May was a disappointing month for job growth in the United States. The Department of Labor released its monthly job reports which fell short of expectations.
Lackluster Job Growth For May
The Department of Labor released their monthly job reports and they were anything but hopeful. 78,000 jobs were added, less than half of the expected 185,000 and far short of April growth of 274,000 jobs. The unemployment rate remained relatively unchanged at 5.1%.
ECB Keep Rates Unchanged Despite Weak Growth in Euro-Zone
For the 24th month in a row, the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to keep its main interest rate unchanged at 2% even though growth is weak in the euro-zone economy.
OECD Reduces Expectations for Economic Growth
A report released today by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says that it has reduced its expectations for economic growth in 2005.
New Research Says Czech Republic Magnet for Growth and Investment
Prague has topped an international survey ranking 223 regions across Europe based on economic growth and market size. In the index, Prague has been named the most attractive investment region in Europe. Another international report has named the Czech Republic as one of the top three outsourcing destinations worldwide.
UPS Volume Growth Beating Expectations
UPS executives said U.S. domestic volume growth was “well ahead” of second quarter expectations and international export volume continued to climb at a double-digit rate as expected.
International Growth Helps Avon Though First Quarter
Avon’s first-quarter profit went up 16% from that of last year’s with strong international growth.
The Vibrant Growth of the French Blogosphere
The vibrant growth of the French blogosphere is something to behold. French is the second largest language and half of students in France blog.
Firefox Experiences 237 Percent Growth
Ever since GetFirefox.com has met the minimum requirements to be monitored by Nielsen//NetRatings, which occurred in June of last year, the browser’s site experienced a 237% spike of unique visitors.
Podcasting: ‘Significant growth by 2010’
Now that Pew Internet’s data on how many people listen to podcasts has been roundly trashed as untrustworthy, would you trust any numbers from anyone else on projected growth in podcasting…