الجمعة، 2 ديسمبر 2011

Afternoon Update: Signs of Hope in Jobs Report; Unemployment Drops to 8.6%

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Signs of Hope in Jobs Report; Unemployment Drops to 8.6%

By CATHERINE RAMPELL

The Labor Department said payrolls grew by 120,000 in November, a new indicator of economic resilience, but the work force contracted.

Warning Euro Fix Could Take Years, Merkel Urges Action

By NICHOLAS KULISH and ALAN COWELL

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on Friday ruled out a rapid solution to the debt crisis as she sought stronger fiscal cooperation across the euro zone.

Payroll Tax Exposes Rift in House Republican Caucus

By ROBERT PEAR

Deep divisions have emerged between House Republicans and their caucus leaders over whether to extend the cut in Social Security taxes for another year, as the president has requested.

Syrians Say They Are Feeling the Grip of Economic Sanctions

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

The measures are unraveling the most significant change of President Bashar al-Assad's tenure: linking Syria to the global economy.

Building a Better Mitt Romney-Bot

By ROBERT DRAPER

His camp doesn't need to turn their guy into someone you'd have a beer with. They just need to eliminate the bugs in the machine.

T Magazine

Video: Parkour Gaza

With the politics on both sides raging around them, Gaza youths turn to a novel form of athleticism and self expression.

Opinion

Campaign Stops

Can We Get Serious?

By GIL TROY

The recipe for a substantial presidential campaign is hard to follow.

BUSINESS

Stocks Climb After U.S. Jobless Rate Shrinks

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The markets gained after the American unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in November to its lowest level in two and a half years.

Media Decoder Blog

With Verizon's $3.6 Billion Spectrum Deal, Cable and Wireless Inch Closer

By BRIAN STELTER

The purchase by Verizon Wireless of spectrum licenses from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks points to a day when television, broadband, home phone and cellphone service appear on a single monthly bill.

Oh, for the Good Old Days of Rude Cellphone Gabbers

By NICK WINGFIELD

When virtual assistants like Apple's Siri are used in public places, the results can be annoying, even creepy, to unwilling listeners.

BlackBerry Maker Cuts Estimates Again

By IAN AUSTEN

Costs related to a worldwide shutdown of BlackBerry service during October and sluggish sales of phones led Research in Motion to warn that its third-quarter revenue would be lower than forecast.

DealBook

Zynga Aims to Raise $1 Billion

By EVELYN M. RUSLI

Zynga, the online gaming company, has set the price range for its initial public offering at $8.50 to $10 a share, according to a filing submitted early Friday.

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