US economy gained 223,000 new jobs last month
The US economy added 223,000 new jobs last month, according to the latest Labor Department report.
However, wages remained flat, a sign that consumer spending...
Ikea increasing minimum wage to $10 per hour
Ikea is increasing the minimum wage of its workers next year to $10 per hour.
The company announced the news on Wednesday. It said that...
Whitebread names Alison Brittain as new chief executive
Whitbread has named Alison Brittain as its new chief executive.
Brittain, a top executive at Lloyds, is set to become one of the few female...
US small business owners gained confidence in April
US small business owners gained confidence in April, according to a report released Tuesday.
Hiring activity also increased and most were bullish about capital expenditure...
Pay increases to slow down in UK to 1.8% from 2%, says new report
Pay increases, excluding bonuses, are expected to slow down over the next twelve months to 1.8% from 2% during the previous three months, says...
US economy added 223,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate at seven-year low
The US economy added 223,000 non-farm payroll jobs during April and the country's unemployment rate dropped to a near seven-year low of 5.4 percent....
US job growth recovers, unemployment at seven-year low of 5.4 percent
Job growth in the US rebounded in April, with the country’s unemployment rate dropping to almost a seven-year low of 5.4 percent.
The results quelled...
Siemens cutting a further 4,500 jobs
Siemens announced plans to shed a further 4,500 jobs - about 1 percent of its global workforce.
The firm said that 2,200 jobs would be...
UK unemployment rate down to 5.6%
The jobless rate in the UK has dropped to 5.6%, according to the latest official figures released by the Office for National Statistics. The...
US only gained 126,000 jobs in March, smallest increase since December 2014
According to a Labor Department report, the US economy only gained 126,000 jobs in March, marking the smallest number of jobs added since December...