Toronto StarCanada's oil provinces in the eye of economic stormThe Globe and Mail (subscription)In Alberta, The Globe and Mail's Tavia Grant reports, the jobless rate spiked in February to 5.3 per cent from January's 4.5 per cent as 14,000 jobs …
Toronto StarUnemployment spikes in Canada's crude-rich provinces amid oil shockThe Globe and Mail (subscription)In Alberta, The Globe and Mail's Tavia Grant reports, the jobless rate spiked in February to 5.3 per cent from January's 4.5 per cen …
Toronto StarThis morning's jobs report could spell more trouble amid oil routThe Globe and Mail (subscription)Today's report could underscore how the crash in crude prices is hitting Canada's oil-sensitive provinces, notably Alberta, and perhap …
Wall Street JournalCrude-Oil Price Collapse Takes Toll on WillstonWall Street JournalWILLISTON, N.D.—As the epicenter of the North American oil boom, this town was a magnet for blue-collar job seekers. But the collapse in crude prices means truck-choked Wi …
Oil Rises As Investors Await Rig CountWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices rose on Friday ahead of a closely watched report on U.S. drilling activity. Concerns about the continuing violence in Libya and its impact on the country's oil fields, 11 of whi …
Engineering qualityThe News InternationalEngineers in Pakistan face great difficulties in getting satisfactory jobs due to the poor quality of industrial and manufacturing sectors. The government has an easy solution to unemployment – raising the number of …
Al-ArabiyaUN Prepares Resolution to Confront Islamic State on Oil and AntiquitiesNew York TimesUNITED NATIONS — In a show of unity by the world powers against the Islamic State, the United Nations Security Council is preparing to adopt a legally binding re …
The oil "Fear Index" is at crisis levelsYahoo Finance (blog)The CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index (the OVX) measures the market's expectation for how much oil will move in the coming month. In many ways, it functions much the same way the VIX d …
MarketWatchJob Losses Start To Hit the Surprisingly Resilient US Oil IndustryWall Street Journal (blog)The mining and logging industry lost 3,000 jobs in January, one of the only sectors of the U.S. economy to cut payrolls last month. Among those working d …
euronewsGerman engineering firm Siemens cuts thousands of jobseuronewsGerman firm Siemens has confirmed it is to cut 7,800 jobs worldwide. The statement from Europe's biggest engineering company, announcing the losses said the move was to streamline ad …