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GAS PRICES SINK BELOW $ 2.00
Business  (tags: USA, Gas Prices, low gas prices, $2.00 per gallon of gas, AAA survery, OPIS, poor economy, unemployment, mirage )

Summer Lu
- 1641 days ago - money.cnn.com
For the first time in more than three-and-a-half years, the average price of gasoline fell below $2 a gallon, according to a national survey, accordinG TO AAA; based information on credit card swipes from up to 100,000 service stations. Lowest: 3/9/05.
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Jobless Claims Highest Since Sept. 11 Attacks
Business  (tags: economy, unemployment )

Kristi
- 1648 days ago - money.cnn.com
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week surged to the highest levels since the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and the number continuing to collect benefits rose to a 25-year.
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Still Have a Job? Hundreds of Thousands Are Losing Them
Business  (tags: unemployment, jobs, economy, financial crisis, layoffs )

RC
- 1668 days ago - nytimes.com
Merck, Yahoo, General Electric, Xerox, Pratt & Whitney, Goldman Sachs, Whirlpool, Bank of America, Alcoa, Coca-Cola, Detroit automakers & nearly all airlines: these are the companies that are about to cut thousands of jobs. Unemployment 6.1% & rising.
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So, How Miderable Are We?
Business  (tags: inflation, unemployment, the economy, politics )

RC
- 1710 days ago - nytimes.com
The "misery index re-emerges - according to business and economy analysts, the 5.6% inflation rate combined with the latest unemployment rate of 6.1% = a misery index of 11.7% and rising rapidly. How long before the bubble REALLY bursts?
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Inflation Is Intensifying: Challenges Await
Business  (tags: inflation, gross domestic product, economy, jobs, unemployment, fuel cost, food cost, consumer goods, prices )

RC
- 1750 days ago - nytimes.com
Fuel and food costs are driving the price of everything we buy. Inflation grew by eight-tenths of 1%, the highest monthly jump since September 2005. The GDP has been revised to reflect a decline in the fourth quarter of 2007. Jobs are drying up. HELP!
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Seventh Streight Month of Job US Losses -Will It Ever End?
Business  (tags: US unemployment, employment, unemployment, job loss, US economy, economy )

RC
- 1753 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The only two sectors in the employment market that gained were health acre and - SURPRISE- the government. The unemployment rate is now 5.7% and climbing.
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Breadlines Again?
Business  (tags: recession, jobs, unemployment, national economy, economic indicators )

RC
- 1784 days ago - nytimes.com
<p>Grim story about the predicted loss of US jobs through 2009. Described as a "slow-motion recession," our financial picture seems dark. Read what economists are saying about the US economy: "...tepid economic growth and a shrinking labor market..."</p>
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Layoffs Rise 68 Percent From March To April
Business  (tags: Unemployment, Breaking Business News, NAFTA< CAFTA, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, George Bush, John McCain, jobs, economy, recession, depression )

Blue
- 1844 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The economy is expected to lose 70,000 jobs, the fourth straight month of job losses. NAFTA, CAFTA, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, George Bush, John McCain.
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White Collar & Highly Skilled Workers Are the New Unemployed
Business  (tags: unemployment, white-collar jobs, experienced employees, skilled workers, job market )

RC
- 1946 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Supposedly there is low unemployment in the US right now. But it appears there is one group whose skills and experience are flooding the market with no takers: educated white-collar employees and other skilled workers.
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Fed Forecasts Unemployment Bump in 2008
Business  (tags: Federal Reserve, americans, Unemployment, markets, economy )

Kemsa
- 2006 days ago - newsmax.com
The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that it expects slower economic growth and a slight bump up in unemployment next year due to the housing slump and a credit crunch. The board also said, however, that it thinks inflation will remain moderate.
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