WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned on Tuesday that Europe's debt … More »EU debt crisis potential impediment to U.S. growth …
A £500 million-plus roads and hospital building programme in Northern Ireland will provide … More »Building programme brings jobs hope
The true scale of unemployment in … More »TUC: 'Real' Jobless Toll Has Hit …
The true scale of unemployment in the UK could be as high as 6.3 million if a different counting measure was used, according to a new study. More »TUC: 'Real' Jobless Toll Has Hit 6.3 Million
LOS ANGELES/NEWARK (Reuters) - Whitney Houston's body arrived in her home state of New Jersey on Monday night, ahead of a funeral expected later this week for the pop superstar whose blockbuster career was often overshadowed by drug and alcohol abuse. … More »Whitney Houston's body arrives home in New Jersey
US President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget packed with tax hikes on the rich and jobs programs, fleshing out a populist vision that he hopes to ride to a second term. More »Obama unveils 'fair shot' election-year budget
Unemployment could be as high as 6.3 million in the UK if a different counting measure was used, highlighting the true scale of joblessness, according to a new report. More »True jobless total '6.3 million'
(Reuters) - Whitney Houston, regarded as one of the world's best singers, died on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 48, on the eve of the Grammy Awards, the music industry's biggest honours. Following are some key facts about Houston: … More »Factbox - Whitney Houston, dead at 48
US President Barack Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget Monday brimming with populist tax hikes on the rich and jobs spending designed to outflank Republicans as he seeks a second term. More »Obama unveils 'fair shot' election-year budget
More than 200 call centre jobs in Belfast and Armagh are set to be axed, it has been revealed. More »200 call centre jobs 'face axe'
ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe gave Greece until Wednesday to convince sceptical international creditors that it would stick to the punishing terms of a multi-billion-euro rescue package, endorsed by parliament as rioters torched downtown Athens. … More »Greece still to convince Europe over rescue deal
Paceman Steven Finn took a career-best 4-34 and Alastair Cook hit his highest score to help England beat Pakistan in a 130-run win in the first day-night international here on Monday. More »Finn, Cook dish out England win over Pakistan
Enterprise chiefs will face quarterly report cards as part of the Government's ambitious plan to create 25,000 jobs a year by 2020. More »Government reveals jobs action plan
The International Monetary Fund warned Israel Monday of potential instability due to the high unemployment and deep poverty among Arab-Israelis and ultra-orthodox Haredi Jews. More »IMF warns Israel over Arab, Haredi Jew poverty
The career of Britain's most controversial police chief has been ended after he was jailed for corruption for a second time - but he could be freed in three months. More »Corrupt officer Dizaei jailed again
I’ve stopped watching the news. Every day feels like Groundhog Day. We watch the same drama on our screens – crisis, default, the drachma, unemployment, downward spiral – and it is getting increasingly depressing to watch. More »The age of austerity looms large over the Greek people. But what impact is it having on its citizens? Yahoo! News reports
The first quarter of this year will be the most difficult for job prospects since the last recession with increasing numbers of firms making redundancies, a report has warned. More »Report: Job Prospects In UK Set To Worsen
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - At the New Jersey church where her singing career first took flight, fans and admirers gathered on Sunday to celebrate the life of Whitney Houston and mourn her passing a day after the pop music diva died in a Beverly Hills … More »Whitney Houston mourned at New Jersey church of her youth
(Reuters) - Apple Inc has the best image of any American company, scoring a record high in a new reputation study, while financial institutions filled the ranks of the worst. Apple, co-founded by Steve Jobs in 1976, vaulted to No. 1 in Harris Interactive's … More »Apple pops, Wall St firms drop in brand study
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has appealed to businesses to sign up to the coalition's drive to tackle youth unemployment. More »Clegg champions youth jobs drive
Nick Clegg is appealing to Britain's businesses to take on more young people as the coalition continues to face a bleak economic outlook. More »Give the young jobs, Clegg begs businesses
The new ANZ Bank logo adorns the bank's headquarters in Perth in October 2011. The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group announced Monday it will slash about 1,000 jobs in Australia in response to a ... More »Australia's ANZ bank to slash 1,000 jobs
ANZ Bank Monday said it will slash some 1,000 jobs in response to a tougher global environment as profits are squeezed by higher funding costs and lower demand for financial services. More »Australia's ANZ bank to slash 1,000 jobs
Private sector jobs are still being lost in Northern Ireland because of falling levels of new business and economic uncertainty, it has been revealed. More »Economic uncertainty 'costing jobs'
