http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296374,wall-street-stocks-gain-on-optimism-for-us-economy.html New York - US stocks rose Wednesday after three separate reports offered signs that the US recovery is gaining steam. Consumer spending and new home sales rose more than expected in October, while weekly jobless claims dropped to their lowest rate si... US,Business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:52:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296374,wall-street-stocks-gain-on-optimism-for-us-economy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293293,new-zealands-unemployment-rate-climbs-to-65-per-cent.html Wellington - New Zealand's unemployment rate, which has been rising steadily for nearly two years, reached 6.5 per cent in the September quarter, according to official figures released Thursday. A rise of 12,000 in the jobless total to 150,000 means ... Business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:16:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293293,new-zealands-unemployment-rate-climbs-to-65-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293633,us-stocks-climb-slightly-despite-double-digit-jobless-rate.html New York - US stocks posted mild gains Friday to end the week as investors shrugged off government figures that put the unemployment rate above 10 per cent. The Labour Department said the jobless rate hit 10.2 per cent in the month of October, the hi... US,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:16:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293633,us-stocks-climb-slightly-despite-double-digit-jobless-rate.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292950,hong-kong-man-in-drag-used-dead-wifes-gym-membership.html Hong Kong - A jobless widower appeared in court dressed as a woman after being caught using his dead wife's identity to exercise at a luxury gym, a court report said Tuesday. Lau Siu-wah, 51, gained access to the Physical Fitness and Beauty gym at th... Asia,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:10:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292950,hong-kong-man-in-drag-used-dead-wifes-gym-membership.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293605,us-joblessness-hits-102-per-cent-highest-in-26-years.html Washington - The US unemployment rate surged to 10.2 per cent in October, the highest in 26 years as another 190,000 people lost their jobs, the Labour Department reported Friday. The figure comes after a 9.8-per-cent jobless rate in September and wa... US,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293605,us-joblessness-hits-102-per-cent-highest-in-26-years.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293579,us-jobless-rate-jumps-to-102-per-cent.html Washington - The US unemployment rate surged to 10.2 per cent in October as another 190,000 people lost their jobs, according to US Labour Department figures released Friday. The jobless rate stood at 9.8 per cent in September. Unemployment had been ... US,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:40:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293579,us-jobless-rate-jumps-to-102-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295056,hong-kongs-jobless-rate-edges-downwards.html Hong Kong - Hong Kong's unemployment rate fell for the second consecutive month, another sign of its economic recovery, according to government figures Tuesday. Hong Kong's jobless rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 5.2 per cent of the working pop... Business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:10:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295056,hong-kongs-jobless-rate-edges-downwards.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295811,us-economists-jobless-recovery-to-reach-bottom-at-start-of-2010.html Washington - The US economy will start adding jobs some time in the first quarter of 2010, ending a so-called jobless recovery that has plagued the world's largest economy since the summer months, according to a survey released Monday. But the Nati... US,Business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:04:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295811,us-economists-jobless-recovery-to-reach-bottom-at-start-of-2010.html