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Wall Street Stocks Close Lower After Mixed Jobs Report
Wall Street closed lower after reports that the US unemployment rate fell to 5.1% last month, the lowest since April 2008. The latest Labor Department...
US Employers Add 173,000 Jobs in August 2015
The Department of Labor has reported on September 4 that the US economy added 173,000 jobs in August. This is the last unemployment report before...
US Trade Deficit Falls to Five-Month Low in July 2015
According to the latest official figures released by Commerce Department, the US trade deficit with the rest of the world fell to a five-month...
Japan Stock Market Reaches Seven-Month Low on Stronger Yen
Japan’s stock market fell as much as 3% on September 4, touching a seven-month low, as the yen strengthened against the dollar ahead of...
White House 2016: Will Joe Biden Join Presidential Race?
Vice-President Joe Biden says he does not know if he has the "emotional energy" to run for president in 2016. Joe Biden, 72, said at...
Donald Trump Signs GOP Loyalty Pledge
Donald Trump has signed a GOP loyalty pledge agreeing not to run as an independent candidate if he loses the Republican nomination for the...
Japan Stock Market Closes Higher for First Time in Four Days
Japan stock market closed higher for the first time in four days, spurred by a rally on Wall Street. US shares snapped a two-day losing...
China Stock Market Recovers Some Ground on September 2
China stock market recovered some ground on September 2, with the main share index, the Shanghai Composite, recovering from early losses. The SSE Composite index...
Australian Economic Growth Lower than Expected in Q2 2015
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistic, the country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew less than expected in Q2 2015 as the economy struggled...
Marissa Mayer Pregnant with Identical Twin Girls
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has announced she is expecting twin girls in December, but plans to take "limited" time off. In a blogpost, Marissa Mayer,...
Asian Markets Continue to Fall over China Fears
Asian shares continued to fall on September 2, with Shanghai opening down more than 4% amid continuing worries about China's growth. On September 1, data...
World Stocks Plunge on China Manufacturing Data
Global stock markets have been hit by renewed fears over China’s economic growth, with the main indexes falling sharply. Wall Street traded sharply lower, with...
China Stock Market Hit by Weak Manufacturing Data
China’s stock market has continued its recent slide after fresh data provided further evidence of a slowdown in the country's economy. According to an official...
Eurozone Unemployment Falls to Lowest Rate in Three Years
Eurozone unemployment fell in July 2015 to its lowest rate in more than three years, Eurostat figures have shown. According to the EU statistics agency,...
Canada Entered Recession in Q2 2015
Canada has entered recession in Q2 2015, official figures have shown. The Canadian gross domestic product (GDP) fell by an annualized rate of 0.5% between...
China Market Crisis: Fresh Manufacturing Data Confirms Slowdown
According to fresh economic data, the Chinese factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in three years in August, confirming the slowdown in the...
China Stock Market: 197 People Arrested for Spreading Rumors
A total of 197 people have been arrested in China for spreading rumors online about the recent stock market crash and fatal explosions in...
Suzuki and VW Alliance Has Terminated, International Court Rules
An International Chamber of Commerce’s ruling has settled a four-year dispute between carmakers Volkswagen AG and Suzuki Motor over their failed partnership. The court ruled...
Brazil Enters Recession After Two Consecutive Quarters of Economic Contraction
Brazil’s economy has entered recession after official figures showed it contracted by 1.9% between in Q2 2015 compared with the previous three months. Analysts had...
China Stock Market Ends Week Almost 8% Lower
China stock market ended the week almost 8% lower after volatile trading that started on August 24 with shock losses and spread fear to...
Vassiliki Thanou Becomes Greece’s First Female Prime Minister
Vassiliki Thanou, Greece's top Supreme Court judge, has been appointed caretaker prime minister ahead of early elections next month. Greece’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos named Vassiliki...
Get a Pardon and Remove a Felony from your Record
Even after you have completed your sentence, if you have a felony on your record, it can still cause problems for you. You will...
China Stock Market Returns to Positive Territory on US Rebound
China stock market returns to positive territory after massive losses there earlier in the week rocked markets around the globe. The Shanghai Composite was up...
Wall Street Trades Higher After Losing Ground over China Crisis
Wall Street shares opened sharply higher on August 26, with the Dow Jones 1.3% up, after losing ground on August 25. At the same time,...
China Stock Market Closes Lower Despite New Rate Cut
China’s stocks have closed lower despite a fresh interest rate cut by the country’s central bank. Shanghai Composite fell 1.27% to 2,927.29, after veering in...
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