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Jeffrey Sachs: Why Obama's Failing On The Economy

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Keynesian Economics, Jeffrey Sachs, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Economy, Federal Reserve, Consumer Spending, China Economy, Barack Obama, Fiscal Policy, Business News

The past week brought news of US double-digit unemployment and the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain near-zero interest rates. Both pieces of new...

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Reid Working on Job-Creation Bill For 2010

The Hill | Walter Alarkon | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Card Jobs Bill, Harry Reid, American Job Market, Unemployment, Jobs Bill, Harry Reid Jobs Bill, Senate Unemployment, Ben Cardin Job-Creation, Senate Job-Creation, Harry Reid Unemployment, Harry Reid Jobs, Senate Jobs Bill, Harry Reid Job-Creation, Politics News

Senate Democrats will take up a new job-creation bill in the wake of the 10.2 percent unemployment rate, Majority Leader Harry Reid told his colleague...

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Giving Haircuts & Hope To The Jobless

Posted 11.15.2009 | Impact

Read More: Haircuts, Unemployed, Unemployment, New York City, Free Haircuts, Impact News

Many small businesses have recently decided to step in and offer jobseekers discounts and freebies to boost their confidence, such as complimentary dr...

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Job Openings Near Record Lows

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Openings, Financial Crisis, Unemployment, Fiscal Policy, Business News

WASHINGTON — Job openings are at rock-bottom levels, according to government and private surveys released Tuesday, a trend that could keep the u...

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Video Game Company Starts Foundation To Help Vets Find Jobs

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Veteran Job, Unemployment, Veterans, Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2, Activision Blizzard, Impact News

Activision Blizzard, the video game company behind Guitar Hero and the Tony Hawk franchises announced it plans to donate $1 million on Tuesday to help...

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Federal Reserve: Weak Recovery Means High Unemployment For Several Years

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Economic Recovery, Unemployment, Weak Economic Recovery, Economy, Federal Reserve, Jobs, Dennis Lockhart, Federal Reserve Officials, Janet Yellen, Business News

WASHINGTON — Unemployment likely will remain high for the next several years because the economic recovery won't be strong enough to spur robust...

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10 Job Hunting Strategies Guaranteed To Get You Arrested

Cracked.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Job Advice, Unemployment, Job Hunting Advice, Comedy News

The unemployment rate in the U.S. crested 10 percent last week, a milestone which underlines the hurt last year's economic distress has placed upon th...

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Cancer Patient Faces End Of Insurance

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Hooks for Books, Preexisting Condition, Unemployment, Public Housing, Unemployment Rate, Frank Jennings, Bearing Witness 2.0, Roy Smyth, Bearing Witness, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, Karen Jennings, Sandra Ingram, Business News

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Sandra Ingram's health in...

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Obama's Choice: Jobs Now or Republicans in November

Les Leopold | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Unemployment, Wall Street Crisis, Wealth, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Republicans, Business News

We face a true national emergency. More than 30 million Americans are without jobs or are working part-time because there are no full-time jobs to be found.

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How The Government Is Swallowing The Economy: U.S. News

usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment Benefits, Obama Jobs, Unemployment, Social Security, Unemployment Rate, Recession, Rick Newman, Business News

You know about the bailouts, the stimulus plan, cash for clunkers, and moola for mansions. But for all the anxiety they've caused, those government gi...

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Jobless Recovery: New York Times Op-Ed On The Worst Job Market Since WWII

nytimes.com | NYT | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Barack Obma, Job Market, Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Unemployment Rate, Jobless Recovery, New York Times, Jobs, Stimulus, Business News

If you are looking for an economic recovery you can believe in, the October employment report is not for you. ...

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Rachel Maddow Urges Democrats To Be 'Aggressive' In Fighting Unemployment

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rachel Maddow, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, 2010 Elections, Politics News

If Democrats have deeply-held convictions on how to act to bolster the economy and stem the downward trend in unemployment, they ought to act on them and put some real leadership behind the effort.

