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ABJ - April 3 - U.S. Airways says federal budget cuts likely hurt a key revenue measure in March because of reduced last-minute demand for flights.The international air carrier said unit revenue, a measure of pricing power and how full planes are, was flat in ...
ABJ - April 3 - While most Americans have become at least cautiously optimistic about the economic status of the country, there’s good reason to take that conservative approach after the latest ADP National Employment Report that indicates companies hired at the slowest rate in ...
ABJ – Mar 22 – Former First Lady Hillary Clinton is the early favorite to succeed Barack Obama as the next President of the United States.Clinton, 65, is the established favorite to lead the Democratic ticket in 2016, ahead of a 2015 primary schedule that ...
ABJ - March 21 - The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, has announced total January exports of $184.5 billion and imports of $228.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $44.4 billion, up ...
ABJ - March 20 - In 2011, the percentage of total employment associated with the production of Green Goods and Services (GGS) increased to 2.6 percent, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 2011 increase accounted for just 0.1 per ...
ABJ - March 19 - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.7 per cent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Over the past year, the all items index increased by two per cent, ...
ABJ - March 19 - Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in January, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.According to the report, 25 states plus Washington, D.C. reported unemployment rate increases, while eight states reflected decreases, and 17 ...
Mar. 15 - Consumer prices recorded their biggest jump in nearly four years last month. The primary culprit was the surging cost of gasoline, which accounted for about three quarters of the total spike. The Labor Department says its Consumer Price Index ...
ABJ - March 6 - The European Union has fined Microsoft the equivalent of $731 million for failing to offer users a choice of Web browser. It’s also seen as a clear and present warning to other firms involved in EU antitrust disputes.The EU says ...
ABJ - March 5 - The world's leading supplier of chips for cellphones is raising its quarterly cash dividend by 40 per cent. Qualcomm has also introduced a new $5 billion stock repurchase program, sending its shares higher.The quarterly dividend will increase to 35 cents ...
