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The U.S. Department of Labor claims we have an unemployment rate of 4.9% [1]. According to "the E... The New Robber Barons...

The U.S. Department of Labor claims we have an unemployment rate of 4.9% [1]. According to "the Economist, however, the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is over 8%, or 12.6 million Americans [2]. The difference is due to the fact that the U.S. Government doesn't count people as unemployed after six months without a job [3].

I recently joined the ranks of our many unemployed citizens. T...

India's largest software services provider Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. hopes to be better-po... 'TCS mega-deals courtes

India's largest software services provider Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. hopes to be better-positioned to take on larger critical contracts from overseas clients following investment grade rating from Moody's.

Moody's Investors Service on Friday assigned an A3 issuer rating and an indicative foreign currency debt rating of Baa1 to Tata Consultancy in its first ever rating of the comp...

By ELIZABETH M. GILLESPIE Saturday, February 11, 2006 REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. plan... Microsoft Plans to Spend $1B to

By ELIZABETH M. GILLESPIE Saturday, February 11, 2006

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. plans to spend about $1 billion over the next three years on an expansion that will add enough offices at its headquarters to house about 12,000 workers.

The plan, which calls for increasing Microsoft's sprawling suburban campus by about one-third, will accommodate both new and existing workers.<...

TOKYO - The Tokyo market's main index fell Tuesday on selling in insurance and pharmaceutical se... Japanese Stocks Lower, Doll

TOKYO - The Tokyo market's main index fell Tuesday on selling in insurance and pharmaceutical sectors following a fresh five-year high hit the previous day. The dollar was lower against the yen.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 26.77 points, or 0.16 percent, to finish the day's trading at 16,720.99 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The broader Topix index, which includes Japan's l...

NEW YORK &mdash; Pfizer Inc., the world&rsquo;s largest drugmaker, forecast earnings for this ye... Briefs 2/11: Pfizer&#39;s

NEW YORK — Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, forecast earnings for this year that are below current Wall Street projections and said its sales will be essentially flat. Its shares fell in response.

Months ago, Pfizer, citing patent expirations, rescinded its forceast of double-digit growth for 2006, and an even stronger performance the following year. The company is...

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. plans to spend about $1 billion over the next three years on an ... Microsoft Plans to Spend $

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. plans to spend about $1 billion over the next three years on an expansion that will add enough offices at its headquarters to house about 12,000 workers.

The plan, which calls for increasing Microsoft's sprawling suburban campus by about one-third, will accommodate both new and existing workers.

The Redmond-based software behemoth plans to add anoth...

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Gain on Profit Optimism; Aon Gains Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Optimis... US Stock-Index Futures Gain on P

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Gain on Profit Optimism; Aon Gains

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Optimism about earnings growth drove U.S. stock-index futures higher. Aon Corp., the world's second- biggest insurance broker, climbed after fourth-quarter net income almost tripled.

McAfee Inc. gained in Germany after reporting earnings at the top of its forecast range. Allied Waste Industries ...

Leonie Kerswill, tax director at PwC says: “How much will depend on how long you have owned the... An insurance claim with st

Leonie Kerswill, tax director at PwC says: “How much will depend on how long you have owned the violin, what it cost, your tax rate and whether you have had any capital losses that can be offset.”

But that’s not the end of the story. You can sidestep tax by replacing the violin using the compensation money: “The good news is that if the insurance company gives you a replacement vi...

Aetna Inc., one of the nation's largest health-insurance companies, reported yesterday that four... MetLife purchase yields pro

Aetna Inc., one of the nation's largest health-insurance companies, reported yesterday that fourth-quarter profit rose 41 percent to $423 million, or $1.42 per share, from $300.7 million, or 98 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue rose 14 percent to $5.9 billion.

Molson Coors Brewing Co. shares dipped yesterday after net income fell nearly 60 percent in the fourth quarter because of high...

Under the previous policy, as many as a 11 employees and higher ups used RTA cars to drive to and... RTA tightens company car-u

Under the previous policy, as many as a 11 employees and higher ups used RTA cars to drive to and from work. RTA's board of trustees revised the policy Tuesday.

"It's just trying to be very accountable to the taxpayers and (show) that we're using the assets wisely," said RTA board President Bryan Bucklew.

Bucklew and Mark Donaghy, RTA's new executive director, said they didn't ...