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Consumer Sentiment Rises Slightly, Thanks to Encouraging Trends

by Joseph Lazzaro on Jan.28, 2011, under Towing

Consumer Sentiment Index Jumps Slightly in January

The latest consumer sentiment index reading continues to show an American public that expects better days ahead, and fourth quarter GDP growth indicates a strengthening economy. But countervailing pressures remain: Initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose, and gas prices are high.

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Consumer Sentiment Rises Slightly, Thanks to Encouraging Trends originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:10:00.

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Tech Sector Job Cuts Fell to Lowest Level in a Decade in 2010

by David Schepp on Jan.24, 2011, under Towing

Tech layoffs came to just under 47,000 last year, according to employment-services firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Better still, during the next 10 years, the sector is forecast to have one of the fastest paces of job creation of any industry.

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Tech Sector Job Cuts Fell to Lowest Level in a Decade in 2010 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:19:00.

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Buzzwords of the Week: Rightsizing and Rightshoring

by Bruce Watson on Jan.16, 2011, under Towing

You can’t call layoffs downsizing anymore, and offshoring sounds just as bad to workers as “shipping your jobs to Asia.” What to do? Come up with better buzzwords, of course. And who could object to something so “right” as rightsizing or rightshoring?

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Buzzwords of the Week: Rightsizing and Rightshoring originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:00:00.

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Surviving an Accidental Retirement

by Sheryl Nance-Nash on Jan.08, 2011, under Towing

Lots of folks have reached retirement by surprise, thanks to the Great Recession. So, if you’re scrambling to come up with a Plan B and plug the financial gap created by an unexpectedly early end to your career, here are some good ideas.

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Surviving an Accidental Retirement originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 09:00:00.

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Pharmaceutical and Biotech Jobs Keep Disappearing

by Melly Alazraki on Nov.04, 2010, under Towing

Pharmaceutical and biotech companies keep slashing their workforce.

Companies that develop medicines have been bleeding jobs in the last few months, with three — Biogen Idec, Charles River Laboratories and NicOx — announcing about 1,000 new workforce cuts this week. When will the bleeding stop?

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Pharmaceutical and Biotech Jobs Keep Disappearing originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:45:00.

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