Wary Employers Keep Jobless Numbers High
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Economy
Money In A Bottle: The Celebrity Scent Business
()If you walk down the cosmetics aisle of any big store, you might mistake the perfume collection for the guest list to a Hollywood party. But star-studded scents account for only about 10 percent of fragrance sales; their value is the publicity.
Worried Consumers Continue To Shun Credit
Borrowing fell at an annual rate of $14.8 billion in September, the eighth straight monthly decline.
()Jobless Rate 10.2 Percent, Casts Doubt On Recovery()
November 6, 2009 Little over a week after the government said the economy has begun to grow, the unemployment rate climbed to 10.2 percent, the first time it has hit double digits since 1983. That, along with the loss of an additional 190,000 jobs in October, shows the economy is still struggling to emerge from recession.
Business
Wal-Mart, Amazon Price War Extends To DVDs()
November 6, 2009 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books. The move led rivals Amazon.com Inc. and Target Corp. to reduce some DVD prices, which pushed Wal-Mart to take a few more cents off its offerings.
Business
Boosted By Bailout, AIG Racks Up Profitable Quarter()
November 6, 2009 AIG said it posted profits for the second quarter in a row as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's government bailout last year. American International Group Inc. also got a lift from the increasing value of investments it still holds that soured last year and helped drive it to the brink of collapse.
Pulse Of The Nation: A Year After Election '08
How Many Losses For The Democrats In 2010?()
November 6, 2009 Historically the party that holds the White House almost always loses seats in its first midterm election. When one party holds the White House, the House and the Senate, the losses tend to be bigger. If the economy doesn't turn around, it will be a very difficult election year for Democrats.
Recession Drives Women Into Role Of Breadwinner()
November 6, 2009 More and more women have had to become their family's primary source of income. But women still don't make as much money as men. When a woman becomes the breadwinner, her family must survive on less than half of their previous income.
Technology
How Do You Find A Job? Ask The Algorithm()
November 6, 2009 WNYCThe state of New York is looking for ways to reduce the time the unemployed spend looking for jobs, and it's turning to a mathematical formula for help. Using an algorithm developed by a Boston technology company, the program directs resumes to the employers most likely to make a hire.
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