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Five more banks fail - 120 for the year (07 November 09:13) |
| Five banks failed late Friday, bringing the 2009 tally to 120. |
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Four more banks fail - 119 for the year (07 November 06:02) |
| Four banks failed late Friday, bringing the 2009 tally to 119. |
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Banks fail in Georgia and Michigan (07 November 04:59) |
| A bank in Georgia and one in Detroit failed on Friday, bringing the 2009 tally to 117. |
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$8000 homebuyers tax credit extended (07 November 01:51) |
| President Obama signed an extension and expansion of the first-time homebuyers tax credit on Friday. |
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Consumer credit falls for 8th month (07 November 01:45) |
| Consumer credit fell in September for the eighth straight month, the longest streak of declines since the Federal Reserve started keeping records in 1943. |
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Obama signs jobless benefit extension (06 November 10:43) |
| President Obama said he signed into law Friday a bill to provide up to 20 additional weeks of jobless benefits to unemployed Americans and extend the $8,000 tax credit for new homebuyers int... |
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Health insurance tax = higher wages (06 November 02:57) |
| When was the last time your employer gave you a raise because the company had a little windfall? Don't feel bad if your memory is drawing blanks. |
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Getting by with a skeleton staff (06 November 04:18) |
| Small business owners are still whittling away at their payroll, but the deluge of pink slips on Main Street is slowing down. |
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Businesses get a break in unemployment bill (06 November 03:04) |
| The unemployment insurance bill on the way to President Obama's desk won't just help the jobless and the homebuyer. It also includes a long-awaited break for businesses that will let them qu... |
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Gold steadies just below $1100 (06 November 02:34) |
| Gold was modestly higher Thursday, as stocks rallied and investors took a step back following the precious metal's recent push near $1,100 an ounce. |
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Congress approves more benefits for jobless (06 November 02:18) |
| Unemployed Americans are set to get up to 20 additional weeks of jobless benefits, while new homebuyers are poised to see the $8,000 tax credit extended into mid-next year. |
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Fed moves spark bubble fears (05 November 11:31) |
| Read full story for latest details. |
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Americans still bagging bargains and bulk buys (05 November 08:27) |
| Despite much hope that Americans are finally thawing out of their year-long self-imposed shopping freeze, store sales last month were good in pockets -- but not great, as many analysts were ... |
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Holiday retail Forget rock-bottom markdowns (05 November 07:26) |
| Recently a friend was shopping for boots at Saks, only to be told the store was out of her size. "You're the sixth person I've had to turn away," the sales clerk said. My friend is not alone... |
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Gold steadies near $1100 (05 November 07:24) |
| Gold was modestly higher Thursday as the dollar firmed and investors took a step back following the metal's recent push near $1,100 an ounce. |
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Bank of England expands asset purchases (05 November 06:20) |
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Yankees got their moneys worth (05 November 05:28) |
| The New York Yankees, who became World Series champs for the 27th time Wednesday night, logged the highest payroll in baseball for the 2009 season. This time, they definitely got what they p... |
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Senate throws a lifeline to the jobless (05 November 04:42) |
| After weeks of partisan debate, the Senate voted on Wednesday to lengthen unemployment benefits by up to 20 weeks and to extend the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit. |
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House votes to speed up credit card reform (05 November 04:11) |
| The House passed a bill Wednesday to move up the effective date for credit card reforms to Dec. 1, from February and August 2010. |
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House speeds up credit card reform (05 November 01:57) |
| The House passed a bill Wednesday to move up the effective date for credit card reforms to Dec. 1, 2009, from from Feb. 22, 2010. |
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Fed stays the course (05 November 01:01) |
| The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate near zero once again Wednesday. It added in a statement that although the economy continues to improve, it intends to stay the course in recent... |
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Personal bankruptcies surge 9 (04 November 10:33) |
| The number of Americans filing personal bankruptcies surged 9% in October, and were on target for the highest annual total in four years, according to a report issued Wednesday. |
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Nuclear waste Coming to a town near you (04 November 10:20) |
| At a Texas power plant, two men in head-to-toe yellow jumpsuits are perched above a pool filled with still, crystal-clear water -- and nearly 20 years worth of nuclear waste. |
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Pace of job losses slows (04 November 07:09) |
| The nation's employment picture continued to deteriorate in October, although the rate of decline continued to slow, according to two reports issued Wednesday. |
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Facebook your way to a new job (04 November 03:45) |
| Dear Annie: I enjoyed your Sept. 30 column, and readers' comments, about how to decide whom to "friend" on Facebook. I recently joined LinkedIn, which I have heard is a terrific job-search t... |
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CITs long goodbye (04 November 02:33) |
