BRIEFCASE.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Temps demand expected to soar Demand for temporary workers in the second quarter of 2005 is expected to jump 10.4 percent over the same period in 2004, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a labor forecast released Monday by Aliso Viejo-based RemedyTemp Inc. ``An increase in temporary hiring has historically preceded increased demand for full-time hiring by six to nine months,'' said Greg Palmer, president and chief executive officer of RemedyTemp. ``Gross domestic product continues its strong growth and unemployment is holding steady,'' he said. ``These factors have helped drive temporary staffing to robust levels not seen since the first quarter of 2001.'' The RemedyTemp Quarterly Labor Forecast is based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables. figures and other key indicators. The model was developed by the national temporary staffing company and The A. Gary Anderson
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SAN FRANCISCO - Discount brokerage pioneer Charles Schwab Corp. sued TD Waterhouse Group Inc. on Monday, alleging that its rival's advertisements falsely labeled Schwab as a high-priced firm with inferior service. The trade libel complaint filed in state court underscores Schwab's determination to reclaim its reputation as a bargain brokerage. T-bills' interest rates reach a high WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction to the highest levels in 3 1/2 years. The Treasury Department auctioned $20 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.735 percent, up from 2.710 percent last week. An additional $18 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 3.000 percent, up from 2.935 percent last week. The three-month rate was the highest since three-month bills averaged 3.180 percent on Sept. 10, 2001. The six-month rate was the highest since 3.120 percent on Sept. 10, 2001. Ebbers jurors still in deliberations NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of - Jurors at the federal fraud trial of former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers sent for office supplies Monday - Scotch tape and paper - but failed to reach a verdict on their seventh day of deliberations. The panel of seven women and five men also asked to review the testimony of Jayne Hammond, a former Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. banker who worked with Ebbers as he amassed $400 million in personal loans. Enron's founder wants two juries HOUSTON - Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay wants different juries for his two upcoming trials. The legal team for the former head of the disgraced energy company told U.S. District Judge Sim Lake in a court filing Monday that it doesn't want the same jury that decides the outcome of the January fraud and conspiracy trial of Lay, former Enron CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Jeffrey Skilling and former top accountant Richard Causey to hear a separate case pending against Lay that involves personal banking charges. Halliburton costs raising questions WASHINGTON - Pentagon auditors questioned more than $108 million in costs claimed by Halliburton on its $875 million contract to provide fuel in Iraq in 2003 and 2004, according to records released Monday. The Defense Contract Audit Agency The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), under the authority, direction, and control of the United States Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), is responsible for performing all contract audits for the United States Department of Defense (DoD), and providing accounting and also faulted Halliburton Co. subsidiary KBR KBR Kellogg, Brown and Root KBr Potassium Bromide KBR Key-Based Routing KBR Kota Bharu, Malaysia - Sultan Ismail Petra (Airport Code) KBR Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België / Bibliothèque royale de Belgique for failing to provide the records necessary to evaluate spending on the contract. The data KBR gave the auditors didn't match the company's internal accounting records, the agency said in a report dated Oct. 8. |
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