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National Bureau of Economic Research panel says US recession began in December 2007
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ It's official. The U.S. economy has been in a recession for the past year. The start of the downturn was announced Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The NBER — a private, nonprofit research organization —...Tags: Business, Government, Henry Paulson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Economy
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Manufacturing index drops to 26-year low as exports fall due to global slowdown
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A gauge of U.S. manufacturing activity that fell to a 26-year low Monday followed similarly weak readings in Europe and China, fueling fears of a deepening global downturn. The Institute for Supply Management's index of manufacturing...Tags: Sales, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Wachovia Corp., Personal Income, Boeing Co.
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Mid-America survey state-by-state glance
The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology as the national...Tags: Business, Boeing Co., Unemployment, Inventories, Industrial Production
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Why we need sexual harassment training
In a scene from the movie "Twilight," Edward the vampire enters a biology class and is seated next to the object of his desire, Bella. He then does what every red-blooded male vampire in love would do: He runs out of the classroom. Does he flee to...Tags: Natural Science, Biology, Employment Opportunities, Folklore and Mythology, Monsters
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Ireland unveils plan to prune bloated civil service after boom years _ and sudden recession
Associated Press WriterDUBLIN, Ireland (AP) _ Battling red ink and recession, Ireland's government unveiled a sweeping plan Wednesday designed to slash its costs and reverse more than a decade of boom-fueled excess. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said the government must cut...Tags: Government, Bertie Ahern, Economy, Property, Advice
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Md. jobless rate reaches 12-year high
The economic crisis pushed Maryland's jobless rate to a 12-year high in October, the Labor Department said yesterday, but economists said even modest growth in the labor force kept unemployment from spiking further. Maryland's unemployment rate hit 5...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Business, USG Corporation, Wages and Pensions, Consumer Confidence
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Construction losses push state unemployment to 7.3%
Unemployment in Illinois jumped higher last month and continued to track significantly above the U.S. rate of 6.5 percent, as the state's construction sector lost jobs at an accelerating pace. The state's jobless rate surged to 7.3 percent in October... -
Magic Means Business
For a kid growing up in L.A. in the early ’70s, the “Fabulous Forum” may as well have been Sleeping Beauty’s castle at Disneyland, with its snow-white columns and white-hot lights so bright you could see them from the 405. Back then, celebrities were...Tags: Government, Magic Johnson, Jerry Buss, Vehicles, Diseases
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Dismal Chicago PMI reading points to 'deep recession'
Tribune staff reporterA key measure of Chicago-area manufacturing and commercial activity showed a worse-than-expected drop in November, stumbling to its lowest level in more than a quarter of a century. The industrial-activity report known as the Chicago PMI dropped 4 full...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Financial Markets
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Disney tops Central Florida's biggest employers
Sentinel Staff WriterIn this year of economic turmoil and uncertainty, it might be comforting to know that Central Florida's biggest companies and major employers are, for the most part, still here and even bigger after a decade of growth. Every year, the Orlando Sentinel'...Tags: Marriott International Incorporated, General Electric Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Orlando Health, Employers
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Fear the worst? Here's what to do if you lose your job
The Associated PressMore than 1.2 million jobs have been lost this year. Last month, the unemployment rate jumped to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent, and 10.1 million people are now looking for work. Next year isn't looking any better, with the rate expected to climb to 8...Tags: Labor Legislation, Unemployment, Cornell University, Economic Policy, Laws
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College grads face tough job market
About this time every year, Philip Gardner, the director of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University, takes a preliminary pulse of the job market for graduating college students. "It doesn't look good," he said about...Tags: Employers, Citigroup Incorporated, Armed Forces, Sun Microsystems Inc., Michigan State University
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