“Having been in the private sector for 25 years gives me a perspective on how jobs are created that someone who’s never spent a day in the private sector, like President Obama, simply doesn’t understand,” Mitt Romney told Time. Read full article > >

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If Romney’s policies come from business, where do Ryan’s come from?

At Patriot High School in Prince William County, the countdown is on. “21 Days Remaining – Just Keep Swimming,” is scrawled on the whiteboard of a staff room at the sprawling new school west of Manassas. “Dewey Beach, Toes in the sand!” declares another one in the science lounge. “July 18th: Fenway!” Read full article > >

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Teachers’ summers off squeezed by second jobs, training

The Co-operative Group announces plans to create 3,000 new jobs, as part of an expansion of its legal services.

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Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest computer maker, is to cut 27,000 jobs by end of 2014 as part of a drive to “simplify” the business.

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Apple's prized product designer Jonathan (“Jony”) Ive is a constant source of fascination among the press — doubly so after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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British defence giant BAE signs a £1.9bn ($3bn) deal with Saudi Arabia to supply Hawk trainer jets, saving 218 jobs in East Yorkshire.

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Across the Washington area last week, young workers from Europe arrived in droves, heading for jobs at community swimming pools. Lugging duffel bags, they filled out forms, picked up safety gear and chatted in a variety of Slavic languages, eager to plunge into a summer experience of new friends, skills and culture. Read full article > >

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Foreign students enjoy new summer job protections — but what about Americans?

PRESIDENT OBAMA isn’t backing down from his campaign ad attacking Mitt Romney’s private equity firm, Bain Capital. Actually, “attack” may be too weak a description for a video that likens Bain to “ a vampire ” and depicts Mr. Romney as a plutocrat who callously destroyed hundreds of steel jobs for his own enrichment. Several prominent members of Mr. Obama’s own party thought the commercial was a bit over the top. (Not to mention highly derivative of previous ones financed by backers of Mr. Romney’s Republican primary rivals.) Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: President Obama wants it both ways on private equity

After months of aggressive campaigning on jobs and the economy, President Obama and Mitt Romney, his likely Republican challenger, are locked in a dead heat over who could fix the problem foremost on voters’ minds, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll . Read full article > >

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The Air Force said Monday that it had fined the former commander of the Dover Air Force Base mortuary $7,000 and suspended his top deputy for 20 days without pay for retaliating against whistleblowers, but it allowed both men to keep their jobs. Read full article > >

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The expansion of a supermarket and a haulage company in Deeside, Flintshire, will create 120 jobs, with the help of Welsh government financial backing.

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Firms’ expansion creates 120 jobs

It’s hard to think of an extravagant prediction that hasn’t been made about America’s recent natural-gas boom. Let’s see: Cheap natural gas will wipe out coal. It will make the U.S. energy independent. And, oh yes, it will create one million manufacturing jobs and revitalize the Midwest. Read full article > >

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Before 9 a.m., a group of lobbyists began showing up at the White House security gates with the chief executives of their companies, all of whom serve on President Obama’s jobs council, to be checked in for a roundtable with the president. Read full article > >

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White House visitor logs provide window into lobbying industry

Speaking after the G8 summit, US President Obama says leaders agree that economies must focus on jobs and growth to boost recovery.

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A rally is held to oppose the relocation of 32 ScottishPower office jobs across north Wales.

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