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MONTPELIER, Vt.-- Vermont's unemployment rate continues to decline. In the state's 17 local labor market areas, the non-seasonally adjusted rates for April ranged from 2.9 percent in the Hartford area to 7.3 percent in Newport.
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Shopping for any excuse to rally, stock traders found it in chain stores' sales, and those reports may provide a clue to the earnings season.
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Some traders were encouraged by Wall Street's gains but also cautious that the third up move in a 12-day stretch was the result of an oversold bounce that could quickly evaporate in the next volatile session
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The latest overall job loss numbers showed a loss of 125,000 jobs in June and an unemployment rate falling to 9.5% from 9.7% in May. Here is a breakdown of where the job losses were as well as which sectors were adding jobs.
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The June jobs report Friday could provide more fuel for bears, even as economists hold onto the view that the economy is not double-dipping.
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Markets are looking ahead to Friday's June employment report, and there is little optimism the number will show anything more than a slight gain.
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Friday's jobs data looms as the first major economic report of the year's second half, which promises to challenge markets with slower economic growth.
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Why one money manager thinks a reduction in jobless claims will send the markets to new highs.
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Stocks turned sharply lower on Wednesday following reports that showed new home sales hit a record low last month. Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services, shared his market outlook.
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Deflation is the economy's version of a vicious cycle. As prices fall, so do wages and profits. Demand, consumption and production also fall. Jobs are cut. Consumers put off purchases . The negative forces feed off of each other.
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The latest overall job loss numbers showed a gain of 431,000 jobs in May and an unemployment rate falling to 9.7% from 9.9% in April. Here is a breakdown of where the job losses were as well as which sectors were adding jobs.
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“There's nothing by way of wage growth," says Dean Baler, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. “Workers aren't in a position to be choosy.”
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The pressure on governments to fund bailouts and spend to reinvigorate their economies has led to a sharp increase in the issuance of sovereign debt.
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Investors should "avoid financials at all costs, particularly in the banking sector" because the financial reform bill will restrict credit and hurt earnings, Meredith Whitney told CNBC.
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By many measures, the U.S. economic recovery looks good on a spreadsheet, but convincing the man on the street about that will take months of solid improvement in the job market and some good-old, hearty American consumer spending.
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The latest overall job loss numbers showed a gain of 290,000 jobs in April and an unemployment rate rising to 9.9%. Here is a breakdown of where the job losses were as well as which sectors were adding jobs.
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Cramer thinks next week's jobs report will show more people are getting hired and the DOW will rise. So how will individual stocks fare? Here's his day-by-day breakdown.
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The job market has improved slightly from last year, according to career experts, and certain sectors like government, health care and financial services are hiring.
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The pillars of Americans' financial security—jobs and home values—will stay shaky well into 2011, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists.
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Consumer borrowing fell again in February, reflecting weakness in credit cards and auto loans. It marks a setback to hopes that consumers are beginning to feel more confident and will start spending more.
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Unemployment rates fell or remained unchanged in two-thirds of the 372 largest U.S. metro areas in February. The news adds to evidence that the job market is improving.