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Nurses, IT analysts among top 10 fastest-growing temp jobs
Despite Canada’s bleak employment numbers in recent years, there has been an increase in jobs such as nursing, banking and landscaping — as long as you’re a temporary worker. Continue reading
Man Group’s new CEO faces surge in client outflows
Man Group is set to post an increase in client outflows on Friday, showing that new chief executive Many Roman still has much work to do to turn around the hedge fund manager’s fortunes. Continue reading
Breast Cancer ‘On The Rise’ In Under-50s
One in five breast cancer cases are now among women under 50, with heavy drinking linked to the increase, a charity says. Continue reading
Facebook 1Q earnings, revenue grow, mobile ads up
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook’s net income and revenue grew in the first quarter of the year, helped by an increase in mobile ad revenue, a figure that some skeptical investors have been watching closely. Continue reading
Global stocks rise on progress in Italy; S&P 500 at record
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock indexes and the euro advanced on Monday as the formation of a new government in Italy eased uncertainty about the political future of the country, the third-largest economy in the euro zone, while the S&P 500 closed at a record high. The gains on Friday extended the S&P 500's recent rally, bringing the index's increase for the year-to-date to 11.8 percent Continue reading
Your boss is more into the job than you are
Employee engagement is recovering since the end of the recession, new research from Gallup shows, but the improvement is uneven: Those higher up the corporate ladder are experiencing much greater gains than the people they supervise.Engagement rose in eight out of nine sectors measured, with “managers, executives and officials” recording the most dramatic increase: 10 percentage points between 200… Continue reading
Baidu.com Plunges After Earnings Miss
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Baidu was tumbling 5.78% to $87 per American depositary share in afterhours trading after the leading Chinese Internet search engine posted lower-than expected first-quarter results as it continues to be challenged by up-and-coming players in the mobile-phone space. Still, Robin Li, the chairman and CEO of Baidu, said in a statement that the company’s mobile offerings are making “exciting progress,” with its flagship mobile-search product having now surpassed 100 million daily active users, which is more than a 25% increase from the end of the fourth quarter. Continue reading
Diabetes: Daily Soft Drink ‘Raises Risk’
Researchers say just one can of sugary soft drink each day can increase the risk of diabetes by 22%. Continue reading
Top North American education institutions named for reducing carbon pollution
MILWAUKEE, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, celebrates Earth Day by releasing its Top Earth D… Continue reading
SMBC Nikko bets on "Abenomics", plans first new branches in five years
By Nathan Layne and Emi Emoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s SMBC Nikko Securities will expand its domestic retail branch network by more than 20 percent over the next three years as it bets that the new premier’s economic policies will lift the stock market further, the head of the country’s third-largest brokerage said. Continue reading
