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US stock rally faces jobs, earnings, G20 hurdles
MarketWatch By MarketWatch A huge three-week rally in stocks will meet a number of stumbling blocks next week, including some earnings, a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the G20, as well as the key jobs report for March. See full story. … |
 Straits Times |
IBM to Cut 5000 Jobs; DC Area Largely Not Affected
Washington Post, United States By Kim Hart IBM has told its employees that the company plans to cut about 5000 jobs this week, according to industry sources with knowledge of the layoffs. Officials began notifying employees on Wednesday and throughout yesterday about the layoffs. … IBM Layoffs Include Wide Ranging US Job Cuts The coming collapse of IT jobs and wages IBM Said to Be Planning Job Reductions in Services |
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Dallas ISD, area firms sought worker visas amid job losses
Dallas Morning News, TX About 50 companies, along with DISD, applied for H-1B visas for jobs in Texas last year and then announced layoffs of thousands of workers in the state, a Dallas Morning News review of government databases shows. The applications with the US Department … |
 Los Angeles Times |
Job seekers turning to online social networks
Los Angeles Times, CA Dave Stevens, who lost his job at a radio station in October, found a job at the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, thanks to a LinkedIn contact. Websites like LinkedIn help employers and job candidates find one another through common bonds. … |
 WA today |
Commonwealth Bank’s BankWest to Cut About 400 Jobs
Bloomberg About 250 jobs will be cut in Western Australia state, with the remaining 150 jobs cut from the eastern states, BankWest said in a statement. “The deteriorating national and Western Australian economies and a high cost base mean BankWest has no choice … Union urges Swan, Barnett to save Bankwest jobs Job losses will 'stabilise' Bankwest: Barnett Commonwealth Bank's BankWest to cut 400 jobs in Australia – Update |
