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Mayors Group Wants More Infrastructure Investment
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The economies of the nation's cities are starting to bounce back from the recession and grow again, but the state and federal…
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Detroit Mayor Imposes New Contracts, Wage Cuts
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he has imposed new union contracts aimed at saving the cash-strapped city more than $100 million annually.…
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Lawmakers Seize on Report Detailing Impact of Cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats seized on a new report estimating that automatic budget cuts will cost the economy 2 million jobs to level…
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5 Million Jobs Still Missing Since Recession Ended
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in June, a third straight month of weak hiring that shows the economy is still struggling…
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Fed Extends ‘Twist’ Program to Drive Rates Lower
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is trying again to jolt an economy that's being held back by a weakened job market. To spur borrowing…
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Liberals Urge Obama to Go After Wall Street Harder
WASHINGTON (AP) — Message from liberals to President Barack Obama: Your economic message is muddled, go after Wall Street harder. With the November election looming,…
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US Unemployment Aid Applications Rise to 386K
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment aid last week, suggesting hiring remains sluggish. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment benefit applications rose…
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Bernanke Signals No Imminent Steps to Aid Economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve is prepared to take further steps to lift the U.S. economy if it weakens. But…
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Fed Survey Finds U.S. Growth, Hiring Mostly Steady
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Federal Reserve survey finds the U.S. economy grew moderately in most regions of the country this spring and companies kept hiring,…
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‘Cash Mob’ Supports Black Businesses
This Saturday, FraserNet, Inc. and The Empowerment Experiment will team up with black business advocates to “cash mob” small Black businesses. In the same practice…
