A banker checks US banknotes A banker checks US banknotes. The dollar rose against the euro before the release of US employment data and after the European Central Bank (ECB) signalled there would be no move to further raise interest rates. The dollar rose against the euro before the release of US
Source: Agence France Presse English
Posted: 2005-12-05
Dec. 29--TOKYO -- Online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc. said Wednesday it will expand its Internet services to search for and make a contract with certified tax accountants to include other experts early next year, expecting demand from small and midsize companies. The company plans to launch
Source: Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-05
Byline: Dane Smith; Staff Writer They grew up as neighbors in suburban St. Paul. Their offices are 30 feet apart in the west wing of the State Capitol. Their bosses are the fiercest of political rivals. They are Brian McClung, press secretary for Republican Gov. Tim Palwenty, and Leslie Sandberg,
Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Posted: 2005-12-05
A job seeker looks at a listings board The US economy created 215,000 new jobs in November, the Labor Department said in further evidence of the recovery from devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita The US economy created 215,000 new jobs in November, the Labor Department said in further
Source: Agence France Presse English
Posted: 2005-12-05
Byline: John Dorschner Sep. 22--Altogether, the whistle-blowing has led to the recovery of more than $700 million. Four partners in a small Key West pharmacy just won $26 million -- and without buying a single lottery ticket. They won for being whistleblowers. The owners of Ven-A-Care accused a
Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-05
Byline: Jennifer Babson Jul. 21--KEY WEST -- On the heels of whistle-blower complaints from a Key West company, state Attorney General Charlie Crist on Wednesday sued three generic-drug makers who allegedly defrauded taxpayers of $25 million by inflating Medicaid drug prices. The suit follows legal
Source: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2005-12-05
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Thank you, everyone, for joining us this morning. We are pleased to welcome Express Scripts to the CSFB Healthcare Conference. Express Scripts is one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the United States. Presenting for the Company today is Senior Vice President and
GAO-06-79 Fair Housing: HUD Needs Better Assurance That Intake and Investigation Processes Are Consistently Thorough October 31, 2005 Statement of David G. Wood, Director Financial Markets and Community Investment The Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes Ranking Minority Member Committee on Banking, Housing,
Source: Government Accounting Office Report
Posted: 2005-12-05
Dateline: TORONTO The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said Thursday it had thinned its executive ranks by 15 percent and would cut 900 other jobs as it reported a full-year loss of C$32 million (US$27 million,euro23 million). The bank said it earned C$728 million (C$623 million, euro530 million)
HAVANA, Dec. 1, 2005 (IPS/GIN) -- Old Havana, the historic city center in the Cuban capital, is coming back to life. Colonial-era houses converted into hostels, pharmacies that double as museums, concerts in colonial-era courtyards, taverns and coffee shops: All have sprung up from the ruins. But
Source: Inter Press Service English News Wire
Posted: 2005-12-05
M2 PRESSWIRE-3 October 2005-Emerging Stock Report: Kenexa Provides Job Searches with Options(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03102005 77% of Internet users who are looking for a job use the Internet to do so. A study by Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc predicts spending for online job
Byline: Jim McKay Feb. 16--The state Attorney General has sued a Florida employment agency that placed help-wanted ads for park rangers in Pennsylvania newspapers and charged applicants $69.95 for civil service materials that are available free. American Career Services Inc., of Margate, Fla., was
The dollar rose against the euro Friday after a government report showed that the U.S. economy in November had added the most jobs in four months. The Labor Department said that U.S. employers added 215,000 jobs last month. The euro fell a day after the European Central Bank raised rates for the
Source: International Herald Tribune
Posted: 2005-12-05
The U.S. economy resumed a brisk pace of job growth in November, the government reported Friday, as energy prices fell and rebuilding in the Gulf Coast drove up employment in construction and other areas.American businesses added 215,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate held steady at 5
Source: International Herald Tribune
Posted: 2005-12-05
Cash-crisis hospital cuts 60 jobs Byline: Steve Shaw Edition: FIRST Section: News A Warwickshire hospital facing a pounds 5 million annual deficit is planning up to 60 job losses but insisted its accident and emergency service would not be affected. The George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton said
Army extends Humvee contract ; A company in northern Maine gets a three-month job improving armor on the military vehicles. Byline: BART JANSEN Washington D.C. Correspondent Edition: Final Section: Local & State WASHINGTON -- The Army decided on Friday to continue contracting with a northern