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Live blog: Fed Chairman Bernanke's outlook for the economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke outlines what he expects for U.S. growth in the coming year as the central bank releases its policy statement. He'll also face TV cameras and reporters during a quarterly news conference. Reporters, editors and...
Tags: Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Inflation and Deflation, Stock Activities
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Unemployed? Underemployed? Recently hired? We'd like to talk
The state on Friday will release its monthly jobs report showing whether the unemployment rate rose or fell in May. The monthly data release will also show which sectors added or shed jobs last month. Ahead of Friday’s news, our team of economy...
Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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Fed holds steady on interest rates and stimulus, sees risks easing
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers said Wednesday that they would continue the central bank’s controversial bond-buying stimulus program and leave short-term interest rates near zero to help boost the economic recovery, which they said was...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets, Central Bank, Career and Workplace
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Gov. Brown targets enterprise-zone tax credits
SACRAMENTO — A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the public from knowing who got them and why. At issue are enterprise zones, which were established to boost employment in...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Lobbying, Local Government, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Iranians wrap up campaign to replace Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN — Six presidential hopefuls wrapped up their campaigns Thursday as millions of Iranians prepared to choose a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Polls indicate no candidate may garner a majority in Friday's voting, forcing a...
Tags: Mohammad Reza Aref, Iran, Elections, Career and Workplace, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf
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Sequester furloughs hurt airline on-time rates for April
The furlough of air traffic controllers imposed by the federal sequester in April lasted only a week. But statistics released Thursday show that the resulting delays hurt the on-time performance of the airline industry for the entire month. The on-...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines, Inc., Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Delays
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Iran presidential election underway
TEHRAN — Millions of Iranians headed to the polls early Friday to choose a new president in balloting that has taken on a competitive edge as a single moderate contender faces off against a splintered array of hard-line hopefuls. Friday's election...
Tags: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Elections, Wars and Interventions, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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L.A. County court to eliminate more than 500 jobs this week
This post has been corrected, as noted below.The Los Angeles County Superior Court plans to eliminate more than 500 jobs by the end of the week in a sweeping cost-cutting plan to close a projected $85-million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year. On Friday, layoff notices will be hand-...Tags: Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace
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Stop the deficit extremists
The U.S. economy is improving, yet Congress seems still to be in the grip of the delirium that shrinking the deficit in the near term is still a matter of paramount urgency. That's what's prevented lawmakers from dealing with their real task, which is...
Tags: American Enterprise Institute, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting, Economic Indicator, Elections
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Inglewood schools once again face financial uncertainty
The troubled Inglewood school district is once again facing severe financial uncertainty. The school system was taken over by the state last September when Gov. Jerry Brown approved legislation granting $55 million in loans to the district. But...Tags: Finance, Teachers, Economy, Business and Finance, Jerry Brown, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Employers add 175,000 jobs in May
WASHINGTON — The nation kept up its moderate pace of job growth in May, a reassuring sign that the American economy is moving forward despite federal spending cuts and little help from a lackluster global economy. Employers in the U.S. last...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Joe Biden, Unemployment Rate, Beijing (China)
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U.S. economy adds 175,000 jobs in May
U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, a figure that shows steady hiring but is below the more robust pace that took place during the fall and winter. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Stock Market, Unemployment Rate, Social Security, Career and Workplace
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