Jun 25, 2009, 9:02 a.m. EST
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Jobless claims jump to highest level since mid-May - MarketWatch
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Monsanto to cut 900 jobs as profit falls 14% - MarketWatch
Monsanto says profit down 14%, cuts 900 workers
Third-quarter earnings get trimmed on more low-cost competition
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Jobless rate hits 9.4 percent in May; layoffs slow - Yahoo! Finance
Jobless rate hits 9.4 percent in May; layoffs slow
Jobless rate jumps to 9.4 percent in May, even as layoffs slow to 345,000
Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics WriterOn Friday June 5, 2009, 9:52 am EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With companies in no mood to hire, the unemployment rate jumped to 9.4 percent in May, the highest in more than 25 years. But the pace of layoffs eased, with employers cutting 345,000 jobs, the fewest since September.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Jobless-rate-hits-94-percent-apf-15449529.html
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
AP sources: 2 Boston hedge funds closing down - Yahoo! Finance
On Tuesday June 2, 2009, 7:29 pm EDT
BOSTON (AP) -- A pair of unrelated Boston-based hedge funds managing a total of more than $1.3 billion separately told investors Tuesday they're shutting down and returning investor cash because of recent disappointing performance.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/AP-sources-2-Boston-hedge-apf-15419806.htmlPrivate sector cuts 532,000 jobs in May, ADP says - MarketWatch
Jun 3, 2009, 9:41 a.m. EST
Private sector cuts 532,000 jobs in May, ADP says
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. private sector eliminated 532,000 net jobs in May, the fewest jobs lost since November, according to the ADP employment index released Wednesday.
Goods producing industries cut 267,000 jobs while services cut 265,000.