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The U.S. economy gained more jobs in March than any other month in the last three years, according to a government report released Friday.
The economy may get a good report card Thursday for the first time in a long time. The potential collapse of Colonial BancGroup poses another hazard to the still-shaky housing market: Mortgages could become even harder to get.
The banks have taken some lumps since the economy went bad. But some believe their biggest headaches are yet to come.
Two key reports Thursday showed one thing: happy days are not here again for American consumers. Congress will soon debate what kind of economic stimulus package should be passed, but some economists are increasingly wondering whether it's a good idea to approve any stimulus at all.
Troubled Colonial BancGroup appeared to be on the verge of failure Friday as a federal judge ordered a freeze of its assets, and a wire service reported that its deposits and branches are to be purchased by rival BB&T.
The hard-hit city of Pontiac, Mich., is auctioning off the Silverdome, a stadium of more than 80,000 seats that once played host to the Super Bowl.
JPMorgan Chase chief executive officer defended the dollar -- and the size of his company -- at a securities industry conference Tuesday. Sept. 21
The dollar weakened against major currencies Thursday as the pound got a lift from the Bank of England's rate cut and investors considered bleak economic news from Europe. The Bank of England lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 1.5% Thursday, the lowest rate in the bank's 315-year history.
It's a bit puzzling: Over the past 20 years, as women have made tremendous gains in the business world, the percentage of B-school students who are female has remained at about 30%, or roughly the same now as in the late '80s. (By contrast, female enrollment in law and medical schools has risen over the same time period to about 50%.)
Another sobering government labor report released Friday showed the economy lost 524,000 jobs in December, bringing 2008's total job loss to just below 2.6 million.
Read full story for latest details. The largest stimulus program in the nation's history has created or saved just over 640,000 jobs, the Obama administration said Friday.
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance were little changed last week, the government said Thursday, with a total figure that missed analysts' expectations.
08.05.10
The U.S. economy gained more jobs in March than any other month in the last three years, according to a government report released Friday.
08.05.10
Retail sales showed weakness in April, after March's data posted the biggest single monthly gain on record thanks to a shift in the Easter holiday.
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08.05.10
More college graduates are heading straight into new jobs this year, a study from a college employment group showed Thursday.
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Henry Paulson and Timothy Geithner, two key players in the government's bailout of the financial system, said Thursday that steps should be taken to shed light on the darker corners of Wall Street in order to prevent another crisis from happening.
08.05.10
The job situation is starting to look better for grownups. But college and high school kids could be in for a long, disappointing summer.
08.05.10
The Obama administration took the first concrete steps Thursday to make good on its pledge to halt new offshore drilling projects, suspending the approval process for new wells off of the Virginia coast.
08.05.10
Wall Street's key volatility measure soared to a 13-month high Friday as stocks continued their slide, a day after computer glitches caused erroneous trades that prompted a huge sell-off in equities.
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