Articles About Economy
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May 19, 2013Who’s a Better Employer: The Government or Wal-Mart?
As an industry, the government is alone in posting net job losses since the beginning of the U.S. economic recovery...
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May 19, 2013Unemployed and Not Looking For Jobs: Wisconsin Will Make You Sweat
Wisconsin legislature's Joint Finance Committee approved a proposal Monday that could require the unemployed to apply to four jobs per week, rather than the present two.
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May 18, 2013IRS Scandal, Economic Idling, and Advancing Stocks: Week in Review
All told, it was a pretty quiet week on Wall Street. Most of the media's attention was focused on the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service, while economic indicators showed that growth trajectories in the United States, Europe, and Japan remain on track...
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May 18, 2013Should Walmart Be Worried About an Improving Economy?
Walmart's sales showed a slight drop when other economic indicators are showing positive signs. Is a good economy bad for Walmart?
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May 18, 2013Let’s Not Ignore Economic Optimism
The U.S. economy is making gradual progress back toward full employment at a time when Europe and Japan are struggling with much worse problems and emerging market growth is slowing.
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May 18, 2013Obama: It’s Time Main Street Gets a Recovery
President Obama invoked the spirit of a strong middle class in Baltimore, Maryland, where he delivered a speech on the U.S. economic situation...
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May 17, 2013Consumer Sentiment Surges and Stocks Advance: Market Recap
Stocks advanced on Friday, pushing the S&P 500 to its fourth consecutive week of gains. Here's your Cheat Sheet to today's top stock stories...
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May 17, 2013A ‘Foolish Mistake’ Has Never Cost the IRS More
Steven Miller, acting director of the Internal Revenue Service, told the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday morning that the targeting of conservative groups for additional review was not based on ideology...
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May 17, 2013Bill Gross: Is the End of the Bull Market Within Sight?
Everywhere PIMCO founder and co-chief investment officer Bill Gross looks, he sees bubbles...
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May 17, 2013Friday’s Mid-Day Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
Here are the top stories driving markets Friday...
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May 17, 2013Are Americans Still Delaying Retirement?
The average age at which U.S. retirees claim they actually retired now stands at 61...
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May 17, 2013Consumer Sentiment Hits Highest Level Since July 2007
Despite an overall sluggish economy, consumer sentiment in the United States reached its best level in almost six years...
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May 17, 2013What Happened at the IRS, and Is Obama Accountable?
At this point, it would be easy to claim explicit and conscious discrimination or conspiracy, but ineptitude seems more likely...
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May 17, 2013Friday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
U.S. stocks advanced on Friday morning ahead of the leading indicators report. Here are three stories to keep an eye on...
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May 17, 2013Dull Data Puts a Dampener on the Markets
Here's what investors need to know now...
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