ECONOMY Jobless filings rise More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the first increase in three weeks and evidence that the job market is still sluggish. The number of people seeking benefits rose by… View full post on All Stories
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US GDP data fan recovery concerns
May 26th, 2011
davidguide The US economy grows at an unrevised 1.8 per cent in the first quarter, while claims for jobless benefits rise to 424,000, raising doubts about the momentum of a labour market recovery View full post on All Stories
Encouraging Numbers, at First Glance
May 14th, 2011
davidguide Although Minnesota’s unemployment rate is relatively low at 6.6 percent, businesses large and small are reluctant to hire, and the depressed real estate market remains a drag on the economy. View full post on All Stories
Unemployment Rates In Colorado Show Big Gap
May 8th, 2011
davidguide New numbers out show the job market is looking better, but people are still feeling the strain when looking for work. View full post on All Stories
Stocks decline after unemployment claims jump
May 5th, 2011
davidguide Renewed worries about the health of the job market weighed on stocks Thursday after the government reported an unexpected jump in unemployment … View full post on All Stories
Wall Street’s mixed economic news
April 16th, 2011
davidguide Chris Wragge talks to CBS business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis about the stock market, unemployment numbers and gas prices and what the news means for … View full post on All Stories
US jobless rate falls to 8.8%
April 1st, 2011
davidguide The US economy added more jobs than expected in March, supporting the view that recovery has taken hold in the labour market View full post on All Stories
Shrinking corporate yield gap drives debt sales
March 13th, 2011
davidguide Borrowing costs also aid dollar bond market View full post on All Stories
Borrowing costs soar for eurozone periphery
March 9th, 2011
davidguide The cost of borrowing for Portugal, Ireland and Greece hits euro-era highs, amid concern in the market that European leaders will fail to take concerted action to dispel fears of sovereign defaults View full post on All Stories
Jobs market sign state economy slowly healing
February 27th, 2011
davidguide Dave Randall is one of the nearly 65,000 Mississippians collecting unemployment benefits and attempting to return to the job market. View full post on All Stories
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