Rio Tinto Profit More Than Triples - WSJ.com Rio Tinto's first-half profit more than tripled from a year earlier to $5.84 billion, buoyed by the rising price of iron ore early this year, and the big mining company said it plans to boost spending to increase output in both Australia and Africa. 08-05-2010 by PaulArmstrong Tags more, profit, than
Jobs Numbers Better Than Expected The Labor Department's monthly jobs report wasn't as bad as expected. Employers cut a net 36,000 jobs from payrolls. The unemployment rate stayed the same at 9.7 percent. Long-term unemployment is still a problem, and many who lose their jobs don't even 03-07-2010 by jblack1262 and 1 other Tags expected, jobs, than
Jobs Numbers Better Than Expected The Labor Department's monthly jobs report wasn't as bad as expected. Employers cut a net 36,000 jobs from payrolls. The unemployment rate stayed the same at 9.7 percent. Long-term unemployment is still a problem, and many who lose their jobs don't even 03-06-2010 by jamesj1476 and 1 other Tags better, expected, jobs, numbers, than
Mexico less deadly than decade ago
(AP) AP - Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they were more than a decade ago. 02-07-2010 by jblack1262 Tags amid, decade, less, mexico, than
Police stop more than 1 million people on street
(AP) AP - A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street. These and hundreds of thousands of other Americans in 10-08-2009 by veronicac Tags million, people, police, stop, than
Gartner: Better-than-expected demand for PCs PC sales are estimated to decline just two percent from 2008 totals, a significant improvement on earlier predictions, according to a report. PC sales are estimated to decline just two percent from 2008 totals, a significant improvement on earlier 09-30-2009 by teriw761 Tags better, demand, gartner, than