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Wall Street's Record Bonuses Return: Analysts Predict $30 Billion In Bonuses At Big 3

Bloomberg | Michael J. Moore and Ian Katz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s investment bank, survivors of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depressio...

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Left, Right & Center: The Fort Hood Shooting, Unemployment Rising, GOP Victories, Health Care

Huff Radio | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Fort Hood, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Virginia Election, Gop Election, Politics News

We discuss: The Fort Hood tragedy: the shooter's Muslim faith, military education and his work as a psychiatrist treating vets with PTSD. Also, unemployment rises: Do we need a bigger stimulus?

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Keep Your Resume Out of the Black Hole

Liz Ryan | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Resumes, Job Interviews, Resume Tips, Business News

As a job-seeker, you cannot put yourself in the position to have your resume ignored by employer after employer. There has to be a more proactive way to go after a job, and luckily, there is.

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Selling Starts, Recession Ends!

Grant Cardone | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Sell to Survive, Sales Training, Unemployment, Gdp, Grant Cardone, Recession, Great Recession, Economy, Business News

The so-called Great Recession, the longest and deepest since the Great Depression, may be over but you won't feel relief unless you and your company are able to sell your products and services.

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President Obama Brings 10,000 Manufacturing Jobs Back from China (Headlines We'd Like to See)

Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Digital TV, International Trade, Unemployment, President Obama, Currency, Jobs, Manufacturing, Subsidies, Election Results, China, Business News

We have neglected the manufacturing base of our economy in much the same way we have neglected financial regulation. There simply is no manufacturing policy in the United States.

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Putting Off Health Care

Harry Moroz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Enterprise Institute, Heritage Foundation, House of Representatives, National Review, Unemployment, Health Care, Politico, Affordable Health Care for America Act, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Kaiser Family Foundation, Senate, Politics News

Delaying implementation only allows the relentlessly increasing unemployment rate to push up the relentlessly increasing rate of the uninsured.

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The Unemployment Extension Depends Just as Much on the States as on the White House

David Adkins | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: State Government, Virginia, Texas, Unemployment, Louisiana, Maryland, Indiana, Unemployment Extension, Business News

Despite encouraging signs of growth in the economy the unemployment crisis is going to be with us for a long time to come. It has left states caught in a vice between plummeting revenues and rising needs.

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Elizabeth Warren: We Rescued The Top Of The System, Left The Bottom To Fend For Itself (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment Numbers, Elizabeth Warren TARP, Elizabeth Warren, Unemployment, Bailout, Unemployment Rate, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Banks, Elizabeth Warren Video, Elizabeth Warren Unemployment Numbers, Transparency, Business News

Elizabeth Warren, the chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel charged with monitoring the bank bailout, was on Morning Joe Friday morning to dig in...

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Happiness Index: Nebraska Ranked First, Florida Last In Economic Happiness

Mainstreet | MainStreet.Com Staff Writers | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Inflation Rate, Unemployment, Employment, Foreclosure, Florida, Misery Index, Non-Mortgage Debt, Income, Happiness, Business News

The newest installment of the Happiness Index has arrived and residents of the midwest will be happy to learn that their strangle-hold on the top spot...

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Jobs Report: Unemployment Breaks 10%

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Market, Jobs, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Productivity, Business News

For the first time since 1983, over 1 out of every 10 American is out of work. How's that for starting your Friday with some sobering news?

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Wall Street Cheers as Employment Hits 90%

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Aig, Andy Borowitz, Unemployment, Wall Street, Comedy News

While some on Main Street grumbled that the country was struggling through a so-called "jobless recovery," Wall Street professionals were cracking open the champagne Friday.

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To Create Jobs on Main Street, We Need to Kill Jobs on Wall Street

Les Leopold | Posted 11.07.2009 | Business

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Tarp, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Unemployment, Bailout, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Barack Obama, Business News

The Billionaire Bailout Society is not a shared society. We're not in it together. What's good for Wall Street is not good for the rest of us...they even get their swine flu shots before we do.

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