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Paul Krugman: Germany's Jobs, Unemployment Miracle Can Teach US

New York Times | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

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Germany's jobs miracle hasn't received much attention in this country -- but it's real, it's striking, and it raises serious questions about whether t...

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First-Time Jobless Claims Drop Less Than Expected

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The number of people claiming jobless benefits for the first time dropped less than expected last week, evidence that the labor mar...

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Economists: Job Market Will Take Years To Heal

Wall Street Journal | Phil Izzo | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business

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The worst recession since the Great Depression has left a scorched landscape that will weigh on the labor market and the broader economy for years to ...

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Nouriel Roubini: Unemployment Will Rise Through 2010 (VIDEO)

Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

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Nouriel Roubini, the chairman of RGE Monitor, appeared on CNBC this morning and had more warnings for those expecting a brisk economic recovery from t...

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Weekly Audit: Fixing the Foreclosure Problem

The Media Consortium | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

The U.S. job market may be showing signs of life, but the scenario isn't really so rosy, as our government has yet to relieve the foreclosure pandemic.

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Was Marx Right? The Bailout and the Auto Industry

Howard Schweber | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

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We need a bailout of the auto industry to give the new contracts and the new automotive products a chance. And then we need to address the larger question about the auto industry, and about American industry in general.

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