CONNECTICUT COMPANIES - UPDATE: Spain Jan Jobless +47% On Yr After Construction Bust - FXStreet.com CONNECTICUT COMPANIES - UPDATE: Spain Jan Jobless +47% On Yr After Construction Bust - FXStreet.com

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

CONNECTICUT COMPANIES - UPDATE: Spain Jan Jobless +47% On Yr After Construction Bust - FXStreet.com

MADRID (Dow Jones)--Spanish January jobless claims rose 47% on the year and were up 6.4% on the month as the economy continued to shed jobs rapidly following the collapse of a decade-long construction boom. Data released by the Spanish Labor Ministry in BUSINESS NEWS >

ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Switzerland's trade surplus for December narrowed to around 220 million Swiss francs ($190 million) from CHF2.25 billion in November, data released Tuesday showed, reflecting worsening prospects for the country's export-driven in BUSINESS NEWS >

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans circulated a sweeping plan to drive down the cost of mortgages by expanding the federal government's role in the industry, officials said Monday night as debate opened on an economic stimulus bill at the top of in BUSINESS NEWS >

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS) said its Chairman Tom McKillop has decided to step down Tuesday instead of in April as planned. Philip Hampton, who was named as deputy chairman and chairman designate in mid-January, will in BUSINESS NEWS >

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde Tuesday said French insurers have agreed to pay within three months damages linked to the recent storm that hit the southwest of France provided they are estimated at less than EUR2,000 in BUSINESS NEWS >

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