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• Furlough Friday For the IRS  Friday, 24 May 2013 | 1:35 PM ET

  

  The IRS is off today ahead of Memorial Day weekend, with CNBC's John Carney, Cindy Perman and Hampton Pearson.

• Oil Prices, Dollar May Set Off on New Relationship Friday, 24 May 2013 | 9:42 AM ET

  

  With the world's largest economy suddenly awash in oil and gas, might the U.S. dollar join the ranks of the dollars of Canada and Australia as a "commodity currency"?

• Urban Renewal? Census Figures Show Cities Surging Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 12:05 PM ET

  

  New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.

• Mo. unemployment bill prompted by federal rules Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 9:35 AM ET

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- Proposed changes for the unemployment compensation program awaiting action by Missouri Gov.

• WRAPUP 1-U.S. jobless claims data suggests labor market strength Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 8:56 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, May 23- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington.

• U.S. jobless claims drop more than expected last week Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 8:30 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, May 23- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington.

• Ahead of the Bell: US Unemployment Benefits Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:14 AM ET

  WASHINGTON-- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits likely fell last week, another sign of a steadily improving job market. The Labor Department will release the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Thursday.

• Don't Expect Bernanke to Talk Taper...Yet: Pro Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 8:55 AM ET

  

  The Fed is still months away from beginning the process of scaling back its $85 billion a month bond-buying program, JPMorgan Chief Economist Bruce Kasman tells CNBC.

• Disney-Owned ESPN Cutting 300-Plus Jobs: Source Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 6:01 PM ET

  ESPN, the sports channel that is Walt Disney's most profitable unit, is cutting 300 to 400 jobs across the company and closing a small Denver office, a source said.

• Sen. Levin: Where Is ASI 'Functionally' Managed & Controlled?  Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 11:54 AM ET

  

  Sen. Carl Levin, (D-MI), questions Tim Cook, Apple CEO, and Phillip Bullock, Apple's head of tax operations about whether income from Apple Sales International and AOI is paid in the United States or Ireland.

• Cook: 'Proud to Represent Apple'  Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 11:38 AM ET

  

  Sen. Carl Levin, (D-MI), swears in Apple's CEO before a Senate committee hearing on tax reform. Cook defends his company's stand on tax repatriation, adding Apple complies with the letter and spirit of the tax law and does not use "tax gimmicks."

• Consumer Spending Up; Government Spending Down: NABE  Monday, 20 May 2013 | 7:31 AM ET

  

  CNBC's Steve Liesman breakS down the latest data on the U.S. economy.

• US Job Market Gains Could Lead Fed to Taper QE3 Early Sunday, 19 May 2013 | 11:14 AM ET

  

  The beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program might come sooner than many investors think if recent gains in the U.S. labor market do not prove fleeting.

• FED FOCUS-US job market gains could lead Fed to taper QE3 early Sunday, 19 May 2013 | 7:59 AM ET

  May 19- The beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program might come sooner than many investors think if recent gains in the U.S. labor market do not prove fleeting.

• Unemployment rates drop in most U.S. states, Illinois climbs Friday, 17 May 2013 | 2:41 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, May 17- Unemployment rates dropped in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday. A handful of states, including Illinois, Delaware, Indiana, Wisconsin, Mississippi and New Hampshire saw their jobless rates rise over the year.

• Vermont jobless rate down to 4 percent in April Friday, 17 May 2013 | 12:33 PM ET

  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.

• Georgia's jobless rate drops to 8.2 percent Friday, 17 May 2013 | 9:59 AM ET

  ATLANTA-- Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent in April, state labor officials said Thursday. The figure is down from 8.4 percent in March, and 9.1 percent a year ago, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. Georgia's unemployment rate is now the lowest it has been since December 2008, Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said.

• New Jersey income tax collections up, jobless rate down in April Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 5:28 PM ET

  May 16- New Jersey's unemployment rate dropped to 8.7 percent in April and personal income tax collections rose 29.1 percent to $2.23 billion from the same month last April, state data show.

• More Than a Fat Paycheck: Jobs With Obese Workers Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 10:52 AM ET

  

  Does this job make me look fat? A Gallup-Healthways survey takes a look at which jobs have high rates of obesity. And it's bad news for bus drivers.

• UPDATE 5-Brent rise capped by stock market stall, jobless claims Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 12:15 PM ET

  NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 16- Brent crude oil futures rose on Thursday on dollar declines, but gains were capped by a stall in the U.S. equity market as a jump in U.S. jobless claims stoked investor worry about an economic recovery.