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  10% jobless rate adds to pressure on Obama  
  Posted : 07 Nov 2009 1358 hrs  
     
 
The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.

 

 
 
 
Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs
US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.
   
   
Insurance giant AIG posts profit of US$455m in Q3
Bailed out insurance giant AIG on Friday announced a profit of 455 million dollars in the third quarter, a massive turnaround from a 24.4 billion dollar loss in the same period last year.
   
   
   
   
 

10% jobless rate adds to pressure on Obama
Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs
Insurance giant AIG posts profit of US$455m in Q3
Wall Street shakes off weak jobs data, ekes out gains
US jobless rate hits 10.2% as 190,000 jobs lost
Shell Oil to pay California US$19m over violations
Two Japanese trust banks to merge
Signals of economic recovery are strong: OECD
G20 ministers to firm up global recovery, climate funding
Gold price hits record $1,100 an ounce for first time
GM Europe head quits following Opel U-turn
British Airways to axe 1,200 more jobs
EU, India hope for FTA in 2010 but hurdles remain
Opel chief quits after GM decides to keep European unit
Mittal fuels fashion passion with Escada purchase
GM in talks to bring Chinese cars to India
Shell to pay California US$19 million over violations
Dollar gains as markets roiled by US jobs data
Oil prices drop as US jobless spikes
Survey says emerging economies expected to lead pay hike across Asia
Thai rice farmers use technology to improve productivity

 
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