TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd is preparing for a major restructuring beginning in the next couple of weeks that will see it eliminate at least 2,000 jobs worldwide, the Globe and Mail reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources. The Canadian newspaper, citing … More »Canada's RIM to cut at least 2000 jobs - report
Lesotho's one million voters went to the polls Saturday in a tight general election where … More »Lesotho votes in tight three-way rac …
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp plans to sell off loss-making … More »Renesas aims to sell chip plant, shed …
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp plans to sell off loss-making operations and cut its payroll by at least 12,000, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Saturday, as the company battles high costs and nimbler foreign … More »Renesas aims to sell chip plant, shed 12,000 jobs - source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Struggling Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp is planning to slash as many as 14,000 jobs and sell a major semiconductor factory in Japan to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co , the Nikkei newspaper reported. Renesas, the … More »Japan's Renesas eyes 14,000 job cuts, chip plant sale - Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Struggling Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp is planning to slash as many as 14,000 jobs and sell a major semiconductor factory in Japan to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co , the Nikkei newspaper reported. Renesas, the … More »Japan's Renesas eyes 14,000 job cuts, chip plant sale - Nikkei
Japanese semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics Corp. is considering cutting up to 14,000 jobs or 30 percent of its workforce as part of a major restructuring plan, according to news reports. More »Japan chip maker Renesas 'may cut 14,000 jobs'
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell and Thomas Bjorn are titans of the European Tour but all three were forced to hit provisional balls after finding trouble off the 17th tee at the PGA Championship on Friday. "That has to … More »A trio of reloads for Westwood, McDowell and Bjorn
ATHENS (Reuters) - Significantly fewer German and British tourists visited Greece in the early months of 2012, the central bank said on Friday, kept away by the political turmoil that prompted one foreign holiday operator to delay payments on hotel bookings. … More »Turmoil weighs on Greek tourist industry
LONDON (Reuters) - Asset manager Fidelity Worldwide Investment has appointed former chief executive of rival Aviva Investors' UK funds business as the new head of its British retail operation. John Clougherty joins Fidelity on June 11 as Head of UK Retail … More »Ex-Aviva funds CEO to head Fidelity's UK retail ops
Iraqi MPs are toying with a Saddam-era policy they hope will combat both high unemployment and fears of sectarian divisions in a country that was on the brink of civil war a few years ago: conscription. More »MPs see conscription as possible cure to Iraq woes
ROME (Reuters) - Former Italy striker Marco Di Vaio has signed for Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact, the Canadian club announced on Thursday. Di Vaio moves to Canada after leading Bologna, where he scored 65 Serie A goals in 143 games over four … More »Di Vaio signs for MLS side Montreal Impact
More than 140 jobs will be created in the seafood processing industry. More »140 new jobs in seafood industry
Advances in 3D printing technology could revolutionise the way we produce goods and repatriate manufacturing jobs to the UK. More »3D Printing Revolution Could Re-Shape World
President Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday to extend tax credits for clean energy companies the White House says are responsible for some 37,000 jobs. More »Obama calls for Congress to enact 'green' tax credits
PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Wednesday that he expects to leave office at the end of President Barack Obama's first term, and also expressed enthusiasm about the potential for a trade agreement between the United States … More »USTR Kirk plans to go in January, upbeat on EU-US trade
In a white turban and grey gallabiya, Hommus Ibrahim, 71, is voting in a free presidential poll for the first time in his Egyptian village, where people say they want jobs, security and education. More »In Egypt's Nile Delta, voters seek jobs, security
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A power struggle between Germany, France and Spain is set to leave a seat vacant on the European Central Bank's six-member board in the middle of a potentially devastating crisis for the currency that the bank was created to oversee. … More »Euro top jobs tussle to leave ECB Board seat empty
New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week in a fresh sign that the ailing job market is slowly recovering, official data showed Thursday. More »US unemployment claims edge down
One hundred jobs are to be created with the opening a new luxury hotel in Dublin next year. More »100 jobs boost by new Dublin hotel
(Reuters) - Based on form alone, Maria Sharapova enters the French Open as favourite to complete her career grand slam, a surprising turn of events for the Miami-based Russian whose relationship with the red dust has not always been a happy one. Her recent … More »Sharapova and Serena head to Paris as favourites
The Co-Operative is to create 3,000 new UK jobs in the legal sector as part of an expansion of its services. More »Co-Operative Creates 3,000 Legal Jobs
Hewlett Packard has warned of cuts in its UK operation in a global purge that will see it axe 27,000 workers. More »HP Warns Of British Cuts As 27,000 Jobs Go
A staggering £1.1bn of unpaid tax could have been collected if jobs were not cut at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), according to a public spending watchdog. More »Tax Crackdown 'Held Back By Job Cuts'
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's tax revenues rose again in April, finance ministry data showed on Thursday, indicating that Europe's powerhouse economy is still performing strongly despite the euro zone sovereign debt crisis. In its monthly report, the finance … More »Strong jobs market boosts German tax take in April
A goalkeeper jailed for killing two young boys in a car crash while drink-driving has been offered the chance to restart his career after he is released from prison. More »Killer goalie offered club trial
Hewlett-Packard said it plans to cut 27,000 jobs, or eight percent of its global workforce, by 2014 in a major restructuring effort for the computer giant. More »Hewlett-Packard to slash 27,000 jobs by 2014
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders discussed ways to revive their economies on Wednesday night, with growth and jobs on the agenda along with the situation in Greece. Following are comments by EU leaders and officials after the talks ended early on … More »Comments after EU leaders' summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders discussed ways to revive their economies on Wednesday night, with growth and jobs on the agenda along with the situation in Greece. Following are comments by EU leaders and officials after the talks ended early on … More »Comments after EU leaders' summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders discussed ways to revive their economies on Wednesday evening, with growth and jobs on the agenda along with the situation in Greece. (Reporting by Marine Hass, Robin Emmott, Philip Blenkinsop, Sebastian Moffett and … More »EU's Rompuy - want Greece to stay in euro zone, respect commitments
Hewlett-Packard plans to jettison 27,000 workers as the growing popularity of smartphones, the iPad and other mobile devices makes it tougher for the company to sell personal computers. More »Hewlett Packard to cut 27,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday it plans to cut 27,000 jobs, or eight percent of its global workforce, by 2014 in a major restructuring effort for the computer giant. More »Hewlett-Packard to slash 27,000 jobs by 2014
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Brad Pitt, in Cannes to promote his latest movie "Killing Them Softly", has no intention of following fiancée Angelina Jolie into directing, he told Reuters on Wednesday. The 48-year-old, one of Hollywood's biggest stars, hit … More »With kids, career, no time to direct, says Brad Pitt
Some 366 people will lose their jobs in the next few days in the first wave of store closures at collapsed retailer Clinton Cards, administrators have said. More »366 jobs axed in Clinton's closures
LONDON (Reuters) - Small investment banks and brokerages in Europe are making the most of a hiring shutdown and cuts at bigger rivals, cherry picking staff frustrated by new pay rules and uncertainty over strategy. Those still in jobs are enquiring more … More »Specialist banks cherry pick from lay-offs
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The National Security Agency is trying to expand U.S. cyber expertise needed for secret intelligence operations against adversaries on computer networks through a new cyber-ops program at selected universities. The cyber-ops … More »Exclusive - U.S. spy agency seeks cyber-ops curriculum
US food giant General Mills said Tuesday it would cut 850 jobs globally in a restructuring plan aimed at cutting costs. More »General Mills to cut 850 jobs
(Reuters) - Top candidates for Egypt's presidential election that starts on Wednesday promise more equal wealth distribution, less graft, fewer monopolies, better education and trade and industrial projects along the Suez Canal to boost growth and jobs. … More »Factbox - Economic policies of Egypt's presidential candidates
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence nudged higher in May, figures released on Tuesday showed, though inflation and unemployment continued to temper improvements in sentiment. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone … More »Euro zone consumer confidence rises in May
LONDON (Reuters) - Didier Drogba brought down the curtain on a trophy-laden career at Chelsea on Tuesday when he announced he would be leaving the club after eight years in West London. More »Drogba to leave Chelsea at the end of June
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must do more to bolster demand and the Bank of England should purchase more assets or even cut its main interest rate - already at a record low - to prevent years of sluggish growth, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. … More »IMF tells the government: Do more to drive growth
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK refinery Coryton, formerly owned by the now-bankrupt Petroplus, has stopped taking in crude supplies as a unit at the plant is damaged, a union representative said on Tuesday. The news raised fresh concerns about its future and … More »Coryton refinery halts crude intake to fix unit
Youth joblessness is almost back at its peak following the outbreak of the global economic crisis and is unlikely to ease until at least 2016, the International Labour Organization warned Tuesday. More »Youth joblessness 'won't ease until 2016'