From relief to despair: Varying views of jobs data
STLtoday.com
12, 2011 photo, people wait to talk with potential employers at a job fair sponsored by National Career Fairs, in New York. Month by month, the US job market is regaining its health. According to reports Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, so many jobs are being ...

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Los Angeles Times

Republicans argue jobs report wasn't all good news
Los Angeles Times
By Don Lee With the economy the most important issue in the presidential campaign, it was no surprise that President Obama's Republican opponents tried to take some of the shine off Friday's surprisingly bright jobs report. The Labor Department report ...
Ex-Treasury Chief Summers Says U.S. Economy on 'Right Road' With Jobs DataBloomberg
Romney hints at double-edged attack on jobsFinancial Times
Job growth no guarantee of smooth path for ObamaMontreal Gazette
The Detroit News (blog) -The Hill (blog) -Christian Science Monitor
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Nikkei set to rise after strong US jobs data
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's leading share index is expected to open higher on Monday as the US economy showed further improvement with forecast-beating jobs data, raising hopes for Japanese companies, which have disappointed in the latest quarterly ...
Japanese Stock Futures Rise After U.S. Jobs Data Beat Economists' EstimateBloomberg

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Sky News

Job surge lifts Dow to highest since 2008
New Zealand Herald
By Christopher Rugaber Job-seekers at an employment fair. Americans are streaming back into the workforce. Photo / AP In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243000 jobs in January across the US economy - far more than just about anyone ...
U.S. adds 243000 jobs in JanuaryPhiladelphia Inquirer
US Jobs Rise Boosts Hopes For World EconomySky News
Let's fix jobs before we fix the deficitChristian Science Monitor
Kansas City Star -Los Angeles Times
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NEWS.com.au

Big four banks may cut more jobs, says Bank of Queensland chief
NEWS.com.au
Bank of Queensland boss Stuart Grimshaw reckons more job cuts are likely. Picture: The Courier-Mail Source: The Courier-Mail AUSTRALIA'S big four banks may look to shed more jobs to counter losses in revenue, Bank of Queensland chief executive Stuart ...
Big four banks may cut more jobs - BOQSky News Australia

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Mechel Premium Swells as U.S. Jobs Buoy Metals: Russia Overnight
Bloomberg
“The US jobs number was very good, and coupled with decent growth prospects here and the promise of low rates for two years, you have a very good environment for emerging-market equities like Russia,” Arjun Jayaraman, who manages $400 million in ...

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USA TODAY

Manufacturing jobs start year with strong gains
USA TODAY
By Paul Davidson and Tim Mullaney, USA TODAY Last week's surprisingly strong jobs report spotlighted healthy employment gains in manufacturing — an industry that was expected to be hampered by Europe's economic downturn this year.



Forbes

No Middle-class jobs
New York Post
While the White House celebrated Friday's Bureau of Labor Statistics' announcement that the unemployment rate slipped to 8.3 percent and 243000 new jobs were created, there appears to be storm clouds on the horizon. Trouble is, the January jobs report ...
January Jobs Are Up and DownBarron's
Jobs Report A Pleasant Surprise As US Payrolls Add 243K WorkersForbes
Burst of jobs helps lower unemployment rateLos Angeles Times
TheStreet.com -ABC News (blog) -DailyFinance
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International Business Times

Company under fire for tasteless 'Steve Jobs' ad
Taipei Times
A commercial by a Taiwanese tablet computer maker, which shows a local entertainer dressed like late Apple founder Steve Jobs with wings and a halo, has been criticized as disrespectful. The ad for the Action Electronics Action Pad tablet PC, ...
Controversial Tablet Ad Features 'Angelic' Steve Jobs ImpersonatorPC Magazine
Heavenly Steve Jobs ad spawns hellish flame warCNNMoney
Steve Jobs Ad: Why He'd Hate Android CommercialInternational Business Times
Bangstyle -Techtree.com
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Sydney Morning Herald

New crew laws will destroy jobs: Qantas boss
Sydney Morning Herald
Fronting a Senate inquiry in Canberra this morning, Mr Joyce said in his opening address that the proposed bills would "constitute a major threat to our business, to Australian jobs ... to investment and to growth". Jetstar boss Bruce Buchanan is also ...
Proposed law changes would hurt Qantas, CEO Alan Joyce warnsHerald Sun

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