New York Times:
Even as the British economy seems to be improving, some analysts worry that its underlying structural flaws could mean the country won’t be able to sustain its recovery.
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CNN:
A Florida teenager attacked and set on fire last month, allegedly by five teenage friends, was undergoing skin graft surgery Friday, the first procedure in his recovery, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers headed home Thursday without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis.The Legislature was in session all week – at a cost of about $70,000 a day – but couldn't agree on how to cl (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
One of the loudest populist voices in the Democratic Caucus predicted on Thursday that the party may have to forcefully challenge the White House on economic matters if it wanted to hold on to power in the 2010 elections.One (Read More)
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While the overall U.S. financial system is showing signs of stability, a rapidly rising tide of troubled loans for commercial real estate threatens the survival of hundreds of the nation's small and medium-sized banks.Financi (Read More)
The Blog:
As part of the Roosevelt Institute's 10-part series on the Jobs Crisis, running on the New Deal 2.0 blog from Nov. 12-25, I was asked to reflect on what can be done to get Americans working again. Here's my take.As this month (Read More)
New York Times:
European markets fell and Wall Street was expected to open lower amid concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery following disappointing earnings data from Dell. (Read More)
New York Times:
Asian shares fell on Friday and the dollar firmed as investors took profits on riskier assets after U.S. data raised fears that a global economic recovery could lose momentum. (Read More)
New York Times:
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold and upgraded its assessment of the economy on Friday despite government grumbling that its forecast of a moderate recovery is too rosy. (Read More)
New York Times:
Earl E. Devaney, the chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, says reports of job creation came from aid recipients and were not always verified.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Washington, the Senate plans a make-or-break vote on his hard-fought plan to overhaul (Read More)
Huffington Post:
By Jennifer LaFleur and Michael Grabell, ProPublicaStimulus critics were abuzz this week flogging the federal Web site Recovery.gov for flaws in its first big data release. Problems ranged from confusing variation and gaps in (Read More)
New York Times:
New concerns are being raised about Greek banks as the country’s budget deficit swells and its sovereign credit rating has come under renewed threat. (Read More)
Huffington Post:
How can you have a recovery if the party that caused the crash refuses rehab? The economy is like traffic: It moves along fine if all the moving parts adhere to the rules of the road. But introduce a speedster, driven only (Read More)
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DES MOINES, Iowa � If you had a good mix of stocks and bonds in your retirement account and you left it alone through the market madness of the past year, more than likely you're in good shape now.A report by Fidelity Investm (Read More)
Daily Kos:
Leadership in both chambers of Congress finally had the realization dawn on them, after a great deal of haranguing from activists, that it is kind of important after spending a year working on healthcare reform that they actu (Read More)
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WASHINGTON � A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.Driven by rising unemployment, such loans (Read More)