LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Japan’s core consumer price index rose 0.2% in March, while the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.6%, Japan’s Statistics Bureau said Thursday. The gain in the core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, marked the first rise since March 2009, according to CNBC. The inflation reading, which matched the consensus [...]

X IRIN – IRIN IRIN Staff ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (IRIN) – Health officials in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, are concerned about the spread of tuberculosis in the city’s crowded public transport networks and tightly packed “DSTV [satellite television] houses” where ardent fans come to watch English and Spanish football. During big matches, a single “DSTV [...]

Memphis was one of 238 metropolitan areas across the U.S. out of 372 MSAs to see unemployment rates drop in December, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. … View full post on All Stories

A Bureau of Labor Statistics economist Tuesday sees a glimmer of hope in a monthly jobless report that saw unemployment in St. Louis increase by two-tenths of a percent in November. View full post on All Stories

WASHINGTON: Is marriage becoming obsolete in America? Nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married. More people are accepting the view that wedding bells aren’t needed to have a family. A study by the Pew Research Center highlights rapidly changing notions of the American family. And [...]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, just over 4 million Americans lost their jobs in 2009 alone. For those millions of people, a new reality has emerged that may include stress, financial difficulties, and uncertainty about the future. Many sociologists have written about the long-term psychological effects of prolonged unemployment. View full post on [...]

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday served notices on 17 companies that had allegedly received loans from Indian public sector banks and financial institutions, a day after it arrested senior officials for sanctioning loans in return for bribes. View full post on All Stories

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested eight people, including the chief executive officer of LIC Housing Finance, for allegedly giving corporate loans for monetary considerations. View full post on All Stories

Unemployment levels in October remained steady in Maryland and Virginia but dropped in the District, according to federal government data released Tuesday. Maryland’s unemployment rate for a second straight month stayed at 7.4 percent, and Virginia’s remained at 6.8 percent, according to the Bureau View full post on All Stories

AHN News Staff Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Nearly all of the boards belonging to the Canadian Real Estate Association approved a deal Sunday with the Competition Bureau that will change drastically the way residential property is purchased and sold in Canada. Some 97 percent of 100 boards approved the settlement. Among the major features [...]

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