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WashingtonPost Business, 20.03.10 04:05 UTC

U.S. economy is on a moderate growth path, jobs and consumer price data show

Labor market and consumer prices data showed Thursday that the U.S. economy is on a moderate growth path and that inflation pressures are contained, backing up the Federal Reserve's vow to keep ...

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Seattle Times, 20.03.10 03:01 UTC

Four big cities that have best weathered the recession

Call them the Final Four: The four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in ...

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Seattle Times, 19.03.10 15:51 UTC

RI unemployment rate unchanged at 12.7 percent

The unemployment rate in Rhode Island held steady at 12.7 percent in February, and the number of state residents with jobs increaed by 1,600 from the month before.

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Forbes, 19.03.10 14:14 UTC

Stocks Crawl Higher As Week Winds Down

Wall Street made modest opening gains as traders digest the week's economic readings.

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WashingtonPost Business, 19.03.10 10:24 UTC

Economic Agenda: March 19, 2010

Key Events 10 a.m.: The Labor Department releases January unemployment data for major metropolitan areas. 11:30 a.m.: President Obama speaks on health-care reform during an event at George Mason ...

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Forbes, 19.03.10 01:24 UTC

Drinks On Bernanke, For Now

Barclays says fill up on stocks to ride the recovery but expect some setbacks when the Fed pulls the punch bowl.

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Seattle Times, 18.03.10 22:15 UTC

Summary Box: Dow posts 8th gain on mixed data

DOW EXTENDS ITS RUN: The Dow Jones industrial average rose for the eighth straight day, its longest streak of gains since August.

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Seattle Times, 18.03.10 21:30 UTC

Interest rates rise after inflation, jobs data

Interest rates rose in the bond market Thursday after a fresh batch of economic data showed that the economy continues to slowly regain its strength.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18.03.10 19:57 UTC

Economic mixed bag: No inflation but little hiring

WASHINGTON - The picture of an economy growing modestly without producing inflation yet struggling to create jobs emerged from government reports today. The number of newly laid-off workers ...

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Seattle Times, 18.03.10 18:26 UTC

Trial begins for man accused of drowning stepdaughter in 2003

The first-degree murder trial began this morning for an Auburn-area man accused of drowning his 3-year-old stepdaughter to collect on a $200,000 life-insurance policy.