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Meltdown 101: Some signs of strength in US exports

U.S exports rose in September, making steady gains across economic sectors. That strength was hidden by a surge in oil imports, which helped widen the trade deficit for the month. ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  13 Nov 2009

Meltdown 101: Consumer prices by the numbers

The total cost of goods rose just 0.2 percent in September, because of mostly flat prices for food, energy and shelter. ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Labor Department

Monsanto a focus of US antitrust investigation

ST. LOUIS - The Justice Department is investigating whether Monsanto Co. violated antitrust rules in trying to expand its dominance of the market for genetically engineered crops, the company says. ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Department of Justice,  Syngenta AG

Monsanto 4Q loss widens, adjusted earns beat view

ST. LOUIS - Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter loss widened to $233 million in the fourth quarter on lower revenue, led by a drop in sales of its Roundup herbicide which is facing on onslaught of generic ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Hugh Grant

Good jobs go begging even as layoffs persist

In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits. Yet even with 15 million people hunting for work, even with the unemployment rate nearing 10 ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Vail Daily,  5 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Steve Jones,  U.S. Energy Corp.,  Harvard University

Even as layoffs persist, some good jobs go begging

Yet even with 15 million people hunting for work, even with the unemployment rate nearing 10 percent, some employers can't find enough qualified people for good-paying career jobs. ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  4 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Steve Jones,  U.S. Energy Corp.,  Harvard University

Meltdown 101: Unemployment by the numbers

A net total of 263,000 jobs vanished from the economy last month - much worse than economists' expectation of 180,000 job losses. ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  2 Oct 2009

Getting swine flu vaccine top business concern

The Business Roundtable found that most businesses have a plan to deal with the flu, but don't know how or when they will get enough doses of swine flu vaccine for their employees. ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  30 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  Brookings Institution,  World Health Organization

Seed company Monsanto plans deeper staff cuts

Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Thursday it plans to make deeper work force cuts than previously announced, saying it will reduce its staff by about 8 percent to cut costs. The St. Louis-based company also said its 2009 ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Taiwan News,  11 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Thomson Reuters

Meltdown 101: Crisis affects year-over-year data

But what happens when one year ago happens to be when the worst economic crisis in decades struck? ...

From CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  9 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Wal-Mart

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