Thursday, June 25, 2009

Jobless claims jump to highest level since mid-May - MarketWatch

Jun 25, 2009, 9:02 a.m. EST

U.S. initial jobless claims jump to one-month high

First-time filings up 15,000 in latest week to 627,000, data show

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-jump-to-highest-level-since-mid-may?siteid=YAHOOB%2CYAHOOB%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Monsanto to cut 900 jobs as profit falls 14% - MarketWatch

Jun 24, 2009, 12:04 p.m. EST

Monsanto says profit down 14%, cuts 900 workers

Third-quarter earnings get trimmed on more low-cost competition

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/montanto-to-cut-900-jobs-as-profit-falls-14?siteid=YAHOOB%2CYAHOOB%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20

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 Writer
On 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

Mark Jewell, AP Personal Finance Writer
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.html

Private 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.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/private-sector-cuts-532000-jobs-in-may-adp-says?siteid=YAHOOB%2CYAHOOB%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20