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Initial Jobless Claims Take a Hopeful Dive
by Joseph Lazzaro on Sep.09, 2010, under euro
Initial claims unexpectedly plunged 27,000 to 451,000, the U.S. Labor Department says. That's a long shot better than what a Bloomberg survey had forecast: It found initial jobless claims would dip to 470,000.
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Initial Jobless Claims Take a Hopeful Dive originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:40:00.
Filed Under: Economy, CareersObama Assails GOP Over Economic Policies
by David Schepp on Sep.08, 2010, under euro
Discussing his new economic stimulus program in Ohio, President Barack Obama regained his political swagger and ramped up his criticism of Republican leaders for failing to provide substantive policies that can help the nation's economic recovery regain momentum.
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Obama Assails GOP Over Economic Policies originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:30:00.
Filed Under: Energy, Economy, Taxes, Insurance, Credit, Small BusinessObama Pushes His New Stimulus Plan
by David Schepp on Sep.08, 2010, under euro
Speaking in Cleveland, President Obama laid out the details of his plan to boost the economic recovery: $50 billion for infrastructure spending; a $100 billion R&D tax credit; and $200 billion to induce U.S. companies to make capital improvements now rather than later.
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Obama Pushes His New Stimulus Plan originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:20:00.
Filed Under: Energy, Economy, People, Taxes, Small BusinessCould Congress Eliminate the Federal Budget Deficit?
by Joseph Lazzaro on Sep.07, 2010, under euro
The annual U.S. budget deficit is well over a trillion dollars, and in the long term, that's unsustainable. But a closer look at the sources of most of that gap shows that balancing the budget wouldn't be nearly as hard as it might at first appear.
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Could Congress Eliminate the Federal Budget Deficit? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:00:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Economy, TaxesObama’s Business-Friendly Initiatives Take Aim at Anti-Democrat Sentiment
by Jonathan Berr on Sep.07, 2010, under euro
Recognizing that voters are worried about the economy, President Obama is offering an olive branch to his critics with a $50 billion infrastructure plan and a deal to make the R&D tax credit permanent. Conservatives say it's too little too late, but the game is far from over for the Democrats.
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Obama's Business-Friendly Initiatives Take Aim at Anti-Democrat Sentiment originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:50:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Media, Taxes