Organisation: Economic Policy Institute

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

business

Uber drivers protest ahead of €80bn stock market debut

Uber drivers in Britain started a day of transatlantic strikes to protest at the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sums investors are likely to make in tomorrow’s blockbuster stock market debut.

business

Gravity raises workers’ minimum wage to $70k each

Austerity fatigue is growing

world

McProfit: $8.25 a hour vs CEO’s $8.75m a year

business

Surprise fall in US unemployment rate

business

US pulling out of recession

US recession set to end today

The US recession is expected to be declared over today but economists insist that it is still too early to start celebrating.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2009

US recession set for official end

The US recession is expected to be declared over tomorrow but economists insist that it is still too early to start celebrating.

Wed, 28 Oct, 2009

US unemployment soars to 7.6%

Unemployment in the US spiked to 7.6% in January with close to 600,000 people losing their jobs in the month, figures showed today.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2009

Rising unemployment add to US economic woe

The US unemployment rate spiked to 7.2% in December, adding to the economic gloom that faces incoming President Barack Obama.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2009

US debt bubble at bursting point

BRIAN O’MAHONY’S praise for US Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan (Irish Examiner, July 3) is misplaced, as any objective analysis of the US economy would indicate.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2004

Bad employment news sees US stocks retreat

Stocks in the United States retreated today after a report on November employment revealed disappointing job growth and Intel Corp issued a forecast that fell short of expectations.

Fri, 05 Dec, 2003