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World markets get G-20 boost while dollar slides
- World stock markets rose sharply Monday but the dollar fell after the Group of 20 rich and developing countries agreed to maintain their stimulus measures as long as economies remained weak.
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A look at economic developments around the globe
- A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday:
World markets get G-20 boost
- World stock markets rose Monday after the Group of 20 leading rich and developing countries agreed to maintain their stimulus measures in the wake of weak U.S. employment figures.
What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent
- Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.
- Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.
Summary Box: Unemployment jumps to 10.2 percent
- JOBLESSNESS JUMPS: The unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in October - a 26-year high - as employers continued to cut jobs.
Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
- The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps consumers' confidence and makes them more cautious about spending as the holiday season approaches.
- The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps consumers' confidence and makes them more cautious about spending as the holiday season approaches.
Obama: Gov't working to ease pain of joblessness
- President Barack Obama said new figures released Friday showing national unemployment has hit the double-digit mark are a sobering reminder of the challenges still facing the U.S. economy.
Stocks zigzag as traders digest jobs report
- Stocks are fluctuating in a tight range as investors find some positives for the market in a surprisingly weak jobs report.
- Stocks are fluctuating in a tight range as investors find some positives for the market in a surprisingly weak jobs report.
White House adviser: Job numbers disappointing
- White House economic adviser Christina Romer (ROH'-mur) says the 10.2 percent unemployment rate for October is a stark reminder of how much more needs to be done to get people back to work.
Oil falls below $78 as US unemployment rises
- Oil prices lost over $2 to stumble below $78 a barrel Friday as rising U.S. unemployment figures renewed concerns about the economic recovery and consumer demand.
World stocks fall as US jobless rate hits 10.2 pct
- European stocks fell and Wall Street was expected to drop on the open Friday after data showed the U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent in October, more than expected, as 190,000 jobs were cut.
- European stocks fell and Wall Street was expected to drop on the open Friday after data showed the U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent in October, more than expected, as 190,000 jobs were cut.
World markets rise ahead of key US jobs data
- Stock markets rose Friday ahead of the release of key U.S. jobs data, which markets use to gauge the health of consumer spending in the world's largest economy in the run-up to the year-end holiday season.
Asian markets rise after US rally on upbeat data
- Asian markets advanced Friday on the back of Wall Street's rally after upbeat economic figures revived confidence about the state of the U.S. economy.
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