Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Employers in the U.S. added a greater-than-forecast 167,000 workers to payrolls in December and incomes grew by the most in eight months, adding to evidence the economy is weathering a slump in housing and manufacturing. The gain in employment followed a 154,000 rise in November that was larger than previously estimated, the Labor Department reported today. The jobless rate held at 4.5 percent.
the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The trade group, which tracks the progress of chip sales globally, said that worldwide semiconductor sales rose 11.3% to $22.7 billion in November. That -- ahem -- was the fifth straight month of record sales.(Motley Fool)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2007 — North Korea appears to have made preparations for another nuclear test, according to U.S. defense officials. (ABC NEWS)
An agreement the Bush administration reached with Mexico on Social Security benefits would allow illegal aliens granted amnesty in the future to claim credit for the time they worked illegally. The deal was reached in 2004 but never released publicly because it hasn't been submitted to Congress. (Washington Times)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices shed more than $2 Thursday to settle at their lowest level since June 2005, after the U.S. government reported higher-than- expected inventories of gasoline, heating oil and diesel fuel amid warm winter temperatures. (AP)
BERLIN (AP) - Five years after they started carrying euros in their purses and wallets, a majority of Germans surveyed say it was a bad idea to replace the once-dominant German mark with the shared currency. ( Canadain Press)
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