Samsung boosted as Jobs steps down at Apple
August 25, 2011 | 14:16
Shares in Samsung jumped on Thursday and other competitors also benefited as Apple chief Steve Jobs stepped down, with analysts seeing a window of opportunity for rivals of the trailblazing US firm.
New US jobs surprise with 117,000 surge in July
August 06, 2011 | 11:00
The US economy added a higher-than-expected 117,000 jobs in July, slightly reducing the unemployment rate in a rare bit of good news for the struggling economy, the Labor Department said Friday.
Apple takes a giant leap into the cloud
June 07, 2011 | 08:28
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Monday interrupted his medical leave to unveil a free service called iCloud that stores music, photos and other content on the Web and shares it across multiple devices.
Weak US jobs data sets challenge for White House
June 06, 2011 | 10:31
President Barack Obama faced a new challenge to his economic agenda after dismal statistics on job creation and an uptick in the unemployment rate sent US stocks plunging.
January snowstorms cloud US jobs market
February 05, 2011 | 20:44
US job creation slowed to a crawl in January as winter storms gripped broad swaths of the country, according to official data published Friday.
Apple posts record $6 billion quarterly profit
January 19, 2011 | 09:48
Apple reported a record quarterly net profit of $6 billion on Tuesday as revenue soared to an unprecedented $26.74 billion during the year-end holiday shopping season.
Steve Jobs surrenders reins as Apple thrives
January 19, 2011 | 09:30
Legendary Apple Inc. chief Steve Jobs stepped aside on a high note as the company he saved from ruin raked in a blockbuster $6-billion profit amid unrelenting demand for iPhones and iPads.
Apple's Jobs taking another medical leave
January 18, 2011 | 09:44
Apple co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs announced he was taking another medical leave of absence on Monday, reviving questions about the future of the global technology powerhouse.
ILO sees “volatile and uneven recovery” across economic sectors in 2010
November 10, 2010 | 12:22
The ILO’s Sectoral Activities Department today released new data showing that employment is recovering unevenly across sectors in the first half of 2010 and will continue to do so over the remainder of the year.
Apple net profit up 70 percent, 4.19 million iPads sold
October 19, 2010 | 11:21
SAN FRANCISCO, October 19, 2010 - Apple on Monday reported record quarterly revenue led by blockbuster sales of its latest generation iPhone and took shots at rivals Google and Research In Motion.
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