 Earthtimes (press release) | Volvo Cars to cut 2000 jobs Reuters - Most of the job cuts announced at Volvo, whose US vehicle sales tumbled almost 25 percent in May, would be carried out in Sweden with 1200 employees given ... Volvo slashes 2000 jobs CarsVolvo cuts jobs to stop losses25/06 20:37 CET Ford mulling sale of Volvo: report |
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Volvo Cars to cut 2000 jobs - Reuters
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Stock prices rally with retail sales up, jobless claims down - Los Angeles Times
 TopNews | Stock prices rally with retail sales up, jobless claims down Los Angeles Times, CA - "The real fear was that the consumer was going to die and jobs were going to go away," he said. "If that's not the case, we can probably weather the rest of ... Retailers, oil companies fuel US stock market rally Stocks soar on jobless claims, Dow closes up over 200 points Big rally on Wall Street |
Higher hurdles to home loans slow real estate sales in Puget Sound ... - Seattle Times
 The Southern Ledger | Higher hurdles to home loans slow real estate sales in Puget Sound ... Seattle Times, United States - A loan process that used to take a week or two has taken them eight, despite having good jobs and good credit. In fits and starts, their lender has required ... Jobs report may make or break stocks rally Home Loans In Foreclosure Surge In State Stocks rise...Retail improves...Big wireless deal | KXNet.com ... |
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
More Ford workers to lose their jobs - Detroit Free Press
 Earthtimes (press release) | More Ford workers to lose their jobs Detroit Free Press, United States - The struggling market has resulted in an 11.2% sales decline for the automaker, with a disproportionate amount of the decline, 14%, hitting the profitable ... Michigan: Epicenter of Unemployment GM orders more production cuts, including at Moraine SUV, truck values plummet |
Will the iPhone kill the iPod? - Australian Personal Computer
 Product Reviews | Will the iPhone kill the iPod? Australian Personal Computer, Australia - Apple's charismatic CEO Steve Jobs has announced he will sell the iPhone worldwide for $US199 â€" a move that he said would make the iPhone more affordable ... Want an unlocked iPhone 3G? Grab $600, head to Europe Apple’s guru calls a new tune Selling big business on the iPhone |
Monday, June 23, 2008
Stocks Rise on Retail Sales Figures - New York Times
 The Money Times | Stocks Rise on Retail Sales Figures New York Times, United States - “We know that sales got an unexpected bump, we know jobs and incomes are down and we know rebate checks are in people’s pockets. Put them together, and you ... US sales jump as shoppers blow tax rebates Economoic Data * Rebate checks seen as driver behind strong sales |
Apple’s guru calls a new tune - Taipei Times
 China Daily | Apple’s guru calls a new tune Taipei Times, Taiwan - Steve Jobs launched the iPhone G3 with his usual panache. But the hi-tech pioneer wants to talk to a bigger audience this time By Tim Webb Apple CEO Steve ... AT&T iPhone subsidy pegged at US$425 per unit AT&T Officially Announces iPhone Plans Selling big business on the iPhone |
Sunday, June 22, 2008
EXCLUSIVE: Beebe details HP announcement - Arkansas News
 Arkansas Business Online | EXCLUSIVE: Beebe details HP announcement Arkansas News, AR - Based on state incentive data, average starting salaries will likely be in the low-$40000 range, but some sales jobs could pay six-figure incomes. ... CabinWindow: HP Conway's one step closer to goal Hewlett-Packard to hire 1200 in Arkansas Hewlett-Packard site announced for Conway |
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Selling big business on the iPhone - CNNMoney.com
 Times Online | Selling big business on the iPhone CNNMoney.com - But now as Jobs seeks to turbocharge sales of the 3G iPhone, he'll have no choice but to embrace the corporate stiffs. That's because while Apple's computer ... Apple Hesitates to Sell Its New iPhone in Russia Forbes offers up seven iPhone 3G disappointments (and one of them ... New iPhone signals an Apple defeat |
Analyst: IPhone Sales May Double In 2009 - AHN
China Daily | Analyst: IPhone Sales May Double In 2009 AHN - Accounting for sales earlier this year, around 14 million iPhones will be sold this year. Since the 2007 release of the first iPhone, Apple CEO Steve Jobs ... New iPhone signals an Apple defeat Suppliers: 10 million iPhones to ship in Q3 Apple unveils new iPhone with faster web, GPS |
Friday, June 20, 2008
Formet lays off 400 - London Free Press
 CKCO | Formet lays off 400 London Free Press, Canada - The plant will open an action centre to help the workers get new jobs, retrain or return to school. The forecast for vehicle sales in the US, and especially ... Magna cuts 400 jobs as truck downturn bites Magna to Trim 400 Jobs in Ontario on Truck Demand (Update2) Canada: Magna to cut 400 jobs in Ontario |
Imperial Tobacco to axe 2440 jobs after Altadis takeover - AFP
 Peninsula On-line | Imperial Tobacco to axe 2440 jobs after Altadis takeover AFP - Imperial added that it would create 200 jobs in Poland. The cigarette maker said the job cuts would affect sales and marketing, manufacturing and support ... 2nd UPDATE:Imperial Tobacco Cuts 2440 Jobs After Altadis Buy Imperial cuts 2500 from global workforce as it absorbs Altadis Imperial Tobacco set to cut 2440 jobs as part of Altadis ... |
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Tata unveils £700m, 600 job expansion plan for Jaguar - Scotsman
