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Unemployment an issue for Obama
Yeah, the question everyone's asking, is will the economy ever get better? When things seems to be getting better, it is always certain that a surprising negative turn comes out of nowhere, throwing a huge ranch into whatever...
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Declining consumer confidence, the fulfillment of the self fulfilling prophesy
The Conference Board reports that consumer confidence now stands at 64.9, down from 68.7 in April. Elsewhere we learn that only 69,000 of an expected 115,000 new jobs were created in May, albeit the number is...
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U.S. economy adds 69,000 jobs in May; unemployment at 8.2%
On Friday in the May Employment Situation Summary the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced an addition of 69,000 non-farm payroll jobs to the U.S. economy for the month and a slight...
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