From relief to despair: Varying views of jobs data CanadianBusiness.com By AP | February 06, 2012 So many jobs are being added that the unemployment rate has dropped for five straight months. At 8.3 percent, it's at a three-year low. Whether the job market actually feels stronger, though, depends on your perspective. |
Stocks rise as US jobs gain outweighs fears Reuters By Chikako Mogi | TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Monday as surprisingly robust US jobs data bolstered investor risk appetite, overshadowing worries about a lack of progress in Greek debt restructuring talks that are vital to containing the euro ... Asia Stocks Climb on US Jobs Data; Euro Drops on Debt Concern Asian Shares Rise On Upbeat US Jobs;Cyclical Stocks,Dollar Gain Asia Markets: Higher Monday On U.S. Jobs Data |
 Sky News | Ex-Treasury Chief Summers Says U.S. Economy on 'Right Road' With Jobs Data Bloomberg Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the latest jobs report shows the economy is “on the right road” while Glenn Hubbard, an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said he's skeptical about the meaning of the January ... Job surge lifts Dow to highest since 2008 U.S. adds 243000 jobs in January Let's fix jobs before we fix the deficit |
 USA TODAY | Job gains fueling stock gains USA TODAY By Adam Shell, USA TODAY NEW YORK – "It's the job market, stupid!" is fast becoming the new refrain on Wall Street, which is enjoying its biggest early-year stock market surge since 1987 amid a sharp drop in the unemployment rate. |
More jobs up for grabs, says ANZ survey Herald Sun JOB advertisements have posted their largest monthly rise since February 2010, a private survey shows. Total job advertisements on the internet and in major metropolitan newspapers rose by 6.0 per cent in January, the ANZ job advertisements survey ... |
 USA TODAY | Manufacturing jobs start year with strong gains USA TODAY By Paul Davidson and Tim Mullaney, USA TODAY Last week's surprisingly strong jobs report spotlighted healthy employment gains in manufacturing — an industry that was expected to be hampered by Europe's economic downturn this year. Manufacturing gains brighten U.S. jobs picture |
 Los Angeles Times | Republicans argue jobs report wasn't all good news Los Angeles Times By Don Lee With the economy the most important issue in the presidential campaign, it was no surprise that President Obama's Republican opponents tried to take some of the shine off Friday's surprisingly bright jobs report. The Labor Department report ... Job growth no guarantee of smooth path for Obama Yes, Obama did create jobs Romney hints at double-edged attack on jobs |
Gold edges up after heavy losses on US jobs surprise Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Spot gold edged higher on Monday after surprisingly strong US jobs data sent prices down nearly 2 percent in the previous session, as investors shifted focus to a looming deadline for Greece to accept the terms of a new bailout ... Commodities: Gold Down, Aussie Dollar Strong |
 Chicago Tribune | Obama says he deserves re-election, job's not done Peoria Journal Star The presidential election is sure to be determined, in part, by how Americans interpret the shifts in the job market. Perhaps no one has more reason to cheer the improving job numbers than Obama. His re-election hopes rest heavily on whether most ... President Obama's Super Bowl Interview With Matt Lauer: Jobs, Israel, And Tom ... Obama says he 'deserves second term' |
Nikkei set to rise after strong US jobs data Reuters TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan's leading share index is expected to open higher on Monday as the US economy showed further improvement with forecast-beating jobs data, raising hopes for Japanese companies, which have disappointed in the latest ... Nikkei rises 1.2 pct on strong US jobs data |
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