October 2008 Index Highlights: -- Index drops 10 points in October, following mild increases in August and September -- Year-on-year, the Index is now down 20 percent, indicating continued deceleration in online recruitment activity at the onset of the fourth quarter -- Real estate, leisure and hospitality and retail trade industries register strongest monthly declines in online job availability, while opportunities in mining and utility industries show continued expansion -- Four-month growth trend in public administration (the Index's top growth industry year-over-year) suggests that government hiring continues -- Only the protective service occupational category saw increased opportunities in October, while healthcare practitioners and technical remains among the top occupational growth categories year-over-year -- Pittsburgh is the only major metropolitan market showing a year-over-year increase in online recruitment activity

Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations Increases to $0.36 on Flat Revenue; Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations Increases to $0.40 Careers International Revenue Grows 17% as Operating Margin Expands to 21.2% and Non-GAAP Operating Margin Reaches 22.8% Net Cash and Securities of $486 million Cash Flow From Operations of $92 Million Monster Worldwide to List on New York Stock Exchange

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This week's earnings reports. Subject to change; check each company's investor relations Web site for the latest. All times ET.

Tuesday, Apr. 28

• Earthlink (ELNK) (8:30 AM)
• Interpublic (IPG) (8:30 AM)
• McGraw-Hill (MHP) (8:30 AM)
• American Greetings (AM) (9:00 AM)
• Office Depot (ODP) (9:00 AM)
• Level 3 (LVLT) (10:00 AM)
• eTrade (ETFC) (5:00 PM)
  
• DreamWorks (DWA) (After bell)
• Sun Microsystems (JAVA) (TBA)
  

Wednesday, Apr. 29

• Time Warner Cable (TWC) (8:30 AM)
• Meredith (MDP) (9:30 AM)
• Time Warner (TWX) (10:30 AM)
• InterActiveCorp (IACi) (11:00 AM)
• Akamai (AKAM) (4:30 PM)
• Digital River (DRIV) (4:45 PM)
  
• Shutterfly (SFLY) (5:00 PM)
  

Thursday, Apr. 30

• Comcast (CMCSA) (8:30 AM)
• Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) (10:00 AM)
• Martha Stewart Living (MSO) (11:00 AM)
• Comscore (SCOR) (5:00 PM)
• Monster (MNST) (5:00 PM)
• Expedia (EXPE) (Before bell)
• Viacom (VIA) (Before bell)
  
• Belo (BLC) (Before bell)
• Motorola (MOT) (Before bell)
• SK Telecom (SKM) (After bell)
• Ericsson (ERIC) (TBA)
  
• BSkyB (BSY) (TBA)
  

Friday, May 1

• Washington Post (WPO) (TBA)

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PARIS, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Job opportunities listed online fell sharply in Britain and France in November, a private research group said Tuesday.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. job opportunities listed online in November fell to a level 22 percent below listings online a year ago, a private research group said.

Monster Worldwide (NSDQ: MNST), parent company of Monster, has bought a 50 percent stake in CareerOne, one of the biggest jobs sites in Australia. CareerOne is part of News Limited, the news media arm of News Corp (NYSE: NWS). With this deal, the two companies will offer joint online and print recruitment services as part of News Limited’s 140-newspaper portfolio. The JV will initially carry the CareerOne and Monster brands, and the organization will continue to operate from Sydney. This deal is in keeping with Monster’s urgent efforts to expand beyond its declining business and deepening recession in U.S. More details here.

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