 Eureka | Tata unveils £700m, 600 job expansion plan for Jaguar Scotsman, United Kingdom - The company said that most of the jobs will be based at the firm's development centre at Gaydon, in Warwickshire. Jaguar's worldwide sales have been boosted ... Jaguar Land Rover to create 600 jobs in economy drive Six hundred new jobs at Land Rover 600 new jobs at Jaguar Land Rover |
2nd UPDATE:Imperial Tobacco Cuts 2440 Jobs After Altadis Buy - CNNMoney.com
 Turkish Press | 2nd UPDATE:Imperial Tobacco Cuts 2440 Jobs After Altadis Buy CNNMoney.com - It said it would reorganize sales, marketing and support operations in several of its markets and is negotiating with unions and works councils to implement ... Imperial Tobacco set to cut 2440 jobs as part of Altadis ... Imperial to axe 2440 jobs Imperial Tobacco plans more-than 2K job cuts in Europe - Update |
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Why is the market hammering Apple? - ZDNet
 eFluxMedia | Why is the market hammering Apple? ZDNet - After a bit of a bump following CEO Steve Jobs’ keynote address at Apple’s developer conference, the company’s stock has been taking a beating. ... The iPhone's features - or, in some cases, the lack of them ... The blogosphere reacts to the iPhone 3G iPhone, MacBook, nothing at all? Speculation rages as WWDC approaches |
iPhone Apps Appeal - Forbes
China Daily | iPhone Apps Appeal Forbes, NY - It might have been the first Steve Jobs keynote speech that wasn't all about Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs. Rather than wowing developers gathered at the ... Apple's bait: Application developers swarm to iPhone Apple's Balancing Act: 3G iPhone vs. Jobs' Health - Barron's iPhone 2.0 available from $199 to even free in different markets |
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Reserve minutes suggest rates are doing the job - Sydney Morning Herald
 NEWS.com.au | Reserve minutes suggest rates are doing the job Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - As evidence of the economic slowdown, the Reserve pointed to flat retail sales, falling loan approvals for businesses and households, and subdued business ... RBA June minutes: rates weren't even on the table Jobs fall to keep rates on hold Reserve Bank leaves door open for rates |
McClatchy Plans to Cut 1400 Jobs, 10% of Workforce (Update5) - Bloomberg
 Nashville City Paper | McClatchy Plans to Cut 1400 Jobs, 10% of Workforce (Update5) Bloomberg - ... will cut about 1400 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, to save $70 million annually after a record drop in industrywide advertising sales. ... McClatchy chain to slash 1400 jobs McClatchy newspaper group to cut 1400 jobs McClatchy cuts jobs 10 percent, lays off employees at Bee, other ... |
Monday, June 16, 2008
McClatchy Plans to Cut 1400 Jobs, 10% of Workforce (Update2) - Bloomberg
 RTT News | McClatchy Plans to Cut 1400 Jobs, 10% of Workforce (Update2) Bloomberg - ... and 29 other daily newspapers, will cut about 1400 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, after a record decline in industrywide advertising sales. ... McClatchy plans 10 percent cut in jobs McClatchy to cut 1400 jobs, 10% of workforce Stephen Bernard Named McClatchy Vice President, Advertising |
The Promise and Peril of Apple - Barron's
 Phones Review | The Promise and Peril of Apple Barron's - ... Steve Jobs reality-distortion field. The iPhone 3G will jump off the shelves, and it will bring people into Apple stores, spurring Mac sales as well. ... Apple's Balancing Act: 3G iPhone vs. Jobs' Health - Barron's Apple unveils faster, much cheaper iPhone Russian iPhone delay based on old deals |
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Ford: More job cuts needed - DetNews.com
 Sabah | Ford: More job cuts needed DetNews.com, MI - The moves include offering more buyouts to factory workers and reducing overtime as Ford struggles to cope with declining vehicle sales and a dramatic shift ... Ford to shed more jobs Ford warns of more cuts in plant jobs Ford to Have More `Targeted' Buyouts at US Plants (Update3) |
Verizon to buy Alltel for $28.1 billion - Arkansas News
 Fresh News | Verizon to buy Alltel for $28.1 billion Arkansas News, AR - The go-private transaction preserved Alltel's corporate headquarters in Little Rock and most of its 3200 Arkansas jobs. The Verizon sale will jeopardize ... Wal-Mart posting classifieds The Wal-Mart Weekly: Wrapping up the 2008 annual shareholder's meeting Wal-Mart's Price Cut Strategy Boosts Gains Amid Weak Economy |
Saturday, June 14, 2008
The Week's Economic Reports - istockAnalyst.com
 Earthtimes (press release) | The Week's Economic Reports istockAnalyst.com, OR - Employment continued to contract reading just 45.5, consistent with the continuing loss in manufacturing jobs as indicated in the labor report on Friday ... Credit Debt Rises With Recession Fears Unemployment Rate Jumps to 5.5% As Economy Continues to Shed Jobs Unemployment Rate Hits 5.5% as 49000 Jobs Lost |
A Pod-forsaken future? - Toronto Star
 OverTheLimit.info | A Pod-forsaken future? Toronto Star, Canada - Eagle-eyed Apple fans may have noticed something missing from Steve Jobs's keynote speech during the company's conference for developers this week in San ... Why Apple has forgotten about the iPod UPDATE: Apple To Begin Selling IPhone Software $1.2 Billion For iPhone Apps in 2009. What is Gene Munster Smoking? |
Friday, June 13, 2008
Volume sales are key to new Apple iPhone strategy - Reuters
 Boston Globe | Volume sales are key to new Apple iPhone strategy Reuters - When Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone 3G on Monday, he slashed the price to $199, just half that of the original model, in a move made ... Tech.view Ripe for picking New iPhone: is Apple eating humble pie? Apple CEO Steve Jobs to unveil new and improved iPhone |
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