March 8, 2013
Jobs +236,000, Unemployment Rate 7.7%, Part-Time Employment +446,000
Read the article: Jobs +236,000, Unemployment Rate 7.7%, Part-Time Employment +446,000
Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
Read the article: Jobs +236,000, Unemployment Rate 7.7%, Part-Time Employment +446,000
ExtremeTech reports Microsoft cuts the price of Windows 8 and Office 2013 .
Wired reports 11 Years Later, Senate Wakes Up to War on Terror’s ‘Battlefield America’ Sen.
Hello Mish, Your translation seems correct. It’s quite astonishing is that a serious newspaper like Les Echos reports this story
Bloomberg reports Swiss Voters Approve Limits on ‘Fat Cat’ Executive Pay Swiss voters approved some of the world’s toughest limits on executives’ pay in a referendum, a move critics say could make Switzerland less attractive to multinational corporations. The initiative against “fat cats,” proposed by Thomas Minder, head of a herbal toothpaste company, was backed by 67.9 percent of the voters today, the government said on its website today. The proposal gives shareholders an annual ballot on managers’ pay
European bulls lauding the message “the worst is behind” received another dose of reality today. Data shows German car sales plunge as Europe’s auto crisis deepens . New car sales in Germany fell by more than 10 percent year-on-year in February, signaling the crisis for Europe’s auto makers is deepening as recession-hit consumers curb spending.
Haruhiko Kuroda (Abe’s nominee to head Japan’s central bank) pledges to do Whatever Needed to Combat Japan Deflation .
Traffic Slump at Olive Garden, Red Lobster, LongHorn; Smaller Plates, Cheaper Items at Olive Garden; Saturation Everywhere High gasoline prices coupled with 2% payroll tax hikes is going to take a bite out of restaurant sales this year. For some chains the slump has already started.
Think Greece has been “saved” by the Troika? A quick look at some loan repayment stats may help you think clearly.