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Jobless claims drop by much more than expectedReuters - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits slumped 94,000 last week, government data on Wednesday showed, but seasonal factors were likely behind this unexpectedly large decline with the labor market remaining very soft.
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Even Times Square Is On A New Year's Eve Budget
There will be 3,000 less pound of confetti coming down onto the square this year. It's just one of the many ways that event organizers and nightlife venues across the country are adapting to the recession.
NPR.org – Dec 31, 2008 1:46 PM [GMT] – comment?
There will be 3,000 less pound of confetti coming down onto the square this year. It's just one of the many ways that event organizers and nightlife venues across the country are adapting to the recession.
NPR.org – Dec 31, 2008 1:46 PM [GMT] – comment?
Amid worries, Cuba to mark 50 years of revolutionReuters - Against a backdrop of economic gloom and the frail health of former leader Fidel Castro, Cuba will mark on Thursday the 50th anniversary of the revolution that turned the island into a communist state and Cold War hot spot at the doorstep of the United States.
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Singapore's 2008 growth slumps to 1.5 pct, PM says
AP - Singapore's economic growth slumped to 1.5 percent in 2008, its slowest pace in seven years, as a severe global downturn hurt tourism and demand for the city-state's exports, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Wednesday.
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AP - Singapore's economic growth slumped to 1.5 percent in 2008, its slowest pace in seven years, as a severe global downturn hurt tourism and demand for the city-state's exports, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Wednesday.
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The Economy, Not Off Life-Support Yet
Over the past year, the government has sent $100 billion in stimulus checks to taxpayers and bailed out Wall Street, banks and automakers. However, the economy still hasn't turned around. David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, talks with Steve Inskeep about why the economy i ... more »
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Over the past year, the government has sent $100 billion in stimulus checks to taxpayers and bailed out Wall Street, banks and automakers. However, the economy still hasn't turned around. David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, talks with Steve Inskeep about why the economy i ... more »
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GMAC Made Risky Subprime Mortgage Loans
GMAC is the most recent beneficiary of a government bailout. GMAC is the the financing arm of General Motors. It supplies funding for auto dealers to buy inventory and credit for consumers buying cars. It is also a major player in the home mortgage market.
NPR.org – Dec 31, 2008 10:20 AM [GMT] – comment?
GMAC is the most recent beneficiary of a government bailout. GMAC is the the financing arm of General Motors. It supplies funding for auto dealers to buy inventory and credit for consumers buying cars. It is also a major player in the home mortgage market.
NPR.org – Dec 31, 2008 10:20 AM [GMT] – comment?
John Paulson looking to buy distressed debt: reportReuters - John Paulson, who runs the $36 billion hedge fund firm Paulson & Co, is looking to buy distressed mortgages and distressed debt, despite being bearish on the overall economy, Bloomberg reported.
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More economic pain seen in 2009Reuters - Investors said good riddance on Wednesday to one of the worst years on record and prayed that massive government rescue plans will pull the global economy out of its fierce tailspin later in the new year.
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AIG seeks easing of rules on disposals: reportReuters - American International Group , is prepared to ask the U.S. Federal Reserve to relax rules on its $60 billion-plus disposals program to allow bidders to use a greater proportion of shares to pay for its assets, the Financial Times said.
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Unexpected twists make 2008 an epochal year
The Christian Science Monitor - Here's the way the world looked last January: Hillary Rodham Clinton was a lock to win the Democratic nomination for president, and probably the election, too. The economy wasn't great, but it wasn't awful, either – many experts thought we'd ... more »
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The Christian Science Monitor - Here's the way the world looked last January: Hillary Rodham Clinton was a lock to win the Democratic nomination for president, and probably the election, too. The economy wasn't great, but it wasn't awful, either – many experts thought we'd ... more »
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