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Discouraged job seekers behind shrinking labor force

YoopyaApr 6, 20130

(Reuters) – Americans giving up the hunt for jobs were likely behind a sharp drop in the U.S. workforce last month, a bad sign for

Exclusive: Former News Corp President Chernin bids $500 million for Hulu

YoopyaApr 6, 20130

(Reuters) – Former News Corp president Peter Chernin has bid around $500 million for Hulu, the online video streaming service he helped create in 2007, according to

US unemployment drops by just 88,000 in March

YoopyaApr 5, 2013June 17, 20230

US unemployment fell by just 88,000 in March, the lowest decline for nine months, official data has shown. The number was much weaker than the

Bank of Japan’s Haruhiko Kuroda in aggressive growth move

YoopyaApr 4, 20130

Japan’s central bank has surprised markets with the size of its latest stimulus package, as it tries to spur growth and end years of falling

The 12 Things That Successfully Convert a Great Idea Into a Reality

YoopyaApr 2, 2013May 21, 20230

How many times have you been in a meeting and someone says to you, “That’s a great idea, you should take the initiative and make

The Budget Compromise That Americans Prefer To Deadlock

YoopyaApr 2, 20130

In the past few weeks, Democrats and Republicans have offered up competing budget proposals—the Democrats in the Senate, the Republicans in the House—to address the

US economy ekes out 0.4% growth in fourth quarter

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

The US economy grew at a faster than expected 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Department of Commerce has said. The annualised figure

Can the BRICS Have Their Own World Bank?

YoopyaMar 28, 2013June 25, 20230

The five countries known as the BRICS have 43 percent of the world’s population, $4.4 trillion in currency reserves, and generally healthier economic growth than

When to Make an Employee a Business Partner

YoopyaMar 28, 2013June 17, 20230

Question: My apprentice of four years has proved to be a valuable asset and I like working with her, as we have the same business ethics.

The pleasures and perils of the open-plan office

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

They can be noisy and distracting or depressingly quiet, and frictions with co-workers are guaranteed – so why do so many of us continue to