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California adds jobs; unemployment falls to 9.4%
California's economic recovery continued to outpace the nation's in March as its unemployment rate fell to 9.4%, the lowest in more than four years for the Golden State. The state increased its payrolls by 25,500 jobs and pushed down the jobless rate...
Tags: Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Unemployment Benefits
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates ease again; 30-year fixed at 3.41%
Mortgage rates sank this week toward record lows, with lenders offering 30-year fixed home loans to solid borrowers at an average 3.41%, down from 3.43% a week ago, Freddie Mac’s weekly report showed. It was the lowest rate the survey has recorded...
Tags: Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Financial and Business Services, Economy, Business and Finance, Petroleum Industry
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Initial jobless claims bump up to 352,000 last week
WASHINGTON -- Initial jobless claims bumped up to 352,000 last week as the labor market showed signs of moderate growth. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time rose by 4,000 in the week ending Saturday, from the...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate, Employment, Easter, Unemployment Benefits
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How an Excel error fueled panic over the federal debt
One of the most fearsome statistics in the war against the federal deficit has always been the country's ratio of debt to gross domestic product. When this ratio reaches 90%, the argument goes, watch out -- lower economic growth is on the horizon. And...
Tags: Politics, Productivity, Paul Ryan, Public Finance, Gross Domestic Product
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Consumer prices drop on cheaper gas, electricity and apparel
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices slid in March after spiking in the prior month as gasoline prices fell back — the latest indication that inflation remains subdued despite the Federal Reserve's continued action to pump billions of dollars...
Tags: Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Petroleum Industry, Market and Exchange
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Obama budget will lead to disaster
In response to your editorial "Put up or shut up" (April 11), I just have one question: What part of economics don't you understand? You mention that the president wants to "reduce deficits to a manageable size." Yet in his budget he proposes growing...Tags: Barack Obama, Federal Reserve, George W. Bush, Gross Domestic Product, Budgets and Budgeting
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Consumer confidence tumbles sharply to nine-month low
WASHINGTON -- Consumer confidence tumbled sharply this month to its lowest level since July amid a slew of discouraging economic reports and continued gridlock in the nation's capital, according to a leading barometer. The consumer sentiment reading...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Consumers
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Initial jobless claims plunged last week to 346,000
WASHINGTON -- First-time jobless claims dropped significantly last week to below the 350,000 level, reversing a sharp rise the previous week. There were 346,000 people who filed initial claims for unemployment benefits in the week that ended Saturday,...
Tags: Unemployment Rate, Easter, Unemployment Benefits, Labor Markets
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Critics revive past promises to knock Obama budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for seniors say President Barack Obama is breaking his promise to protect Social Security, while conservatives say he is breaking his promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. Obama's budget proposal includes a...
Tags: Barack Obama, Social Security, Washington, DC, Government Health Care, American Cancer Society
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A lazy budget
WASHINGTON -- There is something profoundly timid about President Obama's proposed $3.778 trillion budget for 2014. Stripped of boasts about "investments" for the future and a responsible "balance" between deficit reduction and economic growth, the budget...
Tags: Barack Obama, Social Security, Government Health Care, Washington, DC, Health Insurance Cost
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Is the tougher workplace slowing down the economic recovery?
The workplace is changing as many companies, looking to increase productivity, ask employees for more while giving them less, according to a Los Angeles Times series. That’s difficult for individuals at work – but it might also have a profound...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Healthcare Industry, Labor Legislation, Productivity, Health Insurance Cost
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Districts 113 and 112 nervous about potential property tax freeze
The way some local governments ask for property taxes can look a lot like going to a restaurant. When a school district or small municipality orders, they generally choose the biggest, most expensive menu item, regardless of how hungry they are. Their...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Market and Exchange, Taxation, Consumer Confidence
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Apr 15, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
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Apr 8, 2013
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|Story| Chicago Tribune
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