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Gallup expects unemployment rate to decrease
Frank Newport Nov 2, 2012
Ahead of the government's jobs report tomorrow, Gallup is predicting a decrease in unemployment from the organization's independent polling.
For better or for worse: Jobs market remains steady
Jeff Horwich Nov 1, 2012
Initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped last week and productivity increased modestly. Does the data mean hiring is back on track?
Could Google be this election's true crystal ball?
Kai Ryssdal Oct 23, 2012
One researcher uses Google to track which voters are likely to go to the polls and the candidate they'll choose.
The trouble with mobile
Queena Kim Oct 22, 2012
More people than ever can go online from their phones and tablets, but advertising hasn't caught up.
Weak ad revenue pulls Google down
Jeff Horwich Oct 19, 2012
Yesterday Google accidentally fired off its earnings announcement three hours ahead of schedule and profits fell quite short of expectations.
Google shares drop as declining ad prices hit profits
Eve Troeh Oct 18, 2012
Google's quarterly earnings report was mistakenly released while markets were open, instead of after. A 20 percent drop in profits, as prices of online and mobile ads decline, sent shares down immediately.
Social search gets bigger, and Instapaper's founder Marco Arment starts 'The Magazine'
David Brancaccio Oct 17, 2012
Google has broadened the data it's pulling into its version of what's being called "social search," and famous developer Marco Arment starts his own magazine.
Is technology to blame for chronic unemployment?
Robert Reich Oct 10, 2012
Commentator Robert Reich says a steady march of technology leaves increasingly obsolete jobs in its wake.
In Ohio, lots of pro-coal ads, not so many miners
Adriene Hill Oct 9, 2012
If you're watching TV in Ohio, you're no doubt seeing a lot of campaign ads about the coal industry and its jobs. But in Ohio, at least, coal is a small part of the economy and the work force.
Jobless rate below 8%, candidates vague about jobs in debate
Kai Ryssdal Oct 5, 2012
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: debating jobs. The new numbers and the presidential candidates' vague answers of what policies they'd use to boost employment.
