Qatar Vast Gas Reserves 'To Last 138 Years': Report

Doha (AFP) - Qatar's gas reserves are so vast it can maintain production at current rates for another 138 years, according to an official report published on Sunday.

U.S. Fed frets over strong dollar, global woes: minutes

(Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials want to tie an interest-rate rise to U.S. economic progress, but the minutes of their last policy meeting show they are struggling with how to come to grips with the dual threats of a stronger dollar and a global slowdown.

U.S. jobs rose since '08 crisis, but pay is 23 pct less: report

(Reuters) - Jobs growth in the U.S. since the 2008 recession has been undermined by lower wages, with workers earning an average 23 percent less than earnings from jobs which were lost, a report by an organization representing U.S. cities said on Monday.

Wages beat inflation as unemployment falls below 7%

Wage growth has finally started to outpace inflation after years of falling real earnings, and unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in five years, figures released on Wednesday show.

Private sector jobs finally back to 2008 peak, but...

After a winter slowdown, the job market hit a milestone in March as the private sector finally recovered all the jobs lost in the 2008 financial crisis.

U.S. only advanced economy with no guaranteed paid vacation

WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- The United States is the only country among advanced economies that does not require employers to provide paid vacation time, a non-profit group says.

Fed to keep priming economy's pump until next year, CNBC survey shows

Wall Street now firmly believes that the Federal Reserve will keep its foot on the accelerator well into 2014, with 40 of 46 respondents to the April CNBC Fed Survey forecasting asset purchases by the central bank next year.

UK economy shrank less than thought

The UK economy contracted by less than thought in the second quarter, official figures have shown. The economy shrank by 0.4% in the April-to-June period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in its third estimate of gross domestic product (GDP).

US economy added 163,000 jobs in July as Obama handed major election boost

The US added 163,000 new jobs in July, ahead of economists' expectations and offering some relief for President Barack Obama as the economy emerges as the key battleground of the 2012 election.

George Osborne gets bolder with each Budget – but it’s still not enough

Luckily for George Osborne, not many people have noticed the heckler that he has created to pass comment on his budgets.