Job prospects are set to worsen in the coming months as firms make workers redundant, with unemployment sliding closer to the three million mark, according to a new report. More »Job prospects to worsen, says study
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From the New Jersey church where Whitney Houston's singing career first took flight to the Beverly Hills hotel where her life abruptly ended, family and fans of the pop diva expressed their grief on Sunday with prayer, tears and … More »Family, fans mourn Whitney Houston with tears, prayers
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - At the New Jersey church where her singing career first took flight, fans and admirers gathered on Sunday to celebrate the life of Whitney Houston and mourn her passing a day after the pop music diva died in a Beverly Hills … More »Whitney Houston mourned at New Jersey church of her
PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's Angelique Kerber stunned home favourite Marion Bartoli 7-6 5-7 6-3 to win the Paris Open on Sunday and seal the first WTA Tour title of her career. More »Kerber claims first tour title in Paris
Spanish Labour Minister Fatima Banez defended the conservative government's labour reforms on Sunday after unions called for mass protests over the measures, which they say will destroy jobs. More »Spanish minister defends labour reforms
(Reuters) - Venezuelans voted on Sunday in an opposition primary election seen backing state governor Henrique Capriles to face socialist leader Hugo Chavez in an October 7 presidential poll. Echoing Venezuelans' top concerns, the five candidates have … More »Factbox - Chavez opponents vie for 2012 presidential ticket
PARIS (Reuters) - In February 2007, a fiery Nicolas Sarkozy had millions convinced that he - a go-getter abandoned as an infant by his Hungarian father - would break with the past, end chronic unemployment and restore a sense of pride to France. His lustre … More »Rebranding Sarkozy: Too sullied a sell for 2012?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whitney Houston, who was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday, rose from a gospel church choir in New Jersey to become one of the best-selling and most-admired female singers of all time. With hits like "I Will … More »Whitney Houston - a brilliant and tragic life
(Reuters) - Whitney Houston, regarded as one of the world's best singers, died on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 48, on the eve of the Grammy Awards, the music industry's biggest honours. Following are some key facts about Houston: … More »Factbox - Key facts about Whitney Houston, dead at 48
Wayne Rooney marked the 500th senior game of his career by scoring twice as Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford - but the match will also be remembered for Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra before kick-off. More »Rooney Inspires United To Victory Over Liverpool
MADRID (Reuters) - Trade unions on Saturday slammed Spain's new labour reform, arguing it would encourage companies to cut jobs and potentially deepen a recession but shying away from calling a general strike. A key change in the law announced on Friday … More »Unions say Spain labour reform will deepen recession
Spain's two biggest unions called on Saturday for nationwide protests on February 19 against labour reforms which they said would destroy jobs. More »Spain unions call for protests against labour reforms
LONDON (Reuters) - Tortuous negotiations over a second bailout for Greece are set to come to a head on Wednesday, putting fragile market confidence to the test on the same day data is tipped to show the euro zone is entering a mild recession. U.S. retail … More »Climax nears in Greek drama
A Spanish government employment office in Marbella. Spain's right-leaning government slashed employees' maximum severance pay in a sweeping labour reform unveiled Friday to confront a near 23% unemployment ... More »Spain slashes severance pay in labour reform
Spain's conservative government slashed employees' maximum severance pay in a sweeping labour reform unveiled Friday to confront a near 23-percent unemployment rate. More »Spain slashes severance pay in labour reform
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain cut severance pay for workers on Friday and watered down collective bargaining rights, giving more power to employers as it attempts to kickstart its moribund jobs market and slash Europe's highest unemployment rate. The centre-right … More »Spain cuts firing costs in new labour reform
A Spanish government employment office in Marbella. Spain's right-leaning government slashed employees' maximum severance pay in a sweeping labour reform unveiled Friday to confront a near 23% unemployment ... More »Spain slashes severance pay in labour revamp
Veteran footballer Tommy Smith is auctioning off all the medals from his career with Liverpool Football Club. More »Liverpool's Smith selling medals
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland is to wind down some parts of its equities operations as part of a broader cut-back of its investment banking operations, with thousands of jobs already set to go as part of the restructuring. "Following our announcement … More »RBS to wind down some equity units, jobs to go