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Is Retraining the Unemployed Actually a Good Idea?
Janesville :: WI :: USA | 7 months ago
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PDT The GM Janesville assembly plant, which closed in 2008, stands vacant with security guarding it in Janesville, Wisconsin...Jackson/Detroit Free Press/Zuma In February 2008, six days before he would win the Wisconsin presidential primary, Barack
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Federal Reserve flirting with higher inflation
Francisco :: IN :: USA | 7 months ago
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A view shows the Federal Reserve building on the day it is scheduled to release minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee from August 1, 2012, in Washington August 22, 2012...Federal Reserve look the other way if inflation overruns its target?
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When it comes to the economy, investors are playing defence
Toronto :: Canada | 7 months ago
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The Alcoa Business Services Center in Pittsburgh, Penn., in this Feb. 13, 2007, file photo. Investor Roundtable Trader Joseph Lawler, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. AP Photo Market View Millions at
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Bond Report: Treasury yield gap widens
Francisco :: IN :: USA | 8 months ago
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Long-term Treasury yields rose on Thursday, further increasing the gap with short-term yields in a move many investors anticipate to last for some time. Yields on 10-year notes , which move inversely to prices, rose 2 basis points to 1.64%.
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Ohio firm hunts for workers making world-class compressors
Columbus :: OH :: USA | 8 months ago
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Ohio Ariel Corp. couldn't find the machinists, mechanics and maintenance workers it needed to make natural-gas compressors, so it turned to the roads and highways of Ohio for help. The company has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars since 2009 on
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More jobs added in Sarasota-Manatee than previously believed
Venice :: FL :: USA | 8 months ago
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The biggest piece of good news in the new report, which covers March 2011 to March 2012, is that employment by manufacturers jumped 11 percent during that period, Grimes said. Manufacturers in the two counties added 1,464 jobs during the 12 months
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API sees weak economy reflected in oil
Upi :: Philippines | 8 months ago
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The American Petroleum Institute states that lower demand for petroleum products in the United States is an indication of a stagnate economy. API said, in its latest survey, that U.S. petroleum deliveries for August were up 2.8 percent compared to
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NY community colleges get funds for job training
Albany :: NY :: USA | 8 months ago
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N.Y. (AP) The federal government is providing $14.6 million to 23 community colleges in New York to enhance job-training programs while other colleges statewide are expected to benefit from private investment linked to the grants...Labor Department
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The close: Dow, TSX slide
Toronto :: Canada | 8 months ago
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For the Globe and Mail Market View BNN Video Top Picks Market View The declines follow last week's strong rally which drove the S&P 500 to its highest close since the start of 2008 after the European Central Bank announced a plan to buy unlimited
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Jobless claims fall; hiring rises
Woonsocket :: RI :: USA | 9 months ago
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Claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in a month, and American companies added more workers than forecast, easing concern the labor market may be stagnating. Jobless claims decreased by 12,000 to 365,000 in the week ended Sept. 1,
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