financial and organisational advantages in Nevada, some conservatives ...
16:21 : U.S. job growth surges, jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.3 percent, providing some measure of comfort for President Barack ...
15:04 : US jobless rate near 3-year low -
The US economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.3 per cent, providing some measure of comfort for US president Barack Obama ...
14:28 : Spain unemployment tops 5.3m and set to get worse -
The conservative government of Mariano Rajoy has started to quietly beg the EU to ease up on deficit targets which require savage spending cutsSpanish unemployment broke through 5 million on Friday as the new government of Mariano ...
14:52 : Stock futures tick up after data -
Stock index futures added gains on Thursday after data showed new applications for unemployment benefits in the United States fell last week to a near four-year low, pointing to continued improvement in the labor ...
20:12 : Eurozone strains increase with grim new economic data -
Italian bond rates and Spanish jobless numbers rise, while Belgium and four other countries face fines for size of deficitsStrains within the European Union intensified following another round of damaging data that showed a jump in the ...
17:43 : Shock figures reveal nearly a quarter of Spaniards are unemployed -
Nearly one in four out of work as Spain battles to rein in budget deficit amid fears that the country's welfare state is under threatAs Spaniards celebrated the twelfth day of Christmas today by opening presents brought by the three wise ...
19:53 : Iseq starts year with 2% gain -
Improved economic activity in China, higher than expected declines in German unemployment and stronger manufacturing in the US helped pushed stock markets higher today, lifting the Iseq by 2 per cent or 58.70 points to ...
17:49 : EUR/USD Drops, US Jobless Claims Climbs -
EUR/USD was falling today as Italy sold less debt than the maximum target at the auction and yield rose. The last US reports this year were good with the exception of unemployment claims that climbed last ...