Economy
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Jobless aid numbers drop by 22,000 last week
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell 22,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 344,000, evidence that the job market may be picking up.
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Sequester 2013: President Obama argues military affected by looming cuts
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President Barack Obama says there's no way to make automatic budget cuts less damaging by giving him the authority to decide what to cut.
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Budget cuts: White House seeks 'balanced way' to budget fix
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The new White House chief of staff says President Barack Obama is concerned about the effect the automatic budget cuts scheduled for next month will have on America's middle class.
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Obama: Growth vs. deficit reduction a false choice
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In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says no American who works full time should live in poverty.
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State of the Union 2013: Economy, gun control on Obama's radar
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In his first State of the Union address since winning re-election, Obama conceded economic revival is an "unfinished task," but he claimed clear progress and said he was seeking to build on it as he embarks on four more years in office.
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Unemployment benefit filings down by 5,000 last week
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Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating companies continue to hire at a modest but steady pace.
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Ferries back to work in Greece after strike
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Ferries set sail for Greek islands for the first time in week Wednesday after the government invoked emergency powers to force striking seamen back to work and restore supplies to some of the country's most isolated populations.
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Obama: 2013 can be the year of economic growth
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In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Obama says there are signs of progress in real estate, manufacturing and job-creation.
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Unemployment rate goes up to 7.9 percent
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The United States economy added157,000 jobs in January, but that didn't stop the unemployment rate from ticking up to 7.9 percent.
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Rough 4th quarter for U.S. economy
CommentMui interview January 30, 2013
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U.S. unemployment aid benefits fell to five year low last week
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to a five-year low last week, a hopeful sign the job market is healing. But much of the decline reflects seasonal volatility in the data.
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Economy picked up at end of year
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Holiday shopping, stronger auto sales and a recovering housing market helped boost the U.S. economy from mid-November through early January.
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Jack Lew nomination could mean loopy signatures on our dollar bills
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Jack Lew's nomination for treasury secretary means a new signature could soon be coming to the dollar bill. Not that you'll be able to read it.
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Jobless benefits claims up by 4,000 last week
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Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week, the latest sign of stability in the job market.
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155,000 jobs added in December
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U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during the tense negotiations to resolve the fiscal cliff.
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Unemployment benefit claims up by 10,000 last week
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More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, though the winter holidays likely distorted the data for the second straight week.
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Unemployment benefits down by 12,000 last week
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The average number of people seeking unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a sign that the job market is healing.
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Fiscal cliff: Lieberman fears country may go over 'fiscal cliff'
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Lieberman says going over the cliff "will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional irresponsibility in a long time, maybe ever in American history."
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