Unemployment remains unchanged in December.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 10.0% in December. Altogether 85,000 jobs were lost last month, up from 11,000 jobs lost in November.
Let’s breakdown the numbers: Read more
Irish atheists to challenge blasphemy law
Atheist Ireland announced that they were going to challenge a new blasphemy law that went into effect on New Year’s Day in the Irish Republic. The new law criminalizes 25 “blasphemous” quotations from people like Jesus, Mohammed, Mark Twain, Salman Rushdie and Bjork. Violation of the law could result in a €25,000 ($35,800) fine. Read more
Happy New Year from The Upper Deck Blog!
The Upper Deck Blog wishes you a happy and prosperous 2010!
Facebook cited in 20% of divorces
Facebook, the social networking site, is being blamed for 20% of divorce filings. One British law firm, Divorce-Online, claims almost one in five petitions they processed cited Facebook. Read more
CareerBuilder: Employers will increase hiring in 2010
According to a new forecast from CareerBuilder.com, employers are expecting to increase hiring in 2010. 20% of companies expect to be adding headcount in 2010, up from 14% last year. CareerBuilder surveyed more than 2,700 hiring managers and human resource professionals nationwide across industries in compiling their data. Read more