| When CIT Group filed for bankruptcy Sunday, it wasn't much of a surprise. The once-dominant small business lender has been largely sidelined for more than a year. |
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Why stimulus jobs arent here to stay (04 November 01:24) |
| Stimulus may have created or saved 640,000 jobs so far, but many of those positions were never intended to last. |
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Auto sales bounce back (04 November 01:05) |
| Major automakers reported Tuesday that their October sales rebounded following a weak September, as an increase in the number of cars available at dealers helped to get sales moving once aga... |
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Ford sales up slightly in October (03 November 11:06) |
| Ford Motor reported a small rebound in sales for October Tuesday, as an increase in the number of cars available at dealers helped to get sales moving once again. |
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Is Warren Buffett calling a bottom (03 November 10:54) |
| Warren Buffett said he's making an "all-in wager on the economic future of the United States" with the purchase of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Let's hope it's a bet that Buffett w... |
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These 5 health care culprits cost $1 trillion (03 November 03:03) |
| As the nation tries to deal with its annual $2.2 trillion health care pricetag, there's a way you can help save as much as $1 trillion: Take better care of yourself. |
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Great job openings no candidates (03 November 02:23) |
| Despite millions of unemployed job seekers desperate for work, many open positions are languishing unfilled. The reason? Not enough candidates. |
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UAW members reject labor deal with Ford (03 November 02:41) |
| The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly rejected additional modifications to a 2007 labor agreement with Ford Motor that would have granted the auto company concessions similar to those... |
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CIT loss wont be last for taxpayers (03 November 02:40) |
| CIT Group is the first big bailout loss for taxpayers, but it won't be the last. |
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Obama More job losses to come (03 November 01:45) |
| President Barack Obama warned Monday that more job losses should be expected in the months ahead despite recent signs of economic recovery. |
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Why stimulus jobs arent built to last (03 November 12:27) |
| Stimulus may have created or saved 640,000 jobs so far, but many of those positions were never intended to last. |
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Fed Get ready for more bank losses (03 November 12:17) |
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Less pay more job security (02 November 10:05) |
| Would you be willing to take a pay cut in exchange for a secure job? Stephanie Jenkins would. |
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Manufacturing at a 3-12 year high (02 November 09:18) |
| A key index of U.S. manufacturing activity jumped in October, reaching its highest level in three and a-half years, a purchasing managers' group said Monday. |
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Home sales contracts rise for 8th straight month (02 November 09:11) |
| The number of signed sales contracts to buy homes rose in September for the eighth straight month, according to a real estate industry report released Monday. |
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Washingtons inconvenient economic truths (02 November 09:11) |
| Now that we're officially (if barely) out of the Great Recession, it's time for our nation's elected officials to get down to serious business -- that of taking credit, assigning blame, and ... |
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Manufacturing in recovery mode (02 November 08:45) |
| A key index of U.S. manufacturing activity jumped in October, reaching its highest level in three and a-half years, a purchasing managers' group said Monday. |
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Private college presidents 23 earn $1 million (02 November 08:36) |
| The presidents of the nation's top private universities got 6.5% more in pay last year, with 23 taking home more than $1 million, according to a study published Monday. |
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Nuclear renaissance -- not dead yet (02 November 05:29) |
| Whatever happened to all those new nuclear power plants the country was supposed to build? |
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Geithner Deficit reduction has to wait (01 November 09:49) |
| Economic growth and job creation remain the government's top priority, despite a federal deficit that is "too high," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in an interview broadcast Sunday... |
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Wall Streets broken rally (01 November 06:14) |
| Last week's big selloff did more than just rattle investors: it put an end to a seven-month win streak that had pushed the S&P 500 more than 60% above the March lows. |
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Are too big to fail powers just too big (31 October 05:43) |
| As Congress starts debating how to deal with financial firms deemed "too big too fail," some lawmakers and advocates are worried about giving the executive branch expansive new powers over t... |
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9 banks in major holding company fail (31 October 08:55) |
| Nine subsidiaries of FBOP Corp., a multistate holding company that included California National Bank of Los Angeles, succumbed Friday to the nationwide banking crisis, bringing to 115 the nu... |
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Stimulus jobs 5 questions 5 answers (31 October 12:39) |
| The Obama administration said Friday that stimulus has created or saved 640,000 jobs so far. |
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Stimulus creates 640000 jobs (30 October 10:02) |
| The largest stimulus program in the nation's history has created or saved about 640,000 jobs, a senior government official said Friday. |
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