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The verdict is in — cutting unemployment benefits does not help workers. Surprised? Hardly. Squabbles between congressional Republicans and Democrats resulted in the end of federal emergency unemployment benefits for over 2 million Americans.

Berlin - Germany said Monday it was no longer accepting applications for a programme to attract young Europeans to its job market due to overwhelming demand from crisis-ravaged countries.

New York - US bank Citigroup has cut between 200 and 300 additional jobs, most in the global markets business, The Wall Street Journal reports.Some of the employees were fired, while others left voluntarily.

Sydney - Tobacco giant Philip Morris on Wednesday announced the closure of its only Australian manufacturing plant with the loss of 180 jobs, blaming regulations for limiting its export opportunities.

Economic figures are raising hopes of a recovery but unemployment remains high. However, there are still income opportunities even for those without work.

Have you ever left a ton of money on the table? Maybe you have and never realized it. Have you ever thought about how you could negotiate a better salary for yourself?

Mwanza - The number of people in Mwanza filing first time claims for unemployment benefits fell to 437,000 in the week ending Feb. 30, the first decline in three weeks, the report said today.

Royal Bank of Scotland <RBS.L> is expected to announce its withdrawal from many investment banking activities as well as much of its international business in a move that is expected to reduce staff numbers by at least 30,000 over the...

Madrid - Thousands took to the streets in Madrid Saturday in protest at the closure of four bottling plants of US soft-drink giant Coca-Cola that would affect 1,250 workers.Demonstrators, some coming from other Spanish cities, carried banners condemning the lay...

Alitalia's <CAITLA.UL> trade unions said on Friday they have reached a deal with the management to avoid lay off for 1,900 workers.