Google adds staff while profit sinks – Globe and Mail
With layoffs piling up in nearly every corner of the economy, technology stalwart Google Inc. appears to be the first stop for many unemployed workers looking for their next job

Microsoft to slash 5,000 jobs after quarterly profit softens – Prince Edward Island Guardian
SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. will make the first mass layoffs in its 34-year history, cutting 5,000 jobs as demand for personal computers falls and even one of the world’s richest

EU siding with Ukraine in dispute that has cut gas supplies to Europe – 680 News
BERLIN – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the European Union on Friday of siding with Ukraine in the highly charged dispute that has kept Russian natural gas from reaching

Land data board appoints new chief executive officer – PublicTechnology.net
Alex Fraser who has led the company from its inception three years ago, is stepping down from his role as Chief Executive of Land Data at the end of January ’09 to take up a

AP Executive Morning Briefing – Kansas City Star
HONG KONG (AP) – Asian stocks fell Friday, with Japan’s benchmark tumbling almost 4 percent, as grim news about major companies like Microsoft and Sony underscored the depth of the

FTSE seen opening lower – MSN UK News
LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 <.FTSE> is seen opening 2-20 points, or as much as 0.3 percent, lower on Friday following losses in the U.S. and Asia as weak corporate results

Dubai May Opt to Bag Barneys – Wall Street Journal
Istithmar World, an investment arm of the Dubai government, is weighing a sale of luxury retailer Barneys New York just 18 months after buying it, two people familiar with the

Yahoo! freezes employee salaries – MSN Indonesia News
Yahoo! said it is freezing employee pay as it works to curtail costs and improve the pioneering Internet firm’s fortunes. The news comes five days before Yahoo! announces its

Tri-Worth Solutions Ranked Top 10 Best Staffing Agency in Denver – PR.com
Denver, CO, January 23, 2009 –( PR.com )– Tri-Worth Solutions LLC, an international retained executive search firm, headquartered in Chicago, continues to make its mark on the

The news comes five days before Yahoo! announces its earnings for the – Zawya.com
“The executive team decided that providing annual salary increases would not be in the best interests of the company or shareholders,” said Yahoo! spokeswoman Kim Rubey. Some