<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/20910258/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Economy</title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest Economy &amp;amp; Government news, headlines, blogs, and video.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/20910258</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:13 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>US Job Creation Plunges, but Rate Drops to 7.6%</title><description><![CDATA[Job creation slowed to a crawl during March, with the U.S. economy creating just 88,000 positions though the unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100618938</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100618938</guid> </item>  <item><title>US Must 'Play to Win' on Economy: Rep. Eric Cantor</title><description><![CDATA[The prospects for U.S. economic growth are &quot;still too little&quot; and &quot;too uncertain,&quot; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told CNBC.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100618953</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100618953</guid> </item>  <item><title>Obama Offers Up Cuts to Social Security, Medicare</title><description><![CDATA[Obama will offer cuts to Social Security and other entitlement programs in a budget proposal, an official said.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100618856</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100618856</guid> </item>  <item><title>Wal-Mart's Food Fight: Betting on Data, Not Bodies</title><description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores is betting it can take on these labor-intensive categories by adding efficiency, not bodies.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100618849</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100618849</guid> </item>  <item><title>Gartman on Jobs Number: 'Yawn and Move On'</title><description><![CDATA[As investors wait for the latest U.S. jobs data to assess the recovery in the world&#039;s largest economy, Dennis Gartman told CNBC the numbers don&#039;t matter.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100618423</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100618423</guid> </item>  <item><title>'Slow Crawl' to Prosperity as Jobs Growth 'Dives'</title><description><![CDATA[Mirroring the broader economy, small-business owners&#039; plans to hire are taking a &quot;dive&quot; as owners remain pessimistic and see little reason for new jobs. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100613971</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100613971</guid> </item>  <item><title>Job Insecurity High as Layoffs Show Huge Surge</title><description><![CDATA[The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell in March but downsizing by retail companies still helped the first quarter rack up the largest amount of cuts in over a year.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100615660</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100615660</guid> </item>  <item><title>Weekly Jobless Claims Get Weaker as Outlook Dims</title><description><![CDATA[The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose to its highest level in four months, suggesting the labor market recovery lost some steam.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100615845</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100615845</guid> </item>  <item><title>Your Job Prospects Depend on Where You're Looking</title><description><![CDATA[Your chances of finding job depend a lot on where you live and what industry you&#039;re hoping to work for.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100616149</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100616149</guid> </item>  <item><title>Unintended QE Consequences a Concern: Fed's Lockhart</title><description><![CDATA[Atlanta Fed President Lockhart told CNBC more solid economic data and a &quot;substantial improvement&quot; in jobs are needed.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100615574</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100615574</guid> </item>  <item><title>BOJ Throws In Kitchen Sink in War With Deflation</title><description><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan unveiled sweeping changes to its monetary policy, sending a clear message that it will pull out all the stops to achieve a 2 percent inflation target in two years. But is it enough?]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100615403</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100615403</guid> </item>  <item><title>Wilting Greens, Why It's Time for Walmart to Hire </title><description><![CDATA[Walmart has cut so many employees that it no longer can stock its food shelves properly, critics tell the NY Times.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100615396</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100615396</guid> </item>  <item><title>Bond Buying Could Cool This Summer: Fed's Williams</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Federal Reserve could begin cutting back on its massive bond-buying program this summer if the economy continues to pick up steam, a top Fed official said on Wednesday. 
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 ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100612479</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100612479</guid> </item>  <item><title>Work Slowdown? ADP Says Job Creation Declining</title><description><![CDATA[Private-sector job creation was considerably less than expected in March, indicating that the labor market&#039;s improvements could be stalling.
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