Online job availability rose in all of the top 28 U.S. metro markets in February, as employers resumed their recruiting efforts at the start of the early-spring hiring season, according to the latest findings of the Monster Local Employment Index.
Propelled by the accelerated growth of the semiconductor markets at home and abroad, the IC industry was going very well in China in 2006, showing positive developments in both production and sales, indicating that the industry has once again entered the orbit of high-speed growth.
The residential air conditioning market in Southeast Asia and Australia is witnessing robust growth rates, thanks primarily to the rise in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and steady economic escalation.
According to a new report from DFC Intelligence, worldwide revenue from the portable game systems from Nintendo and Sony is expected to exceed $10 billion in 2007.
In February, employers took 1,280 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) released a new report that finds a severe pandemic flu outbreak could result in the second worst recession in the U.S. since World War II. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could drop over 5.5 percent, leading to an estimated $683 billion loss.
MONEY, the country's largest personal finance magazine, and Salary.com, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand compensation management solutions, unveiled an exclusive list of the best jobs in America for people looking to upgrade their careers.
Mortgage rates rose slightly this week, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate moving to 6.19 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders, the 30-year fixed rate mortgages had an average of 0.29 discount and origination points.
U.S. companies that received venture capital from 1970-2005 accounted for 10 million jobs and $2.1 trillion in revenues in 2005, according to a study conducted by Global Insight and issued by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).
