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Jobless Rate Highest in 14 Years - NYTimes.com

In a sign that American workers may face even more difficult times for many months to come, the nation's unemployment rate last month jumped to the highest level in 14 years as job losses mounted.

Apple denies CNN iReport of Steve Jobs heart attack

Interesting citizen journalism report on CNN's iReport send's Apple shares tumbling. The SEC is investigating.

Getting a job after extended time off - CNN.com

Starting any new job can be as nerve-wracking as it is exciting. While you're anxious for a fresh start and to meet new people, you're nervous that you won't be able to do the job or you won't fit in with co-workers.

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Jobs reveals tiny new laptop and lots more

Big day for Apple - lots of cool product announcements. I like the 1 tb Wifi Time Capsule.

The Age Blogs: Management Line

What are the world's most boring jobs?

Apple's Jobs Is Subpoenaed By SEC in Backdating Case

Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s chief executive, has been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to answer questions in a stock-options backdating case against Apple's former general counsel, according to a person familiar with the matter. [Steve Jobs]

A historic betrayal of auto workers United Auto Workers capitulates to carve-up of Chrysler

German automaker DaimlerChrysler announced yesterday that it had agreed to sell majority ownership of its North American Chrysler Group to the private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management for $7.4 billion. The sale paves the way for the carve-up of the 80-year-old auto company and a massive attack on the jobs, wages and health and retirement benefits of Chrysler s 80,000 employees in the US and Canada.

Jobs unlikely to face criminal charges over options backdating

Months into the federal probe of options backdating at Apple and the chances of a criminal case against Jobs are fading fast. Jobs approved the backdating but the investigation has found no evidence that he directed the backdating of his own grant or covered it up. That means there's no official evidence of misconduct.

Is private equity bad for your job? It depends

Private equity firms that take over companies and bring in new management teams are likely to cut jobs and depress employees' wages. But where an existing management team taked a company into private equity, there are more jobs and less wages impact.

Jobs share probe widens

Did Steve Jobs benefit by signing an options package for one of his colleagues at Pixar? That's the question the Securities and Exchange Commission is now asking.

Steve Jobs blogs about DRM

There's a lot more Apple could be doing if they really wanted a DRM-free world. Jobs is trying to play both sides of the fence here - but at least he's firing a salvo at the record companies.

Accounting: where are the top jobs for 2007?

More evidence that Sarbanes-Oxley is a gold mine for accountants. Jobs with the most growth potential for 2007 are external auditors, internal auditors, compliance executives, financial analysts and staff accountants.

Is Steve Jobs untouchable?

Is Steve Jobs untouchable? That s the question being asked in the wake of the backdating scandal. Apple s stock price has increased more than 1000 per cent since 2001, and analysts say it would collapse if Jobs were to leave. But now shareholders have filed a suit against the company.

Questions continue about Apple's options

Apple was held up last week as a model of crisis management but questions are continuing about those options. Is it time for Steve Jobs to give $85 million or so back to shareholders after he benefitted from a switcheroo perpetrated by the Apple board?