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Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.
People:Mitch McConnell Barack Obama Ronald Reagan Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis
2009-11-06
Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.
People:Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. 2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-11-06
Congress set to expand homebuyer tax credit
WASHINGTON - Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers - $6,500 cheaper.
People:Max Baucus Barack Obama Activities:111th Congress 2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-11-05
Productivity surges, job growth should follow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business productivity grew at its fastest clip in six years in the third quarter and new claims for jobless aid fell to a 10-month low last week, suggesting the labor market may be starting to bottom out.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession
2009-11-05
October sales offer relief to merchants
NEW YORK - Consumers, looking to outfit themselves for cooler weather and enticed by an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second consecutive monthly sales gain after more than a year of declines.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-11-05
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- Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83 2009-11-06
- Obama signs homebuyer, jobless bill assistance 2009-11-06
- Congress set to expand homebuyer tax credit 2009-11-05
- Productivity surges, job growth should follow 2009-11-05
- October sales offer relief to merchants 2009-11-05
- Senate acts to extend aid for jobless, homebuyers 2009-11-04
- 3 strong economic reports lift recovery hopes 2009-11-02
- Obama: Hiring last to come as economy rebounds 2009-11-02
- Geithner: Recovery could be 'a little choppy' 2009-10-31
- US consumer spending dips first time in five months 2009-10-30
- Stimulus plan created one million jobs: US officials 2009-10-30
- Meltdown 101: What to know if your bank fails 2009-10-30
- US emerges from long recession 2009-10-29
- Consumers returning to big brands 2009-10-29
- Economy returns to growth after deep slump 2009-10-29
- U.S. GDP encouraging: Geithner 2009-10-29
- STIMULUS WATCH: Stimulus jobs overstated in report 2009-10-29
- Economic growth expected, but can it be sustained? 2009-10-28
- Senators eye extending home credit to end of April 2009-10-28
- US Airways, American Airlines cut 1,700 jobs 2009-10-28
- What recovery? Americans still gloomy on economy 2009-10-27
- Worsening job picture fuels slide in confidence 2009-10-27
- Senate Dems reach deal on homebuyer credit: Dodd 2009-10-27
- Senators differ on extending homebuyer tax credit 2009-10-26
- US new jobless claims up again 2009-10-22
- Economy recovering in many areas, but not others 2009-10-21
- Fed says economy perked up from depressed levels 2009-10-21
- US economy extends 'modest' recovery 2009-10-21
- Housing, price data points to sluggish recovery 2009-10-20
- Fed's Yellen: No tightening in next several months 2009-10-20
- Government unveils new mortgage help for states 2009-10-19
- Obama looking at all options for creating jobs 2009-10-18
- U.S. must live within its means: Geithner 2009-10-17
- Federal deficit hits all-time high $1.42 trillion 2009-10-16
- Sagging consumer view tempers output optimism 2009-10-16
- Industrial output up more than expected in Sept. 2009-10-16
- Social Security makes it official: No COLA in 2010 2009-10-15
- At foreclosure auctions, broken dreams on sale 2009-10-15
- Consumer prices edge up 2009-10-15
- 10 Secrets of Off-Season Home Buying 2009-10-15
- Fed officials were conflicted over revival program 2009-10-14
- Worries persist despite some retail sales strength 2009-10-14
- Fed sees 'restrained' recovery in US 2009-10-14
- Sept. retail sales fall 1.5 percent post Clunkers 2009-10-14
- US retail sales dragged down by auto sales 2009-10-14
- New jobless claims fall to 521K, lowest since Jan. 2009-10-08
- Jobless claims hit 9-month low, retail sales rise 2009-10-08
- Bernanke sees tighter policies as economy heals 2009-10-08
- Fed boss sees no rush to boost rates 2009-10-08
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