| Bankruptcy filings at highest point since 2005 Bankruptcy filings have reached the highest level since 2005, data released Tuesday show, as the economy slows and the unemployment rate hovers just below double digits. Bankruptcy - United States - Law - Services - Lawyers and Law Firms pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Employment - United States - Education - Business - Job Search pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Retail off; Wal-Mart bids for S. Africa s Massmart [at MarketWatch] - Retail stocks fell on Monday as the sector digested deal-making news coming from industry giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. . The world s No. 1 retailer made a non-binding proposal to acquire South Africa-based food and general merchandise retailer Massmart Holdings Ltd. [za: msm] for 148 rand a share, or $4.26 billion. us.rd.yahoo.com |
U.S. stocks slide as U.S. currency gains U.S. stocks slumped Tuesday as a strengthening U.S. dollar dented commodities and related shares. Back under 11,000, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 79.96 points to 10,930.38. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Consumer sentiment falls unexpectedly U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly dipped in early October to its weakest level since July, with buying plans on the decline, a survey released Friday showed. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |