Michael Snyder: The Federal Reserve says that everything is going to be okay. The Fed says that unemployment is going to go down, inflation is going to remain low and economic growth is going to steadily increase. Do you believe them this time? As you will see later in this article, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben...
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The Labor Department says weekly applications declined 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 386,000. But a rise in applications over the past two weeks could signal that the job market is slowing. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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GERMAN JOBS: Germany’s unemployment rate slipped to 7.2 percent in March thanks to a traditional springtime upturn, while the underlying downward trend picked up speed despite a spell of economic weakness, official figures showed.
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pa href=”http://news.yahoo.com/us-factories-help-job-recovery-endure-march-185744831.html”img src=”http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nMzaToVUuNPfVERHZfErtw–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d6bc3e2e8de7fc07090f6a706700c5c7.jpg” width=”130″ height=”86″ alt=”In this March 3, 2012 photo, George’s restaurant employee David Lopez works on filling a customers order, in Waco, Texas. Fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week, adding to signs that the job market is strengthening. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)” align=”left” title=”In this March 3, 2012 photo, George’s restaurant employee...
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Asian stock markets rose Wednesday, powered by the biggest gains of the year on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it expects unemployment in the world’s largest economy to keep falling.
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AP – Authorities say a convicted killer who gained notoriety for having a murder scene tattooed on his chest received unemployment benefits while he was in jail.
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AP – Steady declines in applications for unemployment aid are pointing to another strong month of hiring in February.
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AP – Unemployment in the 17-country eurozone unexpectedly spiked to 10.7 percent in January, its highest rate since the euro was established in 1999, while inflation pushed beyond the European Central Bank’s target, official figures showed Thursday
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Reuters – The U.S. economy would have to strengthen to ensure that the unacceptably high jobless rate keeps dropping, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday, suggesting the option of further Fed bond buying remains on the table.
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AP – Official data show that Germany’s unemployment rate edged up to 7.4 percent in February, due to a spell of bitterly cold weather.
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AP – The city of Stockton in California’s crop-abundant Central Valley has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation and one of the highest crime and unemployment rates. It was named America’s most miserable city in a national magazine mdash; twice.
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AP – Federal workers were $15 billion losers as Congress looked for ways to pay for parts of the just-passed legislation to extend the payroll tax cut and federal unemployment benefits through the end of the year.
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