US added 160,000 jobs in April; jobless rate 5%

The US economy added 160,000 jobs in April, extending the longest streak of private-sector job growth on record. American businesses created 160,000 new jobs in last month and the unemployment rate......

Employment bonanza announced for H-1B spouses

  From May 26 onwards, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting applications for work visas from H-IB spouses, reports Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com. In what can be termed......

US IT industry opposes Obama's move to tax overseas earning

America's IT industry has opposed US President Barack Obama's move to tax overseas earnings and appealed for a complete reboot of the country's "dysfunctional tax code". "The proposal to tax......

2014 made a lot of promises; can the new year deliver?

The banking sector has hopes of ushering into the new year with a big bang. Image: Bankers expect 2015 to be an eventful one for the industry. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Rate cut: Despite......