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Entitlements of the unemployed
With jobless claims at a 14-year high, now's the time to figure out what you’re entitled to if you’re axed. Full story
Economy in Turmoil
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Feds discounted need for intervention
The Bush administration ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, according to an Associated Press review of regulatory documents. Full story
Dow suffers its fourth-worst day
The reality that the nation is indeed in recession and that the downturn may well be prolonged sent Wall Street plunging, hurtling the Dow down about 680 points. Full story
It's official: Nation is in a recession
A panel of the National Bureau of Economic Research says the economy fell into a recession in December 2007. Full story
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Gloom returns to world markets
Gloom and volatility returned to Asian and European markets Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following new of huge overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal U.S. economic reports.
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JPMorgan cutting 9,200 jobs at failed thrift
JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Monday it will cut a total of 9,200 jobs at its Washington Mutual unit, which it acquired Sept. 25 after the giant thrift failed.
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Gloom returns to world markets
Gloom and volatility returned to Asian and European markets Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following new of huge overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal U.S. economic reports.
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Economic turmoil around the globe
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Ford weighs Volvo sale amid industry crisis
Ford is considering selling Volvo as the beleaguered U.S. automaker seeks to raise cash and survive tight credit markets and a global automotive sales crisis.
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Retailers tiptoe between Christmas, holidays
As American shoppers embark on their annual shopping binge , a prickly marketing question splits American consumers and stores: “Christmas” or “holiday”?
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New crisis, in commercial real estate, looms
The full scope of the housing meltdown isn’t clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis — one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide.
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Your Career: Entitlements of the unemployed
With jobless claims at a 14-year high, this is a good time to figure out what you’re entitled to if you’re laid off — or if you sense a pink slip may be in your future.
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Answer Desk: Explaining the oil bust
With oil prices at a third of peak levels, OPEC producers are having little luck trying to prop them back up. So was the price spike driven by greedy speculators after all? Answer Desk.
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Time to crack my nest egg?
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'Obama cookie' bringing in a lot of dough
Want an example of the change Barack Obama is bringing? Ever since word spread about how much the president-elect and his family like the chocolate chunk cookies at Baby Boomers Cafe, the small Des Moines, Iowa restaurant can't bake them fast enough.
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