Employment
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U.S. Tipping Into Another Recession, Achuthan Says (Liz Capo McCormick)
Sept. 30, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- The world’s largest economy is showing signs of slumping, said the Economic Cycle Research Institute’s Lakshman Achuthan, citing leading indicators. “The U.S. economy is ...
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A Natural Alliance: Unions Join Occupy Wall Street (Common Dreams)
Sept. 29, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- Citing common cause, the Transport Workers Union -- one of the country's largest unions with over 200,000 members -- has announced its support for the Occupy Wall ...
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U.S. economy on ‘knife edge’ of contraction: Fed economist (Reuters)
Sept. 27, 2011 -- SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) -- The U.S. economy is on a "knife edge" between growth and contraction and monetary policy tweaks do not seem to be helping, the Dallas Federal Reserve's top ...
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In the Belly of the Beast (William Bowles)
Sept. 28, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- In case you hadn’t noticed, especially if you get your news from the MSM, there is the mother of all capitalist crises unfolding around us. A crisis tha ...
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Global Systemic Crisis -- Fourth Quarter 2011: Implosive Fusion Of Global Financial Assets (LEAP/E2020)
Sept. 16, 2011 (LEAP/E2020) -- Public announcement GEAB N°57 -- As anticipated by LEAP/E2020 since November 2010, and often repeated up to June 2011, the second half of 2011 has started with a sudden ...
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The EU Debt Bubble: The Eurozone is Crumbling (Bob Chapman)
Sept. 18, 2011 (Global Research) -- There are those who make excuses for the Federal Reserve and for the European Central Bank as well. Both are controlled by the banking community and are only inter ...
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U.S. Sells 3-Year Notes at Record Low Yield (Daniel Kruger and Susanne Walker)
Sep 12, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury 10-year note yields rose from a record low on speculation China may seek to buy more European bonds, easing the haven appeal for investors in U.S. government debt ...
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We Are in 'Worse Situation' Than in 2008: Roubini
Sept. 2, 2011 (CNBC.com) -- The world’s developed economies are trapped at the “stall speed” of low growth and need to have greater fiscal stimulus and less austerity to kick-start growth, leading ec ...
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Stocks, Euro Tumble on Greece Debt Concern (Stuart Wallace and Rita Nazareth)
Sept. 9, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks sank, while the euro slid to a ten-year low versus the yen and a six-month low against the dollar, as concern grew about Greece’s debt crisis. European bank and so ...
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August consumer sentiment drops to 3-year low (Kerry Panchuk)
Aug. 26, 2011 (HousingWire) -- Consumer sentiment in the U.S. plunged to the lowest level in three years according to a Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan survey. The final August reading on the ...
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Philly Fed’s factory index in August freefall (Greg Robb)
Regional gauge falls to negative 30.7, stunning markets Aug. 18, 2011 -- WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Factory activity in the Philadelphia region weakened sharply in August to the lowest level seen in ...
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