DailySource: Business

BUSINESS: May’s job report is set to reveal more weak job hiring

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:02:40 -0400

Don’t expect to see a jobs comeback. April’s jobs report showed surprisingly weak growth of just 115,000 jobs.
(Story: CNNMoney)

BUSINESS: Apple gears up for new products

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:15:39 -0400

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook teed up big expectations for the world’s largest technology company, saying that the company is preparing to release some “incredible” new products.
(Story: Wall Street Journal)

BUSINESS: More firms opt to recruit from within

Wed, 30 May 2012 02:36:10 -0400

(Story: Wall Street Journal)

BUSINESS: The shortage of skilled workers

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:53:41 -0400

More than one-third of the 38,000 companies around the world that Manpower surveyed earlier this year reported that they were unable to find the skilled workers they needed.
(Story: BusinessWeek)

BUSINESS: US decreases benefits for the unemployed

Tue, 29 May 2012 19:54:05 -0400

Hundreds of thousands of out-of-work Americans are receiving their final unemployment checks sooner than they expected, even though Congress renewed extended benefits until the end of the year.
(Story: CNBC)

BUSINESS: Home prices hit post-boom lows

Tue, 29 May 2012 19:27:47 -0400

Despite fresh optimism about the housing market, home prices in the Case-Shiller Index fell during the first quarter, suggesting that the market is still stabilizing.
(Story: Christian Science Monitor)

BUSINESS: Home prices rise in most major US cities

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:30:34 -0400

Home prices rose in March from February in most major U.S. cities for the first time in seven months. The increase is the latest evidence of a slow recovery taking shape in the troubled housing market.
(Story: USA TODAY)

BUSINESS: RIM’s top lawyer joins parade of resignations

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:30:40 -0400

(Story: Reuters)

BUSINESS: RIM ‘could cut 6,000 jobs’

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:30:40 -0400

Reports say that the BlackBerry maker is preparing to restructure as it continues to struggle against Android and iPhone.
(Story: Guardian)

BUSINESS: Why retail catalogs survive, even thrive, in Internet age

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:58:48 -0400

Online spending may be increasing, but the venerable catalog is doing anything but fading away. In fact, it is still an important part of business for retailers.
(Story: USA TODAY)