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/292196,norwegian-central-bank-raises-rate-to-150-per-cent.html Oslo - Norway's central bank on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.50 per cent, citing slightly higher inflation and signs of economic recovery. Unemployment is considerably lower than previously projected. T... Finance,General Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:34:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292196,norwegian-central-bank-raises-rate-to-150-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290894,steep-economic-learning-curve-legacy-of-communisms-collapse--feature.html Berlin - Twenty years after the Berlin Wall crashed down, Eastern Europeans are now dealing with a much harder landing - that endured by some of their economies after 20 years of expansion. After several years of high unemployment and declining produ... Business Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:10:55 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290894,steep-economic-learning-curve-legacy-of-communisms-collapse--feature.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/292069,us-stocks-fall-slightly-as-consumer-confidence-falls.html New York - Most US stocks fell Tuesday as consumer confidence dropped for the second straight month. The private Conference Board's index stood at 47.7 in October, down 5.7 points from the previous month. Rising unemployment played a major role in t... US,Business Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:34:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292069,us-stocks-fall-slightly-as-consumer-confidence-falls.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294311,australia-warns-of-withdrawing-stimulus-too-early-sees-challenges.html Singapore - Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan on Thursday urged economies worldwide to maintain their stimulus packages, saying there were still no clear signs of a sustained pick-up in private demand and challenges like rising unemployment lying ahead... Business Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:10:52 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294311,australia-warns-of-withdrawing-stimulus-too-early-sees-challenges.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293634,analysis-double-digit-unemployment-puts-pressure-on-obama.html Washington - US President Barack Obama on Friday signed legislation that extended unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans who can't find work. But US households may need much more help than that, after government figures showed the countr... US,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:28:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293634,analysis-double-digit-unemployment-puts-pressure-on-obama.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/294194,british-unemployment-rises-to-just-under-25-million.html London - Unemployment in Britain rose by 30,000 to a total of 2.46 million over the three months to the end of September, official figures showed Wednesday. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.8 per cent. The figures by the Office for Natio... UK,Business Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:40:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294194,british-unemployment-rises-to-just-under-25-million.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295163,afghans-consider-poverty-main-cause-of-conflict-says-oxfam.html London- The overwhelming majority of Aghans believe that poverty and unemployment resulting from 30 years of unrelenting horror are the major causes behind the enduring conflict in their country, the aid organization Oxfam said in a report released... UK,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:04:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295163,afghans-consider-poverty-main-cause-of-conflict-says-oxfam.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296193,extra-us-central-bank-issues-rosier-outlook-on-economy.html Washington - The Federal Reserve Tuesday raised its growth forecasts for the US economy, but warned that unemployment in the United States will remain for some time at its highest levels in a generation. The US central bank projected the world's larg... US,Business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:04:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296193,extra-us-central-bank-issues-rosier-outlook-on-economy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292351,german-unemployment-down-in-october--summary.html Nuremberg, Germany - German unemployment fell for the third consecutive month in October, the Federal Labour Agency said Thursday, raising hopes that economic recovery could gather pace in the months ahead. The number out of work in Europe's biggest ... Business Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:34:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292351,german-unemployment-down-in-october--summary.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/293585,us-joblessness-jumps-to-102-per-cent-highest-since-1983.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 during the month, the US reported Friday. The figure reported by US Labour Department came after the 9.8 per ... US,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:58:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293585,us-joblessness-jumps-to-102-per-cent-highest-since-1983.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/294030,merkel-economic-crisis-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better.html Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that she expects the country's economic situation and the consequences of the global economic crisis to worsen in the coming year. Citing the prospect of rising unemployment, Merkel said The prob... Business Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:16:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294030,merkel-economic-crisis-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292486,tokyo-stocks-gain-on-earnings-reports-unemployment-data--summary.html Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo rose Friday for the first time in four days as corporate earnings reports and unemployment data came in better than expected. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose again above 10,000 after falling below the mark Thursday, gaining ... Business Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:16:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292486,tokyo-stocks-gain-on-earnings-reports-unemployment-data--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292485,singapores-unemployment-rate-rises-to-34-per-cent-fewer-layoffs.html Singapore - Singapore's unemployment rate rose slightly in the third quarter 2009, government data released Friday showed, although companies fired fewer workers as the city-state emerged from its worst recession in history. According to preliminary ... Business Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:10:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292485,singapores-unemployment-rate-rises-to-34-per-cent-fewer-layoffs.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294341,apec-warns-of-fragile-recovery-sees-unemployment-as-challenge.html Singapore - Ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on Thursday said the recovery of the global economy was still shaky and expected to be uneven while warning of still-high unemployment rates in some nations. The global econ... Business Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:04:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294341,apec-warns-of-fragile-recovery-sees-unemployment-as-challenge.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289888,singapore-prime-minister-warns-of-dampened-growth-unemployment.html Singapore - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday warned Singaporeans to brace themselves for dampened growth next year and a stagnant unemployment rate although the city-state has pulled out of the deepest recession in its history. We are now p... Business Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:04:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289888,singapore-prime-minister-warns-of-dampened-growth-unemployment.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292980,hong-kongs-economy-predicted-to-rebound-next-year.html Hong Kong- Hong Kong's economy will shrink by 2 per cent this year but rebound next year to grow by 5 per cent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday. The IMF said the city's economy was on the road to recovery with unemployment expected... Business Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:16:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292980,hong-kongs-economy-predicted-to-rebound-next-year.html