Employment
  • May Day protests draw police but most are peaceful

    May Day protests draw police but most are peaceful

    By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian and Emmett Berg, Reuters

    NEW YORK/OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street protesters smashed windows in Seattle, fled police on scooters through the streets of New York and clashed with officers in Oakland on...

  • Factory growth best in 10 months; bolsters outlook

    Factory growth best in 10 months; bolsters outlook

    By Leah Schnurr, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manufacturing grew in April at the strongest rate in 10 months, easing concerns the economy had lost momentum at the start of the second quarter. The Institute for Supply...

  • Europeans protest austerity at May Day rallies

    Europeans protest austerity at May Day rallies

    By Renee Maltezou, Reuters

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of workers across southern Europe protested against spending cuts at May Day rallies on Tuesday, before weekend elections in Greece and France where voters...

  • Fed officials, hawk and dove, agree: no more easing

    Fed officials, hawk and dove, agree: no more easing

    By Ann Saphir, Reuters

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials - one with a dovish, employment-focused bent, and the other a self-avowed inflation hawk - on Monday both said they see no need for the...

  • U.S., Japan still mulling regional trade pact: Obama

    U.S., Japan still mulling regional trade pact: Obama

    By Doug Palmer, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama voiced support on Monday for Japan joining talks with the United States and eight other countries on a free trade agreement in the fast-growing Asia-...