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THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
Moskow: factory future unclear
Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow said it's too soon to tell if Midwest factories will be able to compete with countries such as China where low-cost labor is abundant. "We cannot and will not know whether this is the case for quite some time," he said. It's unclear how much of the downturn is structural, not cyclical. Rising productivity is one cause of lost factory jobs.
** Treasury Secretary John Snow, in a Sept. 12 letter to senators, said he wanted China to move to a more flexible exchange rate "now" and vowed to keep applying pressure.
New data measure labor churn
U.S. firms added 7.746 mil jobs in Q4 '02, but cut 7.816 mil jobs for a net loss of 70,000 jobs, the Labor Dept. said. Of all private-sector jobs at year-end, 7.2% didn't exist in Sept. '02, while 7.3% of jobs disappeared by Dec. Of those new jobs, 1.632 mil were due to a new business opening, while 1.627 mil jobs were lost due to business closings.
** Crude oil futures rose 80 cents to $29.20 a barrel in New York trading and are up about $2 since OPEC ...
- Aso aims to create 4 mil. jobs by 2020.
- Magazine article from: Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri April 10, 2009 700+ words
Aso aims to create 4 mil. jobs by 2020 Yomiuri Prime Minister Taro Aso said Thursday that Japan will aim to create 4 million jobs by boosting annual gross domestic...
- Govt aims to create 2 mil. jobs over 3 years.
- Magazine article from: Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri March 28, 2009 700+ words
Govt aims to create 2 mil. jobs over 3 years Yomiuri The government will aim to create 2 million jobs over the next three fiscal years by investing intensively...
- US - Broadband deployment could create 1.2 mil jobs.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire December 17, 2003 700+ words
...fibre-optic line production, with installation and support services creating jobs in other industries. The study estimates that up to 1.2 mil jobs could be created, sufficient to replace every job lost in the telecoms sector twice over.
- Malaysia hopes to create 2.5 mil jobs by 2010.
- News wire article from: Thai Press Reports September 21, 2006 700+ words
(From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Malaysia expects to create some 2.5 million new jobs in various sectors by 2010, thanks to its healthy economic growth and growing demand for skilled workers. The economic growth was resulted from the Government's move to bolster the food and
- Free economic zone to create 4.8 mil. jobs.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 16, 2003 700+ words
(From The Korea Herald) By Koh Byung-joon The Incheon free economic zone will create production worth 312 trillion won ($267 million) while providing 4.84 million jobs when it is completed in 2020, a presidential committee said during a policy meeting yesterday. Speaking on the positive effects of
- THE ECONOMY.(A)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily March 28, 2003 700+ words
...Labor Dept. said 2.774 mil jobs were available in Jan...8:30 a.m. EST (forecast: income 0.2%; spending...8:30 a.m. EST (forecast: 75). MONDAY ** Chicago...March, 10 a.m. EST (forecast: 51).
- IBD'S WEEK IN REVIEW.(THE IBD 100)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily January 10, 2005 700+ words
...Best Buy failed to impress. 2.2 Mil Jobs Added In '04 4Employers created 157...rate held steady at 5.4%. Economists forecast 175,000 jobs for last month. Nov...normal Northeast temps. But fresh forecasts for colder temps, a decline in crude...
- IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily July 20, 2004 700+ words
...Bounce Back 1Blue chips slipped on disappointing sales and forecast from 3M, but a rebound in software helped the Nasdaq recover...another study, said venture-backed firms accounted for 10.1 mil jobs and $1.8 tril in revenue. More on A4 Boeing, Airbus Tout...
- Forecast comparisons.(forecasts for output, inflation and key public sector...
- Magazine article from: National Institute Economic Review Barrell, Ray Kirby, Simon Metz, Robert July 1, 2005 700+ words
...Review suggest that its point forecast is reliable. Methods of comparing forecasts Forecast comparisons are always fraught...available information than the NIESR forecast published in October. The Bank forecasts output and inflation in its quarterly...
- Forecast Pro for Windows. (Business Forecast Systems Inc.'s Forecast Pro for...
- Magazine article from: Lotus Carlton, Tom May 1, 1992 700+ words
...an expert system. Forecast Pro/W can also produce batch forecasts for up to 50 data series...economic growth. Using forecasts for these other factors and Forecast Pro's dynamic regression...you can create sales forecasts based on both the seasonal...
