Right Pundits:
Today, the NYT paired two headlines, “New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package as Worthy Step” and “Michigan Again Has Highest Jobless Rate”. Let’s look for a moment at the stories themselves to see if there is any conflict. In (Read More)
Open Left - Front Page:
On Wednesday, Chris wrote a quick hit on Representative DeFazio's statement that there was "growing consensus" among Congressional liberals that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner should step down. He went on to say that Su (Read More)
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This week in Gold has provided yet another all-time high as the U.S Dollar continues to have difficulties sustaining or maintaining any momentum. The Dollars performance versus the Euro, poor economic reports and the worlds m (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Virginia:
Unemployment in the District soared to a record high of 11.9 percent in October, according to government data released Friday, ranking it among California, Nevada, Michigan and other states with the highest jobless rates. (Read More)
New York Times:
Michigan had the highest jobless rate at 15.1 percent, followed by Nevada at 13 percent and Rhode Island at 12.9 percent.
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guardian.co.uk Society:
After the freedom of university and living with her boyfriend, Lucy Tobin is back at her parents' house. But how do you have a grown-up relationship – including a sex life – when Mum and Dad are around? And how do they feel a (Read More)
Washington Post:
Unemployment in the District soared to a record high of 11.9 percent in October, according to government data released Friday, ranking it among California, Nevada, Michigan and other states with the highest jobless rates. (Read More)
Gawker:
It is a good thing the American Constitution calls for instant run-off presidential elections the minute the "winner" dips below 50% approval, or else we would be stuck with the most unpopular president in American history fo (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Unemployment rose in 29 states in the U.S. during October, hinting the threat posed by weak labor markets might be growing. (Read More)
FOXBusiness.com:
Just about every aspect of the economy will be covered in the three busy days with data on new and existing home sales, home values, consumer confidence, personal income and weekly jobless claims. (Read More)
SF Gate:
Nevada's unemployment rate declined in October for the first time in four years, but economists Friday cautioned that while the figures are encouraging, they're more a reflection of a shrinking job market than job creation. T (Read More)
Los Angeles Times - Top News:
Employers added 25,700 workers to their payrolls in October even as the unemployment rate rose from 12.3% in September. Still, the state has the nation's fourth-highest jobless rate. (Read More)
SF Gate:
Colorado unemployment continues to decline with the latest figures showing the seasonally adjusted rate for October at 6.9 percent. That's a slight decline from September, when the rate was at 7 percent. It was 7.3 percent in (Read More)
SF Gate:
Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent last seen in the 1970s _ 0.1 percentage points higher than September's adjusted rate, state officials said Friday. The number of unemplo (Read More)
MSNBC:
For Lawrie Covey and millions of other unemployed workers, life remains a day-to-day struggle. Instead of working on RVs in a factory, she may soon be living in one.
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Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com:
Thirteen states reported unemployment rates above the national average of 10.2% in October, and a growing number reported rising jobless rates, according to a government report released on Friday. (Read More)
SF Gate:
Kansas' unemployment rate declined to 6.4 percent in October, though a state labor analyst cautioned Friday that the job market remains weak. The new report revealed there were 22,815 initial claims for unemployment benefits (Read More)
SF Gate:
Texas' unemployment rate inched up to 8.3 percent in October while the state bucked a yearlong trend by adding jobs, officials said Friday. The state's jobless rate rose from 8.2 percent in September, but the increase in jobs (Read More)
TBO Money:
Florida's unemployment rate increased slightly to 11.2 percent in October, while the Tampa Bay area's rate decreased slightly to 11.7 percent, according to figures released today. (Read More)
Huffington Post:
WASHINGTON — They call it the "Botax." The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for c (Read More)