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U.S. stocks up Thursday helped by jobless claims, GM’s numbers

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks opened mixed to higher Thursday fueled by lower than expected jobless claims and impressive earnings from General Motors. Just after the open on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 15 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index [...]

United States softens on threats to relations with Bangladesh

Saleem Samad – AHN News Correspondent Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – The United States appears to be softening diplomatic pressure on Bangladesh that ensued after authorities forcibly removed Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus from the micro-finance institution he founded 30 years ago. The action irked U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last March and she threatened [...]

Singapore signs pact with Myanmar to modernize its economy

AHN News Staff Singapore, Singapore (AHN) – Singapore and Myanmar on Monday signed a bilateral, economic and trade agreement. Under the Singapore-Myanmar Technical Cooperation Program pact, Singapore will open itself to foreign investment as well as offer training courses on trade, tourism development and central banking to the Southeast Asian nation. The agreement was signed [...]

Singapore signs pact with Myanmar to modernize its economy

AHN News Staff Singapore, Singapore (AHN) – Singapore and Myanmar on Monday signed a bilateral, economic and trade agreement. Under the Singapore-Myanmar Technical Cooperation Program pact, Singapore will open itself to foreign investment as well as offer training courses on trade, tourism development and central banking to the Southeast Asian nation. The agreement was signed [...]

Initial unemployment claims rise by 21,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 21 rose by 21,000 to 377,000, compared with the previous week’s revised figure of 356,000, the U.S. Department of Labor said. The less volatile four-week moving average was 377,500, a drop of 2,500 from the [...]

First time unemployment claims drop to 352,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial unemployment claims dropped to 352,000 during the week ending Jan. 14, their lowest level in nearly four years. First time claims for jobless benefits dropped by 50,000 from the previous week’s revised tally of 402,000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. [...]

Second deadly landslide hits Philippine gold mining site, 25 killed

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Manila, Philippines (AHN) – A second landslide occurred Thursday in the same southern Philippines mountainside where 13 gold panners were buried by mud in April last year. The latest disaster reportedly killed 25 people after tons of mud buried makeshift homes in a village in Pantukan town, Compostela [...]

Unemployment claims rise during holiday week

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Washington, D.C, United States (AHN) – It appears that quite a few Americans got pink slips for Christmas. In the week before the holiday, the number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose. Roughly 381,000 people filed initial jobless claims in the week ended Dec. 24, the Labor [...]

Stocks up after jobless claims hit 3 1/2-year lows

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks rose Thursday following news that the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits hit a 3 1/2-year low. Just after the opening bell on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 40 points, the Standard & [...]

Initial jobless claims fall to lowest level since May 2008

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial filings for jobless benefits during the week ending Dec. 10 fell by 19,000 to 366,000 claims, the lowest level since May 31, 2008, according to the Labor Department. That was welcome news, although it is not sufficient to affect the official unemployment [...]

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