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Strong jobs report boosts Obama

Strong jobs report boosts Obama

06 October 2012, 16:18 PM

North America | US President Barack Obama has received a boost from a report showing joblessness at 7.7 per cent after a lacklustre debate against rival Mitt Romney. Read more

Grim jobs market confronts Obama, Fed

Grim jobs market confronts Obama, Fed

08 September 2012, 11:16 AM

North America | A glum US jobs market report for August was bad news for President Barack Obama's reelection fight but raised the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will take fresh action to boost the economy. Read more

Romney pounces on jobs report

Romney pounces on jobs report

07 July 2012, 11:36 AM

North America | Weak jobs data threw President Barack Obama on the defensive, as Republican Mitt Romney told America's middle class it did not have to put up with such misery. Read more

Markets plunge after dismal US jobs data

Markets plunge after dismal US jobs data

02 June 2012, 9:54 AM

North America |

Global stocks have tumbled after the US government released poor jobs market figures, with the unemployment rate rising to 8.2 per cent.

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Yahoo! to cut 2,000 jobs

Yahoo! to cut 2,000 jobs

05 April 2012, 14:07 PM

North America | US internet firm Yahoo! says it is cutting roughly 2000 jobs as it seeks to build a "smaller, nimbler, more profitable" company and reduce costs. Read more

Obama set to deliver jobs speech

Obama set to deliver jobs speech

09 September 2011, 7:06 AM

North America | Democrats say the US president will lambaste Republicans for ignoring the jobless crisis if his new jobs plan doesn't make it through Congress.  Read more

Factbox: Obama's jobs speeches

Factbox: Obama's jobs speeches

08 September 2011, 10:51 AM

North America | President Barack Obama is set to unveil a major jobs package to tackle a 9 percent unemployment rate. Here are some past speeches in which Obama proposed measures to spur job creation. Read more

Obama lays down new job challenge

Obama lays down new job challenge

06 September 2011, 11:00 AM

North America | A fired up US President Barack Obama has told Republicans to 'show us what you got', ahead of his pivotal national address on jobs later this week.
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