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Stocks close higher on hopeful signs for the economy
Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday. A gauge of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence, adding to evidence that the economy is steadily...
Tags: Ron Johnson, Media Industry, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment, Economic Indicator
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Unemployment rate falls, but hiring slows in California and L.A.
After a few robust months, the pace of hiring in California slowed in April as employers concerned about the economy cut back on adding new employees. In a month in which the nation added 165,000 net new jobs, the Golden State gained just 10,400...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Unemployment
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Consumer prices fall 0.4% on cheaper gas
A sharp fall in the cost of gas drove a measure of U.S. consumer prices down last month by the most since December 2008. Outside the drop in fuel costs, prices were largely unchanged. The consumer price index fell 0.4 percent in April from March, the...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, Consumers
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California jobless rate falls to 9%
No one ever said the economic recovery would be pretty. California eked out more growth in April as employers added 10,400 jobs, bringing the net total added over the year to 273,000. The state's unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.4% the month...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Employment, Career and Workplace, Consumers
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GOP may seek to tie debt ceiling deal to tax code changes
WASHINGTON — In a little more than a week, the U.S. will hit its debt limit — and the maneuvering has begun against a backdrop of the mid-2011 drama that led to the nation's first-ever credit downgrade. An improving economy and higher taxes,...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial and Business Services, Tom McClintock
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Economic growth rises to 2.5% pace but falls below expectations
WASHINGTON — The nation's sluggish recovery can't seem to catch a break. Persistent federal spending cuts and a slowdown in business investments thwarted hopes for stronger economic growth in the first quarter, setting up more modest gains in jobs...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Politics, Federal Reserve, Sales, Productivity
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Consumer confidence tumbles sharply to nine-month low
WASHINGTON -- Consumer confidence tumbled sharply this month to its lowest level since July amid a slew of discouraging economic reports and continued gridlock in the nation's capital, according to a leading barometer. The consumer sentiment reading...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Consumers
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Obama's Social Security proposal sparks GOP confusion
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's proposal to trim Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments has sparked not only Democratic outrage, but Republican confusion. In the days since Obama put the idea in his 2014 budget, Republicans' reactions have...
Tags: Politics, Social Security, Economy, Business and Finance, Paul Ryan, Primaries
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Home builder Taylor Morrison sees stock rise during IPO
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. is riding high so far in its Wall Street debut as the newly public home builder benefits from an improved housing market and a renewed appetite for building. Shares of the Arizona firm rose $1.05 from its initial public...
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Services and Shopping, Land Price, Real Estate, Financing and Stock Offerings
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Consumer confidence drops in April; Boston bombings not a factor
WASHINGTON -- Consumer confidence dropped this month amid some discouraging economic news, but picked up in recent days despite the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a leading private barometer. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Sports, Consumers, Labor Markets, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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California adds jobs; unemployment falls to 9.4%
California's economic recovery continued to outpace the nation's in March as its unemployment rate fell to 9.4%, the lowest in more than four years for the Golden State. The state increased its payrolls by 25,500 jobs and pushed down the jobless rate...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Consumers, Career and Workplace
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates ease again; 30-year fixed at 3.41%
Mortgage rates sank this week toward record lows, with lenders offering 30-year fixed home loans to solid borrowers at an average 3.41%, down from 3.43% a week ago, Freddie Mac’s weekly report showed. It was the lowest rate the survey has recorded...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Petroleum Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Freddie Mac, Financial and Business Services
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