Spring

Spring Slowdown Paints Ugly Picture for Jobs – CNBC.com

ADP Private Payrolls Up 119,000 in April CNBC’s Steve Liesman; and Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics chief economist, break down the latest data on jobs. Moody’s Analytics conducts the survey in conjunction with ADP. The report comes two days before the government releases its nonfarm payrolls growth count for April. Economists recently have been nudging down

Taliban announce start of spring offensive – Houston Chronicle

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have announced the start of their spring offensive, signaling plans for an uptick in violence as the weather warms across Afghanistan, making both travel and fighting easier. Saturday’s statement comes toward the end of a month that already has been the deadliest of the year. The Taliban leadership promised

Yahoo goes into spring cleaning mode; shuttering several products – ZDNet

Summary: Yahoo’s closures shouldn’t come as a terrible surprise given that CEO Marissa Mayer has already hinted as much. Even though April is halfway done, that doesn’t mean Yahoo has missed the boat on spring cleaning. Some of you might want to mark your calendars as the technology company gears up to shutter some products,

Bleacher Report’s Updated Top 50 MLB Prospects After Spring Training – Bleacher Report

Methodology Chris Trotman/Getty Images Hitters —Athleticism —Speed —Hitting mechanics —Injury history —Statistical trends —Age vs. level: How well a player fared at a certain level relative to his age and that of the competition —Tools: number of impact tools a player possesses in relation to his position, age and competition —Hit tool: In the evolution

Animals on Spring Break Migrations – Discovery News

This week millions of college kids are preparing to migrate to warmer regions for their spring break mating rituals, animals are also taking advantage of the warmer weather and beginning their spring migrations. Birds are the champions of migrations — and they look great doing it — but butterflies, snakes and even salamanders migrate in