Friday, January 31, 2014

Hiring the Long-Term Unemployed



Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Emily Chang updates the latest news stories on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)

Markets rebound on GDP, Facebook profits (2:03)



Jan. 30 - Summary: Amazon, Google earnings miss; Markets rally on Facebook profits; GDP hits 3.2% target; jobless claims rise, Visa, Under Armour earns beat forecasts, Exxon Mobil misses estimates. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Engineers float new concept for acoustic levitation (1:28)



Jan. 31 - Japanese engineers have developed a new system of acoustic levitation, using sound waves from four audio speakers to suspend solid objects in three dimensional space. The system brings a new level of control to the manipulation of objects for experimentation without having to place them in containers. Rob Muir reports.

Obama announces help for long-term unemployed (1:09)



Jan. 31 - Big companies agree to change hiring practices to avoid discriminating against the long-term unemployed. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).