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The new Sony PSP Go handheld game console that is expected to ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:09:21 GMT

(AFP/File) - The new Sony PSP Go handheld game console that is expected to become widely available by October. US sales of videogame software and hardware rose to 1.28 billion dollars last month as compared to 1.27 billion dollars in September of 2008, according to NPD.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

People seeking employment line up outside an employment guide ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:17:13 GMT

(AFP/File) - People seeking employment line up outside an employment guide job fair in September 2009 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The seasonally adjusted number of jobless claims in the week to October 17 rose 2.1% or 11,000 to 531,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 520,000, the Labor Department has said.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

People waiting in line for the opening of a government job centre ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:04:34 GMT

(AFP/File) - People waiting in line for the opening of a government job centre in Madrid. Recession-hit Spain's unemployment rate stood at twice the eurozone average in the third quarter, virtually stable compared to the previous three months at 17.93%, official data has showed.(AFP/File/Philippe Desmazes)

Pamphlets at a job fair in Arcadia, California. US consumer ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:51:32 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Pamphlets at a job fair in Arcadia, California. US consumer confidence tanked in October amid growing worries about jobs in the recession-wracked economy, boding ill for the key holiday shopping season, the Conference Board said Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)

Pamphlets at a job fair in Arcadia, California. US consumer ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:08:25 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Pamphlets at a job fair in Arcadia, California. US consumer confidence fell sharply in October amid growing worries about rising unemployment and job security in the recession-wracked economy, the Conference Board has reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)

People waiting in a job centre next to a placard reading, "New ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:28:09 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - People waiting in a job centre next to a placard reading, "New jobs every week. Market and chance" in the eastern town of Bautzen in 2005. Hopes grew on Thursday that Germany, Europe's economic powerhouse, could lead the continent out of its deepest recession in decades as it posted a surprise fall in unemployment in October.(AFP/DDP/File/Norbert Millauer)

Changes in the eurozone unemployment rate between September ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:57:04 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Changes in the eurozone unemployment rate between September 2008 and September 2009(AFP/Graphic/null)

People seeking employment line up outside an employment guide ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:15:48 GMT

(AFP/File) - People seeking employment line up outside an employment guide job fair in September 2009 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The jobless rate rose to 9.8 percent in September, a 26-year record, and is expected to rise into double digits even after the economy recovers.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

Unemployed Japanese people search through job vacancies at an ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:21:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - Unemployed Japanese people search through job vacancies at an employment bureau in Tokyo in August. Japan's unemployment rate fell to a four-month low of 5.3 percent in September as the number of job offers rose for the first time in more than two years, official figures showed Friday.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)

People seeking employment line up outside a job fair in September ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:14:05 GMT

(AFP/File) - People seeking employment line up outside a job fair in September 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland. US President Barack Obama said Saturday the United States was recovering from deep recession and that "hundreds of thousands of jobs" had been created through massive investments.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

Jobless people line up in a job agency in Leipzig, eastern Germany. ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:45:34 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - Jobless people line up in a job agency in Leipzig, eastern Germany. Unemployment in the 16 nations using the euro currency will continue to rise into 2011 even as a gradual economic recovery takes hold in Europe(AFP/DDP/File/Sebastian Willnow)

Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis headquarters in Basel. ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:13:14 GMT

(AFP/File) - Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis headquarters in Basel. Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis said that it would invest 1.0 billion dollars (680 million euros) in research and development in China to latch on to growing demand for health care.(AFP/File/Sebastien Bozon)

A customer makes a call at the China Unicom office in Beijing, ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:42:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - A customer makes a call at the China Unicom office in Beijing, 2005. Mobile operator China Unicom said it aimed to boost the number of its 3G mobile phone subscribers in China by one million per month, following its launch of Apple's iPhone there.(AFP/File/AFP)

World oil prices rose back above 80 dollars on Wednesday as ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:03:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - World oil prices rose back above 80 dollars on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to an upcoming US energy inventory report.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)

The Disneyland themepark in Anaheim, California. China's ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:57:55 GMT

(AFP/File) - The Disneyland themepark in Anaheim, California. China's central government has given the green light to the Walt Disney Co to build its long-awaited first theme park on the mainland in Shanghai, after a decade of negotiations, both sides have announced.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)

The skyline of the business district in Auckland, New Zealand ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:43:38 GMT

(AFP/File) - The skyline of the business district in Auckland, New Zealand where the unemployment rate has hit a nine year high of 6.5 percent in the September quarter as the effects of a long recession hit businesses, official figures have shown.(AFP/File)

BYD group president Wang Chuanfu, seen in August in Hong Kong. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:10:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - BYD group president Wang Chuanfu, seen in August in Hong Kong. Wang came out on top of Forbes magazine's annual China rich list on November 5, with a fortune of 5.8 billion USD.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)

Hummer H2 sport utility vehicles sit on the lot of a suburban ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:24:02 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Hummer H2 sport utility vehicles sit on the lot of a suburban Chicago dealership in Schaumburg, Illinois. Chinese heavy machinery maker Tengzhong has said it expects to get regulatory approval for its acquisition of the iconic Hummer brand from General Motors this year or early next.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)

Windows 7 is for sale at an electronics store in Los Angeles, ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:10:04 GMT

(AFP/File) - Windows 7 is for sale at an electronics store in Los Angeles, California. US computer software giant Microsoft said Wednesday that it is cutting 800 more jobs in addition to the 5,000 layoffs announced previously.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)

A bar chart showing unemployment in Ireland since January 2008. ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:50:55 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - A bar chart showing unemployment in Ireland since January 2008. Ireland's troubled economy took a double hit Wednesday as ratings agency Fitch cut the nation's credit rating due to the downturn and the OECD predicted a worse-than-expected economic contraction next year.(AFP/Graphic/Sophie Ramis)