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TIME Davos Debate: ‘Is Europe Back?’
Despite narrowed credit spreads, receding break-up speculation, and climbing stock prices, questions about Europe’s recovery remain
US Adds Disappointing 74,000 Jobs in December
Unemployment rate dropped to 6.7 percent due to fewer people looking for work
Jobless Rate Falls To 7%, A 5-Year Low
Best since 2008
Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 7.3 Percent
Effects of government shutdown felt, unemployment ticks up
More Barely Good News From Spain: Jobless Rates Down by a Hair
After two years of grinding recession, even the slightest sign of a recovery is grounds for celebration
Who Isn’t Being Left Behind During the Economic Recovery?
While the economy has been in recovery mode for the past several years, many groups have been said to be “left behind” — like essentially the entire middle class.
Gas Prices Almost Never Decline in March—But They Did Last Month
Traditionally, gas prices have risen in the spring and peaked during the high-demand summer months. Last year, though, prices spiked starting in February and reached their highs in early May, before declining slightly in summer. …
The Recession in Pictures: America Copes with a Stagnant Economy
Economist Kenneth Rogoff says we shouldn’t call what happened to America in 2008 and 2009 a “Great Recession,” because it understates the true nature of the crisis. Recessions are frequent events from which we can quickly …
When Central Bankers Attack: Why Ben and Company Can’t Save the Global Economy
New action by central banks around the world has cheered markets, but the boost will only be temporary
New Public-Private Partnerships: The President’s Stealth Plan To Create Jobs?
As casual reading, the Presidential Memorandum “Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses,” released Oct. 28, 2011, is about as riveting as the Department of …
Top Reasons Why Americans Stay At Their Jobs (And What It Means For The Presidential Campaign)
What’s the No. 1 reason people continue working for their employer? Is it the pay? The benefits? A lack of better options? Those are obvious answers, especially given today’s unemployment numbers and sluggish economy. But they